Report on the Human Rights Council urgent debate on acts of religious hatred

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On 11th July 2023, during the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council, which opened on June 19, 2023, an urgent debate was convened to ‘discuss the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred as manifested by recurrent desecration of the Holy Quran in some European and other countries.’ The urgent debate was requested in an official …

Report of the 36th Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan

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On Thursday 11 May 2023, the Human Rights Council convened a special session to address ‘the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan’. The Special Session was requested via an official letter dated 5 May signed by H.E. Simon Manley, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and submitted as a joint request by …

Report on the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council

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Quick Summary The 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council (HRC52) was held from Monday 27th February to Tuesday 4th April 2023. As the main session of the Council, HRC52 began with a High-Level Segment (HLS). The 2023 HLS included speeches by more than 130 world leaders, including three heads or deputy heads of State, eight heads or deputy …

What are the human rights priorities of world governments at HRC52?

by Geneva Blog, Blog, URG Human Rights Council Reports

An independent analysis of the High-Level Segment of the Human Rights Council The High-Level Segment of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, held from February 27 to March 3 2023, saw the active participation of more than 130 world leaders, including three heads or deputy heads of State, eight heads or deputy heads of government, and 117 ministers …

Report of the 35th Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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On Thursday 24 November 2022, the Human Rights Council convened a special session to address ‘the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect to women and children’. The Special Session was requested via an official letter dated 11 November signed by H.E. Katharina Stasch, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations …

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‘Nos están matando’: defensores de derechos humanos pagan con su vida en Colombia

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miércoles 29 de abril de 2020, Bogotá En un reporte para el Consejo de Derechos Humanos tras su visita a Colombia en los últimos meses de 2018, el Relator Especial de la ONU sobre la situación de los defensores de derechos humanos Michel Forst, reconoce los esfuerzos del Gobierno de Colombia para crear un entorno seguro para la defensa de los …

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‘We are being killed’: human rights defenders pay with their lives in Colombia

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Wednesday 29th April 2020, Bogota In a report to the Human Rights Council following his visit to Colombia at the tail-end of 2018, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, recognised the efforts of the Colombian Government to create a safe environment for the defence of human rights yet bemoaned the continuing risks faced by human …

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein est-il vraiment le « prince des droits de l’Homme » ?

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Le mandat du Haut Commissaire aux droits de l’homme des Nations Unies, le prince jordanien Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, est arrivé à son terme à la fin du mois d’août et sa successeur, l’ancienne présidente du Chili Michelle Bachelet a pris ses fonctions au premier septembre. De nombreuses contributions récentes ont rendu hommage à l’action de Zeid. Les médias retiennent …

Rapport sur la 38ème session du Conseil des droits de l’Homme

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Bref résumé: La 38ème session ordinaire du Conseil des droits de l’Homme ( CDH38 ) s’est déroulée du lundi 18 juin au vendredi 6 juillet 2018. Le 18 juin, Monsieur Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein a donné son discours introductif  sur l’état global des droits de l’Homme, en tant que Haut-Commissaire de l’ONU. Son successeur sera désigné par le Secrétaire général de l’ONU Antonia Guterres au …

Informe de la 38ª sesión del Consejo de Derechos Humanos

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Resumen rápido: La 38ª sesión ordinaria del Consejo de Derechos Humanos (CDH38) se celebró del lunes 18 de junio al viernes 6 de julio de 2018. El 18 de junio, el Excmo. Sr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein presentó su última actualización oral como Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos sobre la situación mundial de los derechos humanos. Se espera que su sucesor sea nombrado por el …