The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today co-hosted an event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to mark the first anniversary of the joint statement on illegal intercountry adoptions.  Speakers discussed the content and objectives of the joint statement, highlighted its importance for…

  Council Starts General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights after the Presentation of Reports, and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development The Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development…

The Human Rights Council this morning took up discussions on the right to development, holding an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, and starting an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development.   Liliana Valiña,…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Hazardous Wastes The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the right of peoples to self-…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order.  The Council also…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Office of the High Commissioner on Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Context of Addressing Inequalities in the Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive…

  Le Comité des droits de l’enfant a présenté ce matin, lors d’une cérémonie organisée au Palais des Nations de Genève, son Observation générale n° 26 sur les droits de l’enfant et l’environnement, mettant l’accent en particulier sur les changements climatiques. Cette présentation a été…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered the initial report of Nigeria under the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts raised questions regarding investigations into Boko Haram abductions, the criminalisation…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, this afternoon told the Human Rights Council that instead of learning lessons from the COVID-19…