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AFTERNOON - Special Representative on Violence against Children to Human Rights Council: COVID-19 Pandemic Will Have Devastating Short, Medium and Long-Term Consequences for Children

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Representative on Violence against Children to Human Rights Council: COVID-19 Pandemic Will Have Devastating Short, Medium and Long-Term Consequences for Children 08 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Says Abductions and Sexual Violence against Children are on the Rise as Respect for International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Erodes…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens its Twenty-fourth Online Session

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens its Twenty-fourth Online Session 08 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Elects Rosemary Kayess as Chairperson   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon opened its twenty-fourth online session, hearing solemn declarations by seven new Committee members, electing its Chair and Bureau, and adopting its agenda and…

MORNING - Governments must show greater commitment to tackle torture at home, Special Rapporteur tells Human Rights Council

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Governments must show greater commitment to tackle torture at home, Special Rapporteur tells Human Rights Council 08 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Hears Statements Marking International Women’s Day, Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Situation of Human Rights Defenders   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the…

AFTERNOON - Athletes with Disabilities Should Enjoy the Same Level of Support as All Other Athletes, High Commissioner Tells Human Rights Council

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Athletes with Disabilities Should Enjoy the Same Level of Support as All Other Athletes, High Commissioner Tells Human Rights Council 05 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities on the theme “Participation in sport under article 30 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”. In…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Sixty-ninth Online Session after Adopting Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Finland and Latvia

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Sixty-ninth Online Session after Adopting Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Finland and Latvia 05 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its sixty-ninth online session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Finland and Latvia.…

MORNING - Impunity for Killings of Human Rights Defenders Remains a Key Driver for More Murders, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Tells Human Rights Council

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Impunity for Killings of Human Rights Defenders Remains a Key Driver for More Murders, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Tells Human Rights Council 05 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogues with Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Special Rapporteur on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism  …

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 05 March 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office…

COVID-19 state of emergency at the heart of Finland’s dialogue with Human Rights Committee

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home COVID-19 state of emergency at the heart of Finland’s dialogue with Human Rights Committee 04 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Repatriation of Islamic State-Affiliated Women and Children from Syria also Broached by Committee Experts   The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Finland on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and…

AFTERNOON - Counter-Terrorism Laws Compromise and Weaken Family Life, Warns Special Rapporteur on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Counter-Terrorism Laws Compromise and Weaken Family Life, Warns Special Rapporteur on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism 04 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection…

MORNING - Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief to Human Rights Council: Islamophobia is a Result of Structural Discrimination Stemming from Negative Stereotypes

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief to Human Rights Council: Islamophobia is a Result of Structural Discrimination Stemming from Negative Stereotypes 04 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Effects of Foreign Debt   The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special…