10 months 1 week ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES REGULAR FORTY-FIFTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 35 RESOLUTIONS, ONE PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT AND ONE DECISION
07 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its forty-fifth regular session after adopting 35 resolutions, one Presidential Statement and one decision.
The Council ended the mandate of the Independent Expert on Sudan.
The mandate of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen was extended under agenda item two on the annual report of the High Commissioner. Under agenda item four on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention…
10 months 1 week ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS TWO RESOLUTIONS RENEWING MANDATES ON THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND ON THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CONCLUDES ITS FORTY-FIFTH SESSION
07 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
Elects by Acclamation Seven Members of the Advisory Committee and Appoints Eight Special Procedure Mandate Holders
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted two resolutions renewing mandates on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on the Central African Republic under the agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building, elected by acclamation seven members of the Advisory Committee, appointed eight Special Procedure mandate…
10 months 1 week ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS SIX RESOLUTIONS
07 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
Texts Deal with the Human Rights of Women and Girls, the Rights of Children, the Contribution of the Human Rights Council to the Prevention of Human Rights Violations, Technical Assistance, and the Philippines
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted six resolutions dealing with promoting and protecting the human rights of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations ; promoting, protecting and respecting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights in humanitarian situations ; realizing the rights of the child through a healthy environment ; the…
10 months 1 week ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS 13 RESOLUTIONS
06 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
Extends Mandates on Yemen, Private Military and Security Companies, Hazardous Substances and Wastes, Burundi, Venezuela, People of African Descent and Somalia
Ends Mandate of Independent Expert on Sudan
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 13 resolutions in which it, among other actions, renewed the mandates of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen for one year ; of the working group to elaborate an international regulatory framework for the activities of private military and security companies, for a period of three years ; of the Special…
10 months 1 week ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS 15 TEXTS
06 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
Extends Mandates on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, Unilateral Coercive Measures, and the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 15 texts in which it, among other actions, extended for three years the mandates of the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances, the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, the Special Rapporteur on human rights and coercive measures, and…
10 months 1 week ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING
05 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
Hear Presentation of Reports on Cambodia, Georgia and Yemen
The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of the report of the High Commissioner on Georgia, her report on Yemen, and the report of the Secretary-General on Cambodia, followed by a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building.
Speaking during the general debate on technical assistance and capacity building were Kuwait on behalf of the Group of Arab States, Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Azerbaijan on…
10 months 1 week ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE FACT-FINDING MISSION ON LIBYA
05 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Guinea-Bissau and Guyana
The Human Rights Council this morning held an enhanced interactive dialogue with the Fact-finding Mission on Libya. It also adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Guinea-Bissau and Guyana.
Speaking in the interactive dialogue with the Fact-finding Mission on Libya were Finland on behalf of a group of countries, Kuwait on behalf of the Group of Arab States, European Union, Burkina Faso on behalf of the Group of African States, Jordan, Qatar, Germany…
10 months 2 weeks ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SUDAN AND IN SOMALIA
02 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Sudan, followed by an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia.
Speaking on Sudan were Kuwait on behalf of the Group of Arab States, European Union, Iceland on behalf of a group of countries, Burkina Faso on behalf of the Group of African States, Jordan, Qatar, Germany, Sierra Leone, Belgium, France, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Senegal, Iraq, Mauritania, Morocco, China, Australia, Botswana,…
10 months 2 weeks ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
02 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on the final report of the Team of International Experts on the Kasai. It then held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic.
Speaking on the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
10 months 2 weeks ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE AND WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA
01 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues on reports of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, and with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia.
Speaking in the interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Ukraine were the European Union, Finland, Canada, United Nations Children's Fund, Germany, Estonia, Japan, Norway, Czech…
