On September 26, 2014, the UN Human Rights Council (the Council) concluded its twenty-seventh session, having adopted thirty-two resolutions on a variety of issues.  According to a press release, the Council adopted resolutions “on sexual orientation and gender identity, on the deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in Syria, on civil society space, and on foreign debt.”  Additional resolutions included those on “technical assistance and capacity building, including in Yemen and Sudan, the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, and on the right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities.  Other resolutions were adopted on the recruitment, training, hiring or financing of mercenaries, as well as the role of local government in the promotion and protection of human rights, using sport and the Olympic ideal to promote human rights for all, on national policies and human rights, and on equal participation in political and public affairs.”