The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of Burkina Faso on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Laure Zongo Hien,…

The Human Rights Committee this morning completed its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Mauritius on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Israhyananda Dhalladoo, Permanent Representative of…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its sixty-eighth session, hearing a statement by Carla Edelenbos, Chief of the Petitions and Inquiries Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations from Burkina Faso, Singapore, Paraguay and Nauru, whose reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination…

The Human Rights Committee this morning completed its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Jordan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Saja Majali, Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United…

The Human Rights Committee this morning completed its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Australia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, John Quinn, Permanent Representative of Australia to the…

The Human Rights Committee this morning completed its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Marie-Ange Mushobekwa, Minister…

The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and twenty-first session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, hearing an address by Adam Abdelmoula, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning held an informal meeting with States, exchanging views on the simplified reporting procedure, working methods, country task forces, drafting of concluding observations, elaboration of General Comments, and the lack of…

Extends Mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted a resolution in which it extended the mandate of the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar. It also adopted a text on cooperation with the…