The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights on her report on migration and cultural rights, and concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. Alexandra…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Right to Privacy   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on foreign debt and started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders. The…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and started an interactive…

Le Comité des droits des personnes handicapées a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport initial de la Tunisie sur les mesures prises par ce pays en vertu des dispositions de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées. Le chef de la délégation et Représentant permanent…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,…

Chitra Jeremiah, the new Permanent Representative of Nauru to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Jeremiah had been serving as Secretary of the…

Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu, cet après-midi, son débat annuel sur les droits des personnes handicapées, qui portait sur les dispositifs de soutien favorisant l’inclusion de ces personnes dans la société et permettant aussi de construire en mieux pour l’avenir après la pandémie de la…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Panama on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending efforts to bring the definition of torture in line with…

Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu, ce matin, son dialogue avec le Rapporteur spécial sur les droits des personnes handicapées, M. Gerard Quinn, avant d’engager son dialogue avec la Rapporteuse spéciale sur la liberté de religion ou de conviction, Mme Nazila Ghanea. Présentant son rapport, M…