The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today considered the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on technical assistance and cooperation on human rights for Kyrgyzstan, and held a general debate on agenda item 10, technical assistance and capacity building. Presenting the report…

Extends Mandates on Trafficking in Persons, Independence of Judges, Right to Education, Extrajudicial Executions and International Solidarity The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 10 texts in which it established a Working Group on human rights and transnational corporations and other…

Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on best practices in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in the context of the tenth…

Holds Interactive Dialogue with Commission of Inquiry on Côte d’Ivoire, Hears High Commissioner Present her Reports on Côte d’Ivoire and Syria The Human Rights Council today held an interactive dialogue with the independent, international Commission of Inquiry on Côte d’Ivorie. It also heard the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories after hearing High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay present her report on the status of implementation of the conclusions contained in the report of…

Alessandra Vellucci, the Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction,…

During its midday session the Human Rights Council held an interactive dialogue with Githu Muigai, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. In his opening remarks, Mr. Muigai said that noted that in line with the victim…

La Commission d'enquête internationale indépendante sur la Côte d'Ivoire* chargée d'enquêter sur les faits et les circonstances relatifs aux allégations de violations graves des droits de l'homme en Côte d'Ivoire à la suite de l'élection présidentielle du 28 novembre 2010, a soumis son rapport…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened its annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights with a panel discussion focusing on good practices and remaining gaps in the prevention of violence against women. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, introducing the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office of the…