The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the issue of intimidation or reprisals against individuals and groups who cooperate with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. Andras Dekany, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today completed its consideration of the second periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon held a public meeting with the States parties to the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families in which new working methods were…

Abdulla Nasser Musallam Al-Rahbi, the new Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Al-Rahbi was the Chief…

Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity and the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Mercenaries and on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Maria Magdalena Sepulveda…

The Conference on Disarmament, which will close its 2012 session at the end of this week, today held a brief public plenary during which it adopted some parts of its draft annual report which will be presented to the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly when it opens on 18…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today completed its consideration of the initial report of Rwanda on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their…

Concludes General Debate on Reports of the High Commissioner, her Office and the Secretary-General The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, and concluded its general…

Yvette Morris, Chief of the Radio and Television Section of the Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations…