The regular scheduled election to replace those 9 members of the Human Rights Committee whose terms expired on 31 December 2016 was held at a States parties meeting in New York on 23 June 2016...

To mark the International Day for the Victims of Torture on 26 June, a group* of UN human rights experts is calling on States to redouble efforts to prevent the ill-treatment and torture faced by...

23 June 2016 The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Kazakhstan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 22 June 2016 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion in which it took stock of the contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights...

Human Rights Council MORNING 23 June 2016 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Namibia, the Niger and Mozambique. Albert Kawana, Minister of...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 23 June 2016 Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting started its general...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 23 June 2016 The Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held a joint session to commemorate...

In the present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 48/141, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights considers the protection of economic, social and cultural rights...