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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL HALF-DAY PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WITH A FOCUS ON THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL HALF-DAY PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WITH A FOCUS ON THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS 23 September 2020 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic ; Continues Dialogue with the Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   The Human Rights…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUES WITH COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON BURUNDI AND COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH SUDAN, STARTS DIALOGUE WITH FACT-FINDING MISSION ON VENEZUELA

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUES WITH COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON BURUNDI AND COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH SUDAN, STARTS DIALOGUE WITH FACT-FINDING MISSION ON VENEZUELA 23 September 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi and the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, and started an interactive dialogue…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON MYANMAR AND STARTS DIALOGUE WITH COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON MYANMAR AND STARTS DIALOGUE WITH COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA 22 September 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, and started an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 September 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Health…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES ON THE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES ON THE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS 22 September 2020 Meeting Summaries   Hears the Presentation of Reports, Starts General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE DIALOGUES ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES AND ON HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND WASTES

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE DIALOGUES ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES AND ON HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND WASTES 21 September 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances and the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE PROMOTION OF A DEMOCRATIC AND EQUITABLE INTERNATIONAL ORDER

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE PROMOTION OF A DEMOCRATIC AND EQUITABLE INTERNATIONAL ORDER 21 September 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with Livingstone Sewanyana, the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order after he presented his report on the interplay between the economic policies and safeguards of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES WITH WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION AND INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS BY OLDER PERSONS

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES WITH WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION AND INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS BY OLDER PERSONS 21 September 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group on arbitrary detention and the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons. Speaking on arbitrary detention were European Union,…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES ITS 2020 SESSION

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES ITS 2020 SESSION 18 September 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament today concluded the third and last part of its 2020 session. The first part of the session was held from 20 January to 27 March, the second part from 25 May to 10 July, and the third part started on 3 August. From 10 March to 30 June, the Australian and Austrian Presidencies of the Conference were…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BELARUS

4 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BELARUS 18 September 2020 Meeting Summaries   Calls Upon the Belarusian Authorities to Enter into a Dialogue with the Political Opposition   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run up to the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath. In the…