The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, and started a general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Israel was not present to take the…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Bolivia, Syria and Venezuela. The concluding observations will be available on the…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Italy, with Committee Experts welcoming Italy’s guaranteed minimum income scheme and asking about initiatives to discourage informal work. Committee Experts welcomed the introduction…

  The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, and held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. Among the issues raised by speakers in the continuing general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms was that all States…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its general debate under agenda item five on human rights bodies and mechanisms. It also concluded its interactive dialogue on the report of the Secretary-General on reprisals against those who cooperate or seek to cooperate with the United Nations…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with its Advisory Committee and started an interactive dialogue on the report of the Secretary-General on reprisals against those…

  Human Rights Council Begins Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the negative…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of El Salvador, with Committee Experts commending the State’s progress on strengthening its education system, and raising issues relating to measures promoting the use of Bitcoin…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Mongolia, with Committee Experts commending Mongolia’s efforts to promote human rights in business activities and asking questions about measures to combat poverty. A…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples, addressing the impact of social and economic recovery plans in the COVID-19 context on indigenous peoples, with a special focus on food security. It then started an interactive…