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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL BEGINS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL BEGINS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE 15 July 2020 Meeting Summaries   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…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON UPHOLDING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PRISONERS, INCLUDING WOMEN PRISONERS AND OFFENDERS, AND STARTS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON VENEZUELA

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON UPHOLDING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PRISONERS, INCLUDING WOMEN PRISONERS AND OFFENDERS, AND STARTS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON VENEZUELA 15 July 2020 Meeting Summaries   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…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 14 July 2020 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Commission of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 14 July 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 and representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the World Health Organization (WHO).…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SECOND PANEL OF ITS ANNUAL FULL-DAY DISCUSSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN ON COVID-19 AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS, THEN HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON BURUNDI

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SECOND PANEL OF ITS ANNUAL FULL-DAY DISCUSSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN ON COVID-19 AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS, THEN HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON BURUNDI 14 July 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held the second panel of its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women, which focused on the theme “COVID-19 and women's…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGES AND LAWYERS, STARTS DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGES AND LAWYERS, STARTS DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR 13 July 2020 Meeting Summaries   Hears the Presentation of Reports Submitted under Agenda Items 3 and 6   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HOLDS BRIEF SIXTY-NINTH SESSION ONLINE

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HOLDS BRIEF SIXTY-NINTH SESSION ONLINE 13 July 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture this afternoon held its brief sixty-ninth session, its first-ever remote and unusual session. Antti Korkeakivi, Chief of the Anti-Torture, Coordination and Funds Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Representative of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS THE FIRST PANEL OF THE ANNUAL FULL-DAY DISCUSSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS THE FIRST PANEL OF THE ANNUAL FULL-DAY DISCUSSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS 13 July 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held the first panel of its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women, which focused on accountability for women and girls in humanitarian settings. Nada Al-Nashif,…

OHCHR hybrid Press Conference

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid Press Conference 13 July 2020 Press Conferences Discussing global trends related to freedom of expression with UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Listen to the audio

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION

4 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION 10 July 2020 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Discussion on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion…