The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Paraguay on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Maria Lorena Segovia Azucas, Minister of Justice and Labour of Paraguay, presenting the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

Hears Statement on the Occasion of the International Women’s Day The Conference on Disarmament today continued a series of thematic discussions on the core issues on its agenda, taking up the issue of the prohibition of the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other explosive…

Hears Presentation of Report by the Forum on Minority Issues and Studies by the Advisory Committee The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on minority issues, and began a general debate on its subsidiary bodies, after hearing the…

Observes Minute of Silence in Memory of Stephane Hessel, Elects Nigel Rodley as Chairperson The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundredth and seventh session, electing Nigel Rodley as Chairperson and a new Bureau, adopting its agenda and hearing an address by Jane Connors,…

Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, including the Right to Development The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. It also concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon started consideration of its agenda item on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention and held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,…

Hears Presentation of Report on Private Military and Security Companies, Concludes Dialogue on Violence against Children and Sale of Children The Human Rights Council this morning heard a presentation on the report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the activities of private military and…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. During the debate, speakers raised issues concerning the right to development, which…