Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 20 March 2018 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the consideration of the initial report of the Central African...

Promoting tolerance, inclusion, unity and respect for diversity in the context of combating racial discrimination. Statement by the High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein New York...

at 13:30 in Room XXIII Ambassador Laourou [ PR of Benin ], Ambassador Johnson [ PR of Togo ], Amabssador Stevens [ PR of Sierra Leone ], Deputy High Commissioner Gilmore, Mrs. Momal-Vanian [ Director...

GENEVA/KINSHASA (19 March 2018) – The right to freedom of peaceful assembly was severely restricted and often violently suppressed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2017 and the trend...

GENEVA (19 March 2018) – UN human rights experts* expressed concern at the continued targeting of human rights defenders in Iran, including about reports that two well-known women human rights...

Human Rights Council MORNING 19 March 2018 The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual debate on racial discrimination with a panel discussion focusing on promoting tolerance, inclusion...

Human Rights Council MORNING 19 March 2018 Eloi Laourou, Permanent Representative of Benin to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Benin was doing all it could to implement the...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 19 March 2018 The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Japan, Ukraine and Sri Lanka. Mitsuko Shino, Permanent...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 19 March 2018 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review mechanism. In the general debate, speakers said the...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 19 March 2018 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning heard from the civil society organizations on the implementation of...