The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Tajikistan, with Committee Experts commending the State for the number of cases examined by its labour inspectorate, and asking about the State’s high levels of corruption and…

  The Human Rights Council, in a midday meeting, held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, and the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, both under its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity…

  The Human Rights Council this morning continued with its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building, holding an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in South Sudan and concluding the enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Democratic…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, as well as an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Guatemala, with Committee Experts noting Guatemala’s fast economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, and asking about measures to address malnutrition. One Committee…

  The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on agenda item nine on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related forms of intolerance: follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. In the general debate, many speakers welcomed…

  Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on the Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Begins General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance   Nada Al-Nashif, Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this…

  Council Continues General Debate on Follow-Up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action   The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent this morning told the Human Rights Council that the human rights situation of persons of African Descent remained of…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, and started a general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Israel was not present to take the…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Bolivia, Syria and Venezuela. The concluding observations will be available on the…