The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today opened its eighty-ninth session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and electing a new Chairperson and Bureau. The Committee…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Tunisia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Presenting the report, Kamel Jendoubi, Minister…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of France on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Presenting the report, Elisabeth Laurin,…

The Committee on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning commemorated the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Committee heard statements from Jyoti Sanghera, Chief, Human Rights and Economic and Social Issues, Research and Right to…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a day of general discussion on the right to live independently and be included in the community, article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with a view to preparing a General Comment on that article.…

The Committee against Torture this morning opened its fifty-seventh session, hearing a statement by the Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, hearing the solemn declaration from four new Members, electing a new Bureau, and adopting its…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Turkey on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Senegal on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Lesotho on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Mauritania on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant…