61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- POINT 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on torture SPEAKERS: Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Ukraine, Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk Ghana, Mr. Louis Dunu Togo, Mr. Kanyi Folivi Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Mr. Julio Veiga-Bezerra Ecuador, Ms. Katerine Benavides China, Ms. Hu Miao Azerbaijan, Mr. Toghrul Salmanzadeh Chile, Ms. Karla Cahue Costa Rica, Ms. Natalia Bolanos Espinoza Mexico, Mr. Omar Alfredo Bielma Velazquez Sudan, Mr. Abuzar Saad Peru, Mr. Augusto Cabrera Uruguay, Ms. Maria Emilia Eyheralde Uganda, Mr. John Leonard Mugerwa Afghanistan, Mr. Mohibullah Taib Gambia, Mr. Cherno Marenah Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Haydar Ali Ahmad Montenegro, Ms. Slavica Milacic Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala Armenia, Mr. Hambardzum Minasyan Botswana, Mr. Tumelo Tsimanyana El Salvador, Mr. Francisco Garcim Ortiz Switzerland, Mr. Antoine Perriard Malawi, Mr. Joseph Tukula Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ms. Zahra Bahrami Burkina Faso, Mr. Adama Ouedraogo Dominican Republic, Ms. Alfonsina Margarita Gonzalez Nicasio Russian Federation, Mr. Konstantin Tarasov Kuwait, Mr. Abdulrahman Alashim Bangladesh, Mr. G M Iftekhar Italy, Mr. Stefano Pisotti Tunisia, Ms. Refka Khleifa South Africa, Ms. Carthy Moruke Indonesia, Mr. Indra Sanada Sipayung Albania, Mr. Ilir Nezaj Maldives, Ms. Aishath Rayahin Brazil, Ms. Viviane Ferreira Lopez Diniz Colombia: Defensoría del Pueblo, Ms. Iris Marín Ortiz Ukraine: Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Dmytro Lubinets State of Palestine: Independent Commission for Human Rights, Mr. Ammar Dwaik Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Mr. Vincent Metten Physicians for Human Rights, Ms. Katherine Peeler Advocates for Human Rights, Mr. Daniel Supalla Conectas Direitos Humanos, Mr. Arquias Cruz World Organization Against Torture, Ms. Bárbara Italia Méndez Moreno Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain Inc, Mr. Yusuf Abdulla Jubilee Campaign, Ms. Hulda Fahmi CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Mr. Fairooz Jawad Observatorio Regional para la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe AC, Mr. Matteo Fraioli Colombian Commission of Jurists, Ms. Ana María Rodríguez Ms. Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Final remarks) - ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief SPEAKERS: Ms. Nazila Ghanea, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief (Introduction) Zambia (Country concerned), Mr. Ndiwa Mutelo Pakistan (on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation - OIC), Mr. Muneeb Ahmed European Union, Ms. Deike Potzel Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Group of Arab States - Arab Group), Mr. Abdulrahman Habib Alolowi Bahrain (on behalf of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - GCC), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too Norway (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Tormod Endresen Nigeria, Ms. Odunola Yetunde Oduwaiye Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Yaser Salarian Sovereign Order of Malta, Ms. Marie-Thérèse Pictet-Althann Holy See, Mr. Riyyan Chaves Mendoza Viet Nam, Ms. Huong Ngo Cameroon, Ms. Hermine Kembo Hungary, Mr. Dávid Oravecz Slovakia, Mr. Fedor Rosocha Rwanda, Mr. Edmond Tubanambazi India, Mr. Muhammed Shabeer K. Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson Namibia, Ms. Maria Fatima Mendonsa Ethiopia, Ms. Bethelehem Mekonnen Kebede Paraguay, Ms. Ana Rolon Candía Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa Botswana, Mr. Tumelo Tsimanyana China, Mr. Yang Xianmao Kuwait, Mr. Ahmad Salmeen Jordan, Ms. Salsabeel Mufleh Pakistan, Mr. Muneeb Ahmed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders Bangladesh, Mr. Abdullah Bin Mahabub Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Paul Bekkers Afghanistan, Mr. Mohibullah Taib Armenia, Ms. Sofya Margaryan Germany, Mr. Thomas Rachel Poland, Mr. Łukasz Róźycki Canada, Ms. Antonia Wynne-Hughes Togo, Mr. Toumeni Abalo Fawie Zimbabwe, Mr. Tapiwa Fresh Godu Eswatini, Mr. Sandile Lelfred Hlatshwayo United Arab Emirates, Ms. Mariam Alhosani State of Palestine, Mr. Karam Khaldi Ecuador, Ms. Katerine Benavides Ghana, Mr. Michael Asomani Bahrain, Ms. Fatema Ebrahim Aldosari Italy, Mr. Stefano Pisotti Morocco, Ms. Miriam Ragala War Resisters International, Ms. Zaira Zafarana
