The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the thematic reports by the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Secretary-General and on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including…

The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, presenting the updated report, said that the war in Syria was a major catastrophe and was testing the resolve…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a public plenary meeting to discuss efforts to agree on a programme of work. In his opening remarks, Ambassador Mohsen Naziri Asl of Iran, President of the Conference on Disarmament, updated delegations on the status of consultations on the main…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and in Belarus. Miklos Haraszti, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, said that he had reviewed a broad range of human rights…

Concludes Dialogue with Experts on Cultural Rights and Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on freedom of opinion and expression and on violence against women. It also concluded its…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined second, third and fourth periodic report of Israel on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Eviatar Manor, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Office at Geneva,…

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Reports by the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard a presentation by the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights of thematic reports by the High Commissioner and the United Nations Secretary…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to education and the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity. Kishore Singh, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, introducing his…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Bolivia, Estonia, Guatemala, Japan, Kenya, Mauritania, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom The Committee against Torture today concluded its fiftieth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports on the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third and fourth periodic report of Rwanda on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also reviewed the two initial reports of Rwanda on the Optional Protocols to…