The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and thirty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Bolivia, Cambodia, Israel and Qatar. Photini Pazartzis, Committee Chair, expressed appreciation for delegates who had participated in dialogues in…

  Régime institutionnalisé d'oppression et de discrimination raciale systématique, système de règle étrangère établi dans l'intention de maintenir la domination d'un groupe ethnique-national-racial sur un autre, et système de discrimination institutionnalisée en vue d'une domination permanente…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on its agenda item six on the Universal Periodic Review, and concluded a general debate under its agenda item five on human rights bodies and mechanisms. On the Universal Periodic Review, some speakers said it was the most effective…

  The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted its annual report covering its one hundred and thirty-second, one hundred and thirty-third and one hundred and thirty-fourth sessions. Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Committee Rapporteur, presented the draft annual report for the sessions. During the…

  Hears the Presentation of Five Reports and Starts General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Thailand and Ireland. The Council then heard the presentation of five reports on the Forum on Human…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini were Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Lesotho,…

  The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan and Tanzania. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were Brazil, Cuba, Democratic People’s…

  The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Hungary, Suriname, Samoa and Greece. At the beginning of the meeting, Federico Villegas, President of the Council, recalled that the Council had agreed at the organizational meeting held on 14…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, who said that since most contemporary violent conflicts involved aggrieved minorities, strategies to prevent conflicts involving minorities should figure…

  The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting concluded its general debate on agenda item four on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, after hearing from speakers who raised a range of different topics, including the politicisation of the Council and that country-specific…