NEW YORK (26 October 2023) – The international community must ensure ongoing scrutiny of the human rights situation in Ethiopia and increase support for survivors of the conflict, the International...

GENEVA (13 October 2023) – The level of mass killings and human rights abuses in Ethiopia over the last several years of conflict is staggering, and the international community must step up efforts to...

Human Rights Council Adopts 14 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on Russian Federation, Central African Republic, Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and of the Working Group of Experts on People...

MORNING 12 October 2023 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions, including one in which it decided to submit to the General Assembly the draft international covenant on the...

GENEVA (10 October 2023) – There is already clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed in the latest explosion of violence in Israel and Gaza, and all those who have violated international...

AFTERNOON 9 October 2023 Council Concludes Enhanced Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive...

MORNING 9 October 2023 Council Holds Minute of Silence for the Victims of the Hamas Terrorist Attack on Israel and for the Natural Calamity in Afghanistan, and Concludes General Debate on Racism...

MORNING 6 October 2023 Council Hears Presentation of Report of Ad Hoc Committee, Begins General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination, and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group of...

Excellencies, colleagues, friends, Every single one of us should have the opportunity to shape our own future. But for many people of African descent, the right to participate in public affairs...

5 October 2023 The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the various drivers, root causes and human rights impacts of...