Hears Presentation of Reports by the Forum on Minority Issues, Social Forum, Special Procedure Mandate Holders, and on the Council’s Contribution to the Prevention of Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on minority issues…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. A summary of the beginning of the general debate, held earlier today, can be found here. At the beginning of the meeting, Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, President of the…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Oral Updates on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and on Venezuela, Council Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the…

Pays tribute to the former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed gender equality and women’s participation in disarmament, based on a non-paper on women and disarmament presented by its Argentinian presidency. It also paid…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon discussed the revised draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly with representatives of civil society organizations. The Committee had started the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, and the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.…

Begins Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and in South Sudan, and discussed the oral…

Adopts General Comment on Science and Concluding Observations on the Reports of Guinea, Belgium, Ukraine, Benin and Norway The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its sixty-seventh session during which it reviewed the reports of Guinea, Belgium, Ukraine,…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon heard comments from States parties on the revised draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. The Committee had started the elaboration of the draft General…

l The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Portugal on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, during which Experts discussed, among other issues, racial discrimination and racially motivated instances of…