The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Panama, the Maldives and Andorra. Roxana Mendez, Minister of Interior of Panama, said that it was a priority of the Panamanian Government to promote human rights and that the National Assembly had…

Yoichi Otabe, the new Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Otabe had been serving as Deputy Minister for…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on situations that require the Council’s attention. During the general debate, speakers raised specific human rights violations in a number of countries and regions. Speaking during the general debate were representatives from…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United…

Hears Presentations from Advisory Committee, Forum on Minority Issues, Social Forum and Working Group on Draft Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on minority issues, listened to…

Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. Tomas Ojea Quintana, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, said this was an important point in the political transition…

Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council this afternoon considered follow up of its Special Sessions on Côte d’Ivoire and on Libya, and started its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s Attention…

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

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the issue of human rights in the context of action taken to address terrorist hostage taking. Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, introducing the panel discussion on the issue of human rights related to…