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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL INTERACTIVE DEBATE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
06 March 2019
Meeting Summaries
Concludes Clustered Interactive Dialogue on Persons with Disabilities and Persons with Albinism
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual interactive debate on the rights of people with disabilities, with a focus on article 26 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on habilitation and rehabilitation. It also concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, and Ikponwosa Ero, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of…
2 years 5 months ago
OHCHR Press Conference
05 March 2019
Press Conference Announcement
Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion of Belief
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OHCHR Press Conference
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Sharing of the main findings of the report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion of Belief to the Human Rights Council. The report explores examples of restrictions imposed on expression on account of religion or belief.…
2 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS CLUSTERED INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF AND ON THE SALE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
05 March 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, and on the reports of Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material.
Presenting his report, Mr. Shaheed noted that freedom of expression was evidently indispensable to the enjoyment of all other rights, including for the…
2 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN AND CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
05 March 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, Marta Santos Pais, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, Virginia Gamba.
Presenting her annual report, Ms. Santos Pais said that her mandate had identified three strategic indicators to assess progress in the shared journey to end violence against children: the development in every country of a comprehensive, well-coordinated and…
2 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL BEGINS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OF PERSONS WITH ALBINISM
05 March 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon began its clustered interactive dialogue with Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, and with Ikponwosa Ero, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism.
Presenting her report, Ms. Devandas Aguilar noted that the deprivation of liberty of persons with disabilities was a serious human rights problem which continued to be underestimated around the world. Persons with disabilities were considerably…
2 years 5 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
05 March 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Conference on Trade and…
2 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SITUATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN ESTONIA
05 March 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the fourth periodic report of Estonia on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Annely Kolk, Under-Secretary General for Legal and Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, introduced the report and said that on 1 January, the Chancellor of Justice had taken on the functions of a national human rights institution and that the procedure of its accreditation under the Paris Principles had been initiated. The main policy…
2 years 5 months ago
LA CONFÉRENCE DU DÉSARMEMENT POURSUIT UN DÉBAT SUR LA CRÉATION D'ORGANES SUBSIDIAIRES ET DE COORDONNATEURS SPÉCIAUX
05 March 2019
Meeting Summaries
La Conférence du désarmement a poursuivi, ce matin, l'examen d'un projet de programme de travail pour 2019 présenté par son Président, l'ambassadeur M. Aidan Liddle du Royaume‑Uni.
Le Président a déclaré que les consultations à ce jour montraient que les délégations estimaient avant tout que les sujets abordés par les organes subsidiaires qu'il est envisagé de créer doivent être plus étroitement liés à l'ordre du jour de la Conférence. Il sera aussi nécessaire de préciser le mandat de coordonnateurs spéciaux. En fin de…
2 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES EMPOWERING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING THROUGH INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
04 March 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held the first part of its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child, with a panel discussion focusing on empowering children with disabilities for the enjoyment of their human rights, including through inclusive education.
In his opening statement, Coly Seck, President of the Human Rights Council, reminded that in its resolution 7/9 on the rights of the children, the Human Rights Council had decided to dedicate at least one full day a year to the rights of children. As confirmed by…
2 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES ANNUAL MEETING ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD WITH A PANEL FOCUSING ON GOOD PRACTICES IN INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN EDUCATION SETTINGS
04 March 2019
Meeting Summaries
Hear Address by the Prime Minister of Somalia
The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child with a panel discussion on including children with disabilities in education settings: good practices and accountability.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Council heard a statement by Hassan Ali Khayre, Prime Minister of Somalia, who said that Somalia’s election to the Council was an encouragement and support by…
