HRC33 Adopts Maternal Mortality Resolution

One of the world’s most critical challenges despite significant progress over the last decade is maternal deaths. Although maternal deaths worldwide have decreased in recent decades approximately 800 women still die each day from largely preventable causes before, during, and after the time of birth. These deaths are not equally distributed. Ninety-nine percent of preventable maternal deaths occur in low...

Women Have the Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation

The human rights to water and sanitation are derived from other rights, notably the right to an adequate standard of living, which is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). As part of thematic issues dialogs, the 33^rd session of the Human Rights Council (HRC33) held an interactive...

Dialog on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

During the 33^rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), Geneva, we heard from Ms. Urmila Bhoola, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. She underscored what we hear often; that millions of women, men and children continued to be trapped in various forms of slavery which created an urgent imperative to review the impediments to the global...

High Commissioner Voices Concern Over Member States Refusal of Country Visits

The 33^rd session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) opened today with a sweeping address by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.  The address was full of purposeful intent to gain Member States attention and call to action. 

The High Commissioner expressed critical concern over an emerging pattern of the “growing refusal on the part...

What's Ahead for the 33rd Session of the Human Rights Council

The 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council runs from September 13- October 2, 2016 at the United Nations in Geneva.  This 33rd session is slated with an agenda of relevant and timely issues.  Take a look at the Inside Track to learn what's ahead in the coming few weeks.

HRC33 - The Inside Track.pdf

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