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AFTERNOON - Israeli Settlements Amount to a War Crime, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Israeli Settlements Amount to a War Crime, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council 09 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Michael Lynk, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967, who said that in his report, he examined whether the Israeli settlements were in…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues on the Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine and in the Central African Republic

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues on the Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine and in the Central African Republic 09 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, followed by an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 09 July 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization and the World Food Programme. Human Rights Council update…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Georgia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Nauru

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Georgia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Nauru 09 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Georgia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Nauru. At the beginning of the meeting, Justin Viard, Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations Office at Geneva, took the floor to…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Oman, Austria, and Rwanda

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Oman, Austria, and Rwanda 08 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Oman, Austria, and Rwanda. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Oman were Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Australia, Saint Lucia, and Nepal

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Australia, Saint Lucia, and Nepal 08 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Australia, Saint Lucia, and Nepal. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Australia were Malawi, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Office of the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of the Federated States of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, and Saint Kitts and Nevis

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of the Federated States of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, and Saint Kitts and Nevis 08 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of the Federated States of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of the…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Tells Human Rights Council that the International Community is Failing the People of Myanmar

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Tells Human Rights Council that the International Community is Failing the People of Myanmar 07 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Tom Andrews, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, who said that the people of Myanmar were working to save their…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Quadrennial Panel Discussion on Promoting Human Rights Through Sport and the Olympic Ideal

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Quadrennial Panel Discussion on Promoting Human Rights Through Sport and the Olympic Ideal 07 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on her Oral Update on Myanmar, Hears Presentation of Report on the Ninth Session of the Forum of Business and Human Rights   The Human Rights Council this morning held…

AFTERNOON - Establishing a Mechanism on the Missing in Syria is a Priority, Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Establishing a Mechanism on the Missing in Syria is a Priority, Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Tells Human Rights Council 06 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Situation in Myanmar Has Escalated to a Multi-dimensional Human Rights Catastrophe, High Commissioner Warns Human Rights Council   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with…