The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, and the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Kamala Chandrakirana, Chairperson of the Working Group on discrimination against…

The Human Rights Council this morning continued with its clustered interactive dialogue with Frank La Rue, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the freedom of opinion and expression, and Christof Heyns, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions…

Concludes Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Opinion and Expression and on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the International Organization for Migration, the Human Rights Council, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Anand Grover, and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh. Mr…

Concludes clustered interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Right to Health and Right to Education The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial…

Conference Holds Thematic Discussion on Nuclear Disarmament The Conference on Disarmament this morning listened to a statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland and held a thematic discussion on the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament and prevention of nuclear…

Council Hears from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland and Minister of Education and Culture of Uruguay The Human Rights Council this morning opened its twentieth regular session, hearing an address by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in which she updated the Council on…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with the general debate on the annual report of the High Commissioner and reports of her Office and the Secretary-General. During the general debate, delegations commended the High Commissioner on her appointment for a second term. Speakers also…