Human Rights Council MIDDAY 21 September 2015 High Commissioner for Human Rights Provides Oral Update on the Role of his Office, including on the Field-based Structure in Seoul The Human Rights...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 21 September 2015 Hears from non-governmental organizations from Burundi, Greece and Italy The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 21 September 2015 The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, during which...

Geneva – 21 September 2015: On the occasion of international day of peace the Independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order urges the Human Rights Council to...

GENEVA (17 September 2015) – Speaking ahead of World Alzheimer’s Day*, the United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, warns that the...

GENEVA (18 September 2015) - The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the United Nations Human Rights Council urged the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to proceed with the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 18 September 2015 The Human Rights Council this morning continued its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 18 September 2015 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 18 September 2015 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fourth periodic report of Poland on its...