Thabang Matjama, the new Permanent Representative of Lesotho to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Matjama had been working as a public…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, who echoed the words of the Secretary-General that the world faces a veritable tsunami of hatred and xenophobia. He said a treaty was needed to regulate hate…

    Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a achevé, ce matin, le débat général sur les situations des droits de l’homme qui requièrent son attention, qu’il avait commencé vendredi dernier. Ce matin, de très nombreuses délégations* ont fait part de leurs préoccupations face à des situations…

  Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar: International Community Must Act Together to Let the Myanmar Junta Know there are Consequences for its Crimes   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a debate on the midterm review of the International Decade of…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade…

  Le Sous-Secrétaire général Mohamed Khaled Khiari lance un appel à tous pour s’unir dans la condamnation de la tentative de coup d’Etat au Myanmar   L'analyse menée par le Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l’homme continue de confirmer qu'il existe des « motifs raisonnables » de…

  Gender-based Discrimination, Anti-corruption Measures Also Among Issues Broached   The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth report of Kenya on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts…

  Special Rapporteur Says Myanmar is Controlled by a Murderous, Illegal Regime and Urges States not to Recognise it   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, and…

  Commission of Inquiry on Burundi tells the Council that Serious Human Rights Violations Continue to be Committed and Omnipresence of Imbonerakure in Public Sphere Must be Restricted   Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Says Current Violence is the Worst since the Onset of the…

  Fact-finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Identifies more than 200 Killings by Police Forces since the Start of the Year   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in…