Hears Address by Undersecretary for Special Concerns of the Philippines The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, and Cecilia Jimenez, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally…

The Human Rights Council this morning held the first part of its annual discussion on the human rights of women, with a panel on violence against women in the world of work. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Dubravka Šimonović, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. Ms.…

Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with Meskerem Geset Techane, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, and Surya Deva…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Mandate Holders on the Human Rights of Migrants and on Human Rights and International Solidarity The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with David Kaye, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Agnès Callamard, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and Koumbou Boly Barry, Special Rapporteur on the right to education. Ms. Callamard said that she had undertaken the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the update of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. During the meeting, two dignitaries took the floor. Aierken Tuniyazi, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee and…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Right to Health and on Eliminating Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Felipe Gonzalez Morales, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, and with…

Presidents of Bulgaria and of the Marshall Islands, and Dignitaries from Armenia, Somalia, Netherlands, Republic of Moldova, and Norway Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning opened its forty-first regular session, hearing an update by Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Dainius Puras, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, and with Alice Cruz, Special Rapporteur on the elimination of…