{"id":207435,"date":"2016-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=207435"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:22:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:22:54","slug":"auto-insert-207435","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-207435\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Rights Council starts general debate on human rights situations that require the Council&#8217;s attention \u2013 OHCHR press release (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;color:#003366;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL STARTS GENERAL DEBATE ON<br \/>\nHUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL&#8217;S ATTENTION<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#666666;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>19 September 2016`<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting started its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council&#8217;s attention, during which speakers raised allegations of human rights violations in countries and regions around the world and reiterated the Council&#8217;s responsibility to address all situations of concern.&#160;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><u>General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council&#8217;s Attention<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\"><u>Slovakia<\/u><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">, speaking on behalf of the&#160;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\"><u>European Union<\/u><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">, was also concerned about reports of human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories.<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\/&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\"><br \/>\n<u>Maldives<\/u><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana, san-serif;\">&#160;condemned continued illegal actions and human rights violations by the Israeli occupying power in the occupied Palestinian territories.&#160; 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