MORNING 3 July 2012 Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with Mutuma Ruteere, the Special...

AFTERNOON 3 July 2012 Concludes Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism and General Debate on Racism and Xenophobia The Human Rights Council this afternoon began an...

Distinguished delegates, Representatives of civil society, Colleagues, and friends, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you, and thank you for participating in this event organized by my...

Summary In its resolution 17/4, the Human Rights Council resolution requested the Secretary-General to prepare a report on how the United Nations system as a whole, including programmes and funds and...

GENEVA (2 July 2012) – The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice stressed that political transitions “offer unprecedented opportunities for progress on...

GENEVA (2 July 2012) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau on Monday called on Turkey and the European Union to prioritise the human rights of migrants in the...

MORNING 2 July 2012 The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Richard Falk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories...

AFTERNOON 2 July 2012 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held general debates under its agenda items on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories and on the...

Geneva, 2 July 2012 Excellencies, Distinguished Commissioners, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you here today on behalf of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the beginning of...

Although different in scope, both international human rights law and international humanitarian law offer a series of complementary and mutually reinforcing protections to persons in armed conflict...