HRC58: The UN Human Rights Council ends a six-week intense session in perilous times for multilateralism

58th Session of the Human Rights Council: Assessment and Key Outcomes by CIVICUS and ICJ

The 58th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council ran from February 24 to April 4, 2025, resulting in 32 Resolutions and 14 Universal Period Review adoptions. The session included a high-level segment attended by over 100 dignitaries, thematic panels addressing the rights of specific vulnerable groups, interactive dialogues, and debates on country-specific reports. This session also marked key anniversaries of the Beijing Declaration and t…

HRC58: The UN Human Rights Council ends a six-week intense session in perilous times for multilateralism

On Friday last week, the 58th session of the main UN human rights body, the Human Rights Council (HRC), came to an end after six weeks of intense work, from 24 February to 4 April 2025. This intensity illustrates the importance of the HRC’s work, including in addressing human rights concerns in a variety of countries engulfed by major crises and conflicts, some of which have lasted for several years, but also key, topical human rights thematic i…