Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the I mpact of State COVID-19 Recovery Measures Is Disproportionately and Negatively Affecting Indigenous Peoples   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a half-day panel discussion on deepening inequalities exacerbated by the…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Rwanda on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of…

  Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples   The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples on the theme of the situation of human rights of indigenous peoples facing the COVID-…

  Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Council and its mechanisms, with a focus on the gender…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon met with non-governmental organisations that briefed the Committee on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Azerbaijan, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose reports will be…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventieth session, hearing opening remarks from Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mohamed…

  The Human Rights Council this morning continued its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. In addition to alleging violations of human rights in specific countries and regions, speakers appreciated the multifaceted support of the Office of the United…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this morning opened its thirty-third session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Chief of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-first session after adopting its concluding observations on the initial reports of Brazil and Panama, and on supplementary information submitted by Spain and France. Juan Pablo Alban Alencastro, Committee Rapporteur,…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its eighty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Czech Republic, Eswatini, Poland and Switzerland. Mikiko Otani, Chairperson of the Committee, said the Committee had held 30 meetings during its…