
News Search Showing 1-3 of 3 results 05 April 2024Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution that addresses the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran put forward by a core group led by Iceland. The resolution renews the mandate of the Special Rapporteur to monitor and report regularly on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.… 07 March 2019Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva Iceland leads a joint initiative calling on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights situation Today, Iceland led a group of countries at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, calling on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to improve the situation of human rights in the country. This is the first time that Saudi Arabia is subject to such collective criticism in the Council; an initiative that marks a turning point. 26 February 2018Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs at the 37th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, urged United Nations member states to respect fundamental human rights in his speech to the UN Human Rights Council this morning. He expressed deep concern about the violence in Syria and Yemen and called on the authorities in the Philippines to allow independent monitors to assess the human rights situation there. 1 Geneva, Switzerland Embassy Information Embassy's Jurisdiction Consular Services Cultural Affairs Int. Organizations in Geneva News

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05 April 2024Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva

UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution that addresses the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran put forward by a core group led by Iceland. The resolution renews the mandate of the Special Rapporteur to monitor and report regularly on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.…

07 March 2019Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva

Iceland leads a joint initiative calling on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights situation

Today, Iceland led a group of countries at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, calling on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to improve the situation of human rights in the country. This is the first time that Saudi Arabia is subject to such collective criticism in the Council; an initiative that marks a turning point.

26 February 2018Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva

Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs at the 37th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, urged United Nations member states to respect fundamental human rights in his speech to the UN Human Rights Council this morning. He expressed deep concern about the violence in Syria and Yemen and called on the authorities in the Philippines to allow independent monitors to assess the human rights situation there.