Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the United Nations High…

  Pour mettre fin à la violence policière, il faut comprendre que l'impunité pour les violences commises par la police à l'encontre des personnes d'ascendance africaine n'existe pas dans le vide et que les autorités policières et judiciaires sont le reflet de nos sociétés. Pour mettre fin à l…

    La période allant du 1er novembre 2019 au 31 octobre 2020 a été marquée par des violations persistantes des droits de l’homme à travers tout le Territoire palestinien occupé, a déclaré cet après-midi Mme Michelle Bachelet devant le Conseil des droits de l’homme. La Haute-…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held separate general debates on human rights bodies and mechanisms and on the Universal Periodic Review. In the general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, speakers stressed the importance of the Special Procedures system - an indispensable…

    Special Procedures Are Ready to Contribute to Make the Call to Action for Human Rights a Reality, Chairperson of Coordination Committee of Special Procedures Tells Human Rights Council   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial periodic report of Estonia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Committee Experts noted that people with restricted legal capacity had been…

  The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Bulgaria, Marshall Islands, United States and Croatia. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Bulgaria were China, Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Russian Federation, Sudan,…

    The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Panama, Mongolia, Maldives, Andorra and Honduras. The following civil society organizations took the floor on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Panama: Centre for International…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of 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 Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Office for the…

  Begins Consideration of Universal Periodic Review Outcome of Panama   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Belarus, Libya and Malawi. It also began its consideration of the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Panama. Speaking on…