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THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA WELCOMES THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL’S ROAD MAP FOR PEACE IN THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

9 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA WELCOMES THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL’S ROAD MAP FOR PEACE IN THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 21 December 2015 Press Release Geneva, 21 December 2015 (Issued as received) - The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic welcomes the unanimous adoption of Security Council Resolution 2254 on 18 December endorsing a road map for peace in Syria. The resolution calls for…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON PREVENTING FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURUNDI

9 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON PREVENTING FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURUNDI 17 December 2015 Press Release The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the human rights situation in Burundi after requesting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to urgently organize and dispatch an expert mission to Burundi to swiftly investigate…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURUNDI ON 17 DECEMBER

9 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURUNDI ON 17 DECEMBER 14 December 2015 Press Release The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-fourth Special Session on the human rights situation in Burundi on Thursday, 17 December. The request for the Special Session, supported by 43 States, was delivered by the United States on Friday, 11 December. In order for a Special Session to…

NEW UNITED NATIONS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO PROTECT POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS AHEAD OF KEY ELECTIONS

9 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW UNITED NATIONS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO PROTECT POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS AHEAD OF KEY ELECTIONS 08 December 2015 Press Release KINSHASA/GENEVA, 8 December 2015: A United Nations report published Tuesday highlights a worrying clampdown on opposition, media and civil society in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the beginning of the year and stresses the need to guarantee political and civil rights ahead of…

PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON 12 NOVEMBER

9 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON 12 NOVEMBER 09 November 2015 Press Release The Human Rights Council will hear an address from Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on Thursday, 12 November, in the context of a special meeting of the Council held as a matter of courtesy at the request of the Government of Venezuela. The special meeting will start at 3.00 pm in…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTY-THIRD SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 2 TO 13 NOVEMBER 2015

9 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTY-THIRD SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 2 TO 13 NOVEMBER 2015 29 October 2015 Press Release The twenty-third session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 November during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTIETH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 29 RESOLUTIONS, TWO PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENTS AND ONE DECISION

9 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTIETH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 29 RESOLUTIONS, TWO PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENTS AND ONE DECISION 02 October 2015 Press Release Adopts Resolutions on Promoting Reconciliation in Sri Lanka and Grave Situation of Human Rights in Syria, and Extends Four Mandates The Human Rights Council concluded its thirtieth regular session this afternoon after adopting 32 texts on a wide range of issues, as well…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ITS THIRTIETH REGULAR SESSION FROM 14 SEPTEMBER TO 2 OCTOBER 2015

9 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ITS THIRTIETH REGULAR SESSION FROM 14 SEPTEMBER TO 2 OCTOBER 2015 08 September 2015 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirtieth regular session from 14 September to 2 October in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein will open the…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTY-SECOND SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 4 TO 15 MAY 2015

10 years ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTY-SECOND SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 4 TO 15 MAY 2015 29 April 2015 Press Release The twenty-second session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 4 to 15 May during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP BOKO HARAM

10 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP BOKO HARAM 01 April 2015 Press Release Council Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to document human rights violations and atrocities committed by Boko Haram, with view towards accountability The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on atrocities committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram…