Council Continues General Debate on Follow-Up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action   Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this afternoon told the Human Rights Council that despite the many and important steps forward,…

  The Committee on Migrant Workers this afternoon concluded its consideration of the first and second combined periodic reports of Nigeria on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families,…

  The Human Rights Council this morning concluded the general debate under agenda item seven on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, and began the general debate under agenda item eight on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Morocco, with Committee Experts commending the State Party’s evolving legal framework on migrants, and raising issues…

  Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcome of South Africa, Concludes General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review, and Starts General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories   The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Brazil, Poland, and the Netherlands. The Council then began the general debate under agenda item six on the Universal Periodic Review mechanism. The Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of India, Finland, and the Philippines. The Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of India. The Vice-President said 221 recommendations enjoyed the support of India and 118 were noted. Speaking…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today opened its thirty-sixth session, during which it will consider periodic reports from Morocco, Nigeria, El Salvador and the Philippines. During the meeting, the Committee heard an address from…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Indonesia, Algeria and the United Kingdom. The Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Indonesia. The Vice-President said of the 269 recommendations received, 205 enjoyed the support of…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its twenty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Angola, Georgia, Tunisia, Argentina, Peru and Togo. During the session, the Committee also adopted the report of its twenty-eight…