AFTERNOON 26 March 2015 Adopts Three Other Texts on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the Right to Work, and the Effects of Terrorism on Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon...

GENEVA (25 March 2015) – A UN human rights report released on Wednesday reveals a catalogue of violent attacks and threats against Libyan rights defenders, across Libya – and in some cases even after...

MORNING 25 March 2015 The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on technical cooperation, focusing on the issue of technical cooperation to support inclusive and participatory...

25 March 2015 The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Monaco on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and...

MIDDAY 25 March 2015 Adopts Presidential Statement on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women The Human Rights Council during its noon meeting held an interactive dialogue...

25 March 2015 Re-elects by acclamation María Soledad Cisternas Reyes as its Chairperson The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon opened its thirteenth session with an...

AFTERNOON 25 March 2015 Discusses Reports on Afghanistan, Libya, Guinea and South Sudan under Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation...

25 March 2015 Mr President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, The human rights violations suffered by the people of Iraq are shockingly widespread and extremely severe...