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In Dialogue with Uganda, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Improvement of Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning the Anti-Homosexuality Law and Free Elections

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Uganda, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Improvement of Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning the Anti-Homosexuality Law and Free Elections 28 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Uganda, on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  During the dialogue, Committee Experts commended…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses Report on Trafficking in Persons and the Intersections with Refugee Protection, Internal Displacement and Statelessness

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses Report on Trafficking in Persons and the Intersections with Refugee Protection, Internal Displacement and Statelessness 28 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change …

OCHA hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA hybrid press conference 28 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation in the north-east of Nigeria Matthias Schmale, Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells the Human Rights Council that it is Vitally Important to Give Full Legal Protection to People Displaced across International Borders Due to Climate Change

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells the Human Rights Council that it is Vitally Important to Give Full Legal Protection to People Displaced across International Borders Due to Climate Change 27 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education …

In Dialogue with Brazil; Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Progress on Addressing Human Rights Violations in Prisons, Raise Issues Concerning Police Violence and Hate Speech

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Brazil; Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Progress on Addressing Human Rights Violations in Prisons, Raise Issues Concerning Police Violence and Hate Speech 27 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Brazil on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the creation of…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 27 June 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Human Rights Council. Arbitrary detention of civilians in the Ukraine conflict Matilda Bogner,…

MORNING - Working Group Underscores Exigent Need for Capacity Building to Advance the Implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and Special Rapporteur Says the Right to Education is a Right to Life-long Learning and Free Quali

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Working Group Underscores Exigent Need for Capacity Building to Advance the Implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and Special Rapporteur Says the Right to Education is a Right to Life-long Learning and Free Quality Education 27 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of human…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Concludes Dialogue on the Human Rights of Migrants         

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Concludes Dialogue on the Human Rights of Migrants          26 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and concluded an interactive dialogue with…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, and Starts Dialogue on the Human Rights of Migrants

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, and Starts Dialogue on the Human Rights of Migrants 26 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, and started an…

Human Rights Committee Opens One Hundred and Thirty-Eighth Session

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Opens One Hundred and Thirty-Eighth Session 26 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and thirty-eighth session in Geneva, during which it will examine the reports of Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, the State of Palestine and Uganda, on their implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political…