1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOME OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, HOLDS DEBATE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT, AND SUSPENDS ITS FORTY-THIRD SESSION
13 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
Council Extends All Mandates and Mandated Activities that would otherwise Expire and Appoints 19 Special Procedure Mandate Holders
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Bosnia and Herzegovina and held a debate on the midterm review of the International Decade for People of African Descent. Taking note of the measures adopted by the host country Switzerland to prevent the spread of the COVID-19…
1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES OF ITALY, EL SALVADOR, THE GAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, AND DECIDES TO SUSPEND THE CURRENT SESSION DUE TO COVID-19
12 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Italy, El Salvador, Gambia and Bolivia, and decided to suspend its current forty-third session as of Friday, 13 March and until further notice due to the COVID-19 virus.
Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, President of the Human Rights Council, said that after consultations last night, the Bureau had concluded that under the current circumstances and the implications of the COVID-19 virus, an…
1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES OF FIJI, SAN MARINO, IRAN, ANGOLA AND KAZAKHSTAN
12 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Fiji, San Marino, Iran, Angola and Kazakhstan.
Nazhat Shameem Khan, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that human rights were a catalyst for transformative change and the Universal Periodic Review mechanism was a vehicle through which such change took place. The important recommendations Fiji had received would progressively transform the country and help the advancement of its human rights…
1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES OF MADAGASCAR, IRAQ, SLOVENIA AND EGYPT
12 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Madagascar, Iraq, Slovenia and Egypt.
Mireille Rabenoro, President of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights for the Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of Madagascar, noted three issues that were raised during the Universal Periodic Review. Prison conditions were still dire, but they had improved and the deaths of prisoners from malnutrition had been dramatically reduced. The issue of popular revenge or reprisal also needed…
1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES ITS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION
11 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, hearing from a series of non-governmental organizations on violations of human rights in countries and regions around the world.
The general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention started in previous meetings and a summary can be found here and here.
Taking the floor were the following non-governmental organizations : United Schools International, Association…
1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON MINORITY ISSUES
11 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
Hears Presentation of Reports by the Forum on Minority Issues, Social Forum, Special Procedure Mandate Holders, and on the Council’s Contribution to the Prevention of Human Rights
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes. It also heard the presentation of reports of the Forum on Minority Issues, the Social Forum, Special Procedure mandate holders, as well as the report on the contribution of the Human Rights Council to the prevention of human…
1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS AN INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR, AND CONCLUDES INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA
10 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Oral Updates on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and on Venezuela, Council Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, and concluded its interactive dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab…
1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION
10 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. A summary of the beginning of the general debate, held earlier today, can be found here.
At the beginning of the meeting, Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, President of the Human Rights Council, said that in response to the COVID-19 situation, the Human Rights Council had moved to the Assembly Hall. The rationale behind this move was to have social distancing. The Bureau of the Council would try to find the…
1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN, IN BURUNDI, AND IN SYRIA
09 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, and the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.
Javaid Rehman, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Iran spoke in the previous meeting, and a summary can be found here.
In the discussion on Iran, speakers voiced…
1 year 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND SOUTH SUDAN, AND THE UNITED NATIONS’ INVOLVEMENT IN MYANMAR
09 March 2020
Meeting Summaries
Begins Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran
The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and in South Sudan, and discussed the oral update of the United Nations Secretary-General on the involvement of the United Nations in Myanmar (the “Rosenthal report”). The Council also began its interactive dialogue on the…
