The Human Rights Council, in a midday meeting today, adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Namibia, Niger and Mozambique. At the beginning of the meeting, Monique T.G. Van Daalen, Vice-President of the Council, recalled that the Council had agreed at the opening of the forty-…

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  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today completed its review of the third periodic report of Kuwait on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, inquiring about the situation of domestic workers and the rights of…

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples   The Human Rights Council this morning held a high-level panel discussion on the tenth anniversary…

  Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the I mpact of State COVID-19 Recovery Measures Is Disproportionately and Negatively Affecting Indigenous Peoples   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a half-day panel discussion on deepening inequalities…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Rwanda on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and…

  Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples   The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples on the theme of the situation of human rights of indigenous peoples facing…

  Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Council and its mechanisms, with a focus on the…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon met with non-governmental organisations that briefed the Committee on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Azerbaijan, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose reports…