UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett will present his report to the 58th regular meeting of the United Nation Human Rights Council next week in Geneva.
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-eighth regular session from February 24 to April 4 at the Palais des Nations.
Representatives from more than 100 member states would address the session, which would open on Monday under the chairmanship of Ambassador JürgLauber of Switzerland, the world body said.
On March 3, the Council is scheduled to hear a global update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights around the world.
The general debate on his global update will start following his presentation of a number of country-specific reports and updates.
During the session, the council will hold 30 interactive dialogues with the High Commissioner, his office and designated experts, with special procedure mandate holders and investigative mechanisms, and with special representatives of the secretary-general.
The council will also hold five enhanced interactive dialogues and one high-level dialogue, as well as nine general debates.
It will examine the situation of human rights in a number of countries under various agenda items, including the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and Myanmar.
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett will also report to the session.
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