Experts Commend Action on Trafficking in Persons, Express Concern about Reports of Sexual Violence by the Ruling Party’s Youth League and Persecution of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Persons The Human Rights Committee today considered the third periodic report of…

  Council Discusses the Impact of Casualty Recording on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Hearing that Casualty Reporting is Important for Pursuing Accountability   The High Commissioner for Human Rights this morning warned that the environment was burning,…

Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon held the second part of its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women, focusing on social protection: women’s participation and…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Cyprus on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending policies on gender quality, while raising issues…

  Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Opinion and of Expression, Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights The High Commissioner for Human Rights this morning…

Council Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, and started an…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Uganda, on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  During the dialogue, Committee Experts commended improvements to prison…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education The Human Rights Council this afternoon began an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, and concluded…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Brazil on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the creation of the Mandela project, and raising…