MORNING 27 September 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning held its general debate on the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. During the general debate speakers...

MIDDAY 27 September 2011 Discontinues Consideration of Human Rights Situation in Tajikistan under Complaint Procedure, Keeps Democratic Republic of the Congo under Review The Human Rights Council at a...

27 September 2011 The three members of the Human Rights Council’s Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria arrived in Geneva on 25 September 2011 to begin their inquiry on human rights violations...

AFTERNOON 27 September 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance after hearing from the Ad Hoc...

GENEVA (27 September 2011) – Three United Nations independent experts* called for an immediate end to the demolitions of Palestinian-owned houses and other structures in the West Bank, including East...

26 September 2011 The Committee on the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of Panama on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the...

MORNING 26 September 2011 Theme Focuses on Institutional Implications of Gender Integration The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective...

AFTERNOON 26 September 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories. Bacre Ndiaye, Director of the...