The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the Macao Special Administrative Region of China on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Florinda Chan, Secretary for Administration and Justice and…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner for…

Hears Statement from the Group of Governmental Experts on Outer Space The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic discussion on the prevention of an arms race in outer space. Ambassador Triyono Wibowo of Indonesia, incoming President of the Conference on Disarmament, thanked previous…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with Doudou Diene, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire, and Michel Forst, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti. Mr. Diene said that the three fundamental…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories, and started a general debate on the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Presenting her report on the human rights situation in…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Peru and Sri Lanka. Luis Enrique Chávez Basagoitia, Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the Universal Periodic Review had allowed Peru to carry out a review…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner for…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Angola on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.Rui Carneiro Mangueira, Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Angola, presenting the report,…

Belize has not Submitted a Report since it Ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 1996 The Human Rights Committee today reviewed how Belize implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in the absence of a report. The Secretary…