The Human Rights Council today held its annual day of discussion on women’s human rights with a focus on “Empowering Women through Education”. In opening remarks, Alex Van Meeuwen, President of the Human Rights Council, said too many women and girls around the world experienced disadvantage in…

The Conference on Disarmament today adopted a working paper prepared by the President of the Conference setting out the organization of the Conference’s informal meetings for the second part of the 2010 Session. The working paper CD/WP.560 contains a list of the informal meetings to be held on…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health, the Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, and the…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression, Summary Executions and Trafficking in Persons HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE PROTECTION OF JOURNALISTS IN ARMED CONFLICTConcludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of…

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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Colombia under the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Frank Pearl…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive debate with the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health, the Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, and the Special…

Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné aujourd'hui le troisième rapport périodique présenté par la Tunisie sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant. Présentant le rapport de son pays, M. Ridha Khemakhem, Coordonnateur général pour les droits de l'homme au Ministère…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Independence of Lawyers and Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on a joint study on Global Practices of Secret Detention in the Context of Counter-Terrorism prepared by the Special…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child has concluded its review of the combined third and fourth periodic report of Argentina under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as its initial reports under the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the involvement of children in armed…