The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Lebanon on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Najla Riachi Assaker,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations to hear information on the situation of women in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Malawi, whose reports will be considered during the second week of the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Slovenia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Martina Vuk, State Secretary of the…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon continued its discussion on the draft General Comment on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. After the first reading, the Committee adopted paragraph 2 as orally revised, paragraph 3 as proposed,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Liberia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Julia…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined eighth and ninth periodic report of Portugal on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Pedro Nuno…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Benin its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report was presented by Eloi Laourou, Permanent Representative of Benin to the United Nations…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon continued its discussion on a draft General Comment on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. Article 6 states that every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law…

President of the State of Palestine and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Address a Special Meeting of the Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council today held a special meeting in which it heard an address by Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, who urged…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of the Russian Federation on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the report, Alexey Vovchenko,…