Switzerland has held a seminar in Lausanne on the new UN Human Rights Council
Berne, 15.5.2006 - Switzerland, which was recently elected to the Human Rights Council, held a seminar in Lausanne on 15 May on the work programme that the new body should adopt in the first year of its existence. All states were invited to the informal discussions, and about 350 participants from more than 140 countries attended the seminar. Participants included human rights experts. With the first official session of the Council planned for 19 June in Geneva, the purpose of this seminar was to take stock of current thinking and to focus discussions on the most urgent issues.