Promotion and protection of human rights around the globe
Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.
It has the ability to discuss all thematic human rights issues and situations that require its attention throughout the year. It meets at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Meetings
Human Rights Council 57th regular session
57th
session
09 September 2024
Tenth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
10
session
28 October 2024
31 October 2024
Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review
47th
session
04 November 2024
Seventeenth session of the Forum on Minorities Issues
17
session
28 November 2024
News
Human Rights Council News
Feature Stories
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