The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventieth session, hearing opening remarks from Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mohamed…

  The Human Rights Council this morning continued its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. In addition to alleging violations of human rights in specific countries and regions, speakers appreciated the multifaceted support of the Office of the…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this morning opened its thirty-third session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Chief of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-first session after adopting its concluding observations on the initial reports of Brazil and Panama, and on supplementary information submitted by Spain and France. Juan Pablo Alban Alencastro, Committee Rapporteur,…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its eighty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Czech Republic, Eswatini, Poland and Switzerland. Mikiko Otani, Chairperson of the Committee, said the Committee had held 30 meetings during…

  Council Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Fact-finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   The Human Rights Council this afternoon…

  Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Venezuela Tells Council that it Has Reasonable Grounds to Believe that the Justice System Has Played a Significant Role in the State's Repression of Opponents of the Government   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the…

  Commission of Inquiry on Burundi: The Fa çade of Normalisation Hides a Very Concerning Human Rights Situation   The Human Right Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, and with…

  In South Sudan, Peace Continues to be Plagued by Staggering Levels of Localised Violence by Community-based Militias that Threaten to Further Destabilise the Country and Endanger Sustainable Peace, Deputy High Commissioner Says   The Human Rights Council this morning held an…

  Council Concludes the General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights   The Human Right Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, who said that the crisis in Myanmar had become even…