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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS
11 March 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development.
In the debate, speakers raised many issues, including the importance of developing a binding international instrument for ensuring the respect of business-related human rights. In this context, there was concern regarding the rise of attacks against media professionals who did investigative journalism on the…
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JOINT STATEMENT ON SYRIA
11 March 2016
Press Release
Arabic versionAfter five years of a brutal and senseless conflict over a quarter of a million Syrians have
been killed and over half the population forced from their homes out of fear and want. Some
4.6 million people are barely existing in places that few can leave and aid cannot reach. A
further 4.8 million people have fled the country. Syria today is a very different place – almost
unrecognizable in parts – that will take generations to rebuild.
In the past few weeks however, we are seeing signs of momentum, fragile glimmers of hope.
Fewer bombs are falling; humanitarian access has opened up in some places;…
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OHCHR Press Conference (Special Rapporteurs on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association)
11 March 2016
Press Conference Announcement
Mr. Christof Heyns, Special Rapporteur on on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Mr. Maina Kiai Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
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OHCHR Press Conference (Special Rapporteurs on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association…
5 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE COUNTERING TERRORISM AND ON CULTURAL RIGHTS
10 March 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Ben Emmerson, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, and with Karima Bennoune, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights.
Mr. Emmerson said that the report he was presenting concerned human rights issues raised by efforts to counter violent extremism. He drew attention to two areas of concern, namely that there was no internationally agreed definition of violent extremism…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF SWEDEN
10 March 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Sweden on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Per Olsson Fridh, State Secretary, Ministry of Culture, reaffirmed the commitment of the Government of Sweden to ensuring full respect of its international human rights obligations, but acknowledged that challenges remained before Sweden could fully comply with all of its commitments on human rights. The promotion and protection of human rights was one of the Government’s most important…
5 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES REVIEWS REPORT OF KAZAKHSTAN
10 March 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Kazakhstan on how that country implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
Rashid Zhakupov, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, said that the protection of citizens’ rights within the justice system and the independence of the judicial branch in Kazakhstan had been significantly strengthened. The Government had been implementing a series of reforms to build a modern law enforcement system. The new…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON HIS ANNUAL REPORT
10 March 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council today held an interactive dialogue with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on his annual report.
In his presentation, High Commissioner Zeid referred to the refugee crisis and said that the European Union’s recent draft arrangement with Turkey raised a number of very serious concerns, including the potential for collective and arbitrary expulsions. He referred to a number of pressing issues, including the conflicts in Syria, Yemen and South Sudan, the Israeli-…
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OHCHR Press Conference (Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran )
10 March 2016
Press Conference Announcement
Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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OHCHR Press Conference (Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran )
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The Special Rapporteur will discuss his…
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OHCHR Press Conference (Freedom of religion or belief)
10 March 2016
Press Conference Announcement
Mr. Heiner Bielefeldt, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
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OHCHR Press Conference (Freedom of religion or belief)
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The mutual reinforcement of the rights to freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression is highly relevant when combating intolerance, stereotyping, discrimination and…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION
09 March 2016
Meeting Summaries
Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Torture and on Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Joseph Cannataci, Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, and with Heiner Bielefeldt, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. It also concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with Juan Ernesto Mendez, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or…
