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17 March 2021 MORNING The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Bulgaria, Marshall Islands, United States and Croatia. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Bulgaria were China, Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Russian Federation, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Children's Fund, and Venezuela. The following civil society organizations took the floor on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Bulgaria: World Jewish Congress, International Lesbian and Gay Association, Advocates for Human Ri...

Human Rights Council Concludes its General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention Format 15 March 2021 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council's attention. Some speakers said civil space was shrinking across the world as human rights defenders, protestors and journalists were facing ever-more hostile environments. Some speakers emphasised that the promotion and protection of human rights must comply with the principles of State sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and n...

Back 10 March 2021 10 March 2021 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. Speakers emphasised that human rights defenders were at the forefront of protecting human rights; violence against them was a warning sign of broader human rights violations to come.  All human rights defenders who were arbitrarily detained must be released and their work must be protected.  Women and girls disproportionately suffered from gender-bas...

Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights Format The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. Speakers emphasised that human rights defenders were at the forefront of protecting human rights; violence against them was a warning sign of broader human rights violations to come. All human rights defenders who were arbitrarily detained must be released and their work must be pr...

Special representative on violence against children to Human Rights Council: COVID-19 pandemic will have devastating short, medium and long-term consequences for children Format AFTERNOON Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Says Abductions and Sexual Violence against Children are on the Rise as Respect for International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Erodes The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children after she presented her report on the efforts to safeguard chi...