Continues to Discuss Proposal by Secretary-General of the Conference to Establish a Working Group to Produce a Programme of Work The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting in which it heard a statement by Japan marking the sixty-eighth anniversary of the Hiroshima and…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed a proposal made by the Secretary-General of the Conference to establish a working group to produce a programme of work. Ambassador Mohammad Sabir Ismail of Iraq, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said he had…

Le Comité des droits de l'homme a repris, ce matin, l'examen d'un projet d'observation générale sur l'article 9 du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques, relatif au droit à liberté et à la sécurité de la personne. Figurant dans un document établi et révisé pour le Comité par l…

Discusses Tackling Stigma and Discrimination Related to HIV, Cooperation between Agencies and the Provision of Services The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning held a panel discussion on linking HIV and women’s rights. Nicole Ameline, Chairperson of the…

Le Comité des droits de l'homme a poursuivi, ce matin, l'examen d'un projet d'observation générale sur l'article 9 du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques, qui porte sur le axé sur le droit à liberté et la sécurité de la personne. Le Comité a porté son attention aujourd'hui…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon met with States parties to discuss the Committee’s methods of work, inter alia in light of the treaty body strengthening process; the resources needed by the Committee; the outcome of the Committee’s retreat in The Hague; and the draft General Comment on…

The Human Rights Committee this morning heard a progress report on follow-up to individual communications on the status of pending cases in a number of countries; a report on case management in connection with individual communications; and a report on follow-up to concluding observations. Yuji…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined second and third periodic report of Serbia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Brankica…

Also Discusses its Methods of Work The Human Rights Committee today continued its first reading, paragraph by paragraph, of a draft General Comment on Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right of everyone to liberty and security of person. The Committee…