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Amicus brief: filed in the case of Raoufi and others v Greece before the European Court of Human Rights (2016)
CRPD/C/URY/CO/1: Concluding observations on the initial report of Uruguay
Human rights defenders: UN Special Rapporteur to probe their current situation in Australia
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GENEVA / CANBERRA (30 September 2016) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Michel Forst will visit Australia from 4 to 18 October 2016 to assess the overall environment for human rights defenders and...
Human Rights Council adopts three texts on maternal mortality, transitional justice, and cultural rights
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MORNING GENEVA (30 September 2016) - The Human Rights Council this morning continued taking action on draft texts, adopting three resolutions on maternal mortality, transitional justice and on...
Statement by DHC Gilmore’s participation in the celebration of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons
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WHO Headquarters, 30 September 2016 Dear colleagues, dear participants, We need to talk and we need to talk about ageing – talk so that older people are visible, recognized, included and valued. Older...
Human Rights Council adopts four resolutions, creates commission of inquiry on Burundi
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MIDDAY Texts on Syria, Countering Terrorism and Equal Participation in Political and Public Affairs Adopted GENEVA (30 September 2016) - The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting adopted four...
Committee on the Rights of the Child concludes seventy-third session
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ROUNDUP Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Seven States GENEVA (30 September 2016) - The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its seventy-third session after...
Human Rights Council adopts six resolutions, appoints special procedures mandate holders and closes its thirty-third regular session
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AFTERNOON Renews Mandates on Arbitrary Detention, Sudan and the Central African Republic, Amends Mandate on Indigenous Peoples GENEVA (30 September 2016) - The Human Rights Council this afternoon...