Council Adopts Resolutions on the Situation of Humans Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, and on Cooperation with the United Nations   The Human Rights Council this afternoon appointed a Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, and a…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today asked Nicaragua about the situation of vulnerable groups, re-establishing a dialogue at the national level, and strengthening cooperation with international and regional human rights mechanisms for the protection of human rights. The…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon closed its thirty-third hybrid session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Rwanda and Azerbaijan on their implementation of the International Convention on…

  The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted four resolutions on the right to development, human rights and indigenous peoples, the human rights implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people, and the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The…

  The Human Rights Council this morning adopted four resolutions on child early and forced marriage in times of crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the negative impact of the legacies of colonialism on the enjoyment of human rights, the promotion of a democratic and equitable international…

  The Committee on Migrant Workers today marked the launch of its fifth General Comment, on migrants’ rights to liberty and freedom from arbitrary detention, with a public online interactive dialogue. Can Ünver, Committee Chair, made opening remarks, as did Committee Vice-Chair Álvaro Botero…

  Council Adopts Five Other Texts   The Human Rights Council this afternoon decided to appoint, for a period of one year, a Special Rapporteur to monitor the situation of human rights as it develops in Afghanistan, with a mandate to, inter alia, seek, receive, examine and act on information from…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentations by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Cambodia, Georgia, Yemen and the Philippines, and held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building. In Cambodia, the High Commissioner said…

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in the Central African Republic   Mohamed Auajjar, Chair of the Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Libya, this morning told the Human Rights Council that the Mission’s…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Bolivia on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with Committee Experts asking about the country’s labour market, as…