The Human Rights Council today concluded its fifty-ninth regular session after adopting 25 resolutions and one decision. In these texts, among other things, the Council voted to extend six country-specific and thematic mandates.The Council extended one country mandate during the session, that of…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-ninth regular session from 16 June to 9 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 16 June under the presidency of Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland.  The opening will be…

 Il a prolongé de nombreux mandats et décidé de créer un groupe de travail intergouvernemental chargé d’élaborer un projet d’instrument international sur les droits humains des personnes âgées Il a invité l’Assemblée générale à envisager de créer un mécanisme international chargé de…

 The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-eighth regular session, hearing statements from the President of the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-eighth regular session from 24 February to 4 April 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 24 to 26 February, when dignitaries representing more than 100 Member States will address the Council.…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-seventh special session on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, adopting a resolution in which it established a fact-finding mission on the serious human rights violations and abuses and violations of…

Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirty-seventh special session on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Volker Türk, United…

 Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a achevé aujourd'hui les travaux de sa cinquante-septième session ordinaire, qui se tenait à Genève depuis le 9 septembre dernier et à l’issue de laquelle il a adopté 37 résolutions – dont dix ont fait l’objet d’un vote – et une décision. Le Conseil a…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-seventh regular session from 9 September to 11 October 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.   The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 9 September under the presidency of Ambassador Omar Zniber (Morocco).  The opening…

 Il achève en outre sa journée de débat sur les droits fondamentaux des femmes  Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu, cet après-midi, la deuxième partie de sa journée de débat sur les droits fondamentaux des femmes, avant d’engager avec la nouvelle Rapporteuse spéciale sur les…