29 September 2014 In our capacity as Special Procedures mandate-holders of the United Nations Human Rights Council, we would like to express our concern at the possible adoption by the Congress of the...

GENEVA (29 September 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts are calling on the Government and the Congress of Colombia to reconsider the possible adoption of Bill No. 85 (Senate) of...

Human Rights Council MORNING 26 September 2014 Council Renews Mandates on the Central African Republic, Sudan, Hazardous Substances and Wastes, and People of African Descent The Human Rights Council...

26 September 2014 The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella (Gabon), announced today the appointment of Mike Smith of Australia and Victor Dankwa of Ghana who will...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 26 September 2014 Adopts Four Presidential Statements, Resolutions on Civil Society Space and Foreign Debt, and Appoints Seven Members of the Advisory Committee The...

Human Rights Council ROUNDUP 26 September 2014 Creates Mandate on Unilateral Coercive Measures; Adopts Resolutions on Sexual Orientation and on Civil Society Space, and Extends Several Mandates The...

AFTERNOON 25 September 2014 Adopts 20 Texts, including on the Deterioration of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in Syria The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 20 texts in which it...

Human Rights Council MORNING/MIDDAY 25 September 2014 Hears Updates on Sri Lanka, Iraq, Cambodia, Yemen and Democratic Republic of Congo and Holds General Debate on Capacity Building and Technical...

Human Rights Council MORNING/MIDDAY 24 September 2014 Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Ukraine The Human Rights Council today held an...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 24 September 2014 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the situation of human rights in South Sudan , hearing an address by the Deputy High...