The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon opened its one hundred and first session online, hearing a statement from Simon Walker, Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

  Adopts General Comment on the Right of Peaceful Assembly   The Human Rights Committee this afternoon closed its one hundred and twenty-ninth session, it first ever held online. During the session, the Committee notably adopted its General Comment on article 21 (right of peaceful assembly) of…

  Extends Mandates on Eritrea, Education, Extrajudicial Executions, Trafficking in Persons, Leprosy, Judges and Lawyers, Persons with Disabilities, International Solidarity, Extreme Poverty, Belarus, and on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises   The Human Rights Council…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted four resolutions dealing with the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests ; the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic ; the Social Forum ; and the contribution of respect for all human rights and…

  The Human Rights Council this morning adopted six resolutions in which it, among other actions, extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, and of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business…

  Calls for Universal, Timely and Equitable Access to and Fair Distribution of All Essential Health Technologies and Production, including those Required in the Response to the COVID-10 Pandemic as a Global Priority   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 13 resolutions in which it,…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting heard an oral update on cooperation with Georgia, and held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Spain and Kuwait, and held an enhanced interactive dialogue on progress towards opening a country office in Sudan. Cristobal Gonzales-Aller Jurado, Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office…

  Hears the Presentation of the Report of the Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations on the Eighth Session of the Forum on Business and Human Rights, Concludes Dialogue on Report on Venezuela   The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual panel discussion on technical cooperation and capacity building, under the theme of upholding the human rights of prisoners, including women prisoners and offenders : enhancing technical cooperation and capacity building in the implementation…