Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Australia, Jordan, Mauritius, Cameroon and Romania The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and twenty-first session after adopting concluding…

The Human Rights Committee this morning continued the second reading of the draft General Comment No. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. The Committee continued its previous discussion about introductory paragraph 9 on voluntary…

The Human Rights Committee this morning continued the second reading of the draft General Comment No. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. The Committee adopted introductory paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 on deprivation of life, States’…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held an informal meeting with States, discussing the lack of human resources which continued to hamper the Committee’s ability to address the current backlog of some 650 individual communications, as well as the late presentation of periodic reports…

The Human Rights Committee today discussed the progress report on the Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, and the progress report on the Follow-up to Views. Mauro Politi, Committee Member and Rapporteur on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, presented a draft report on follow-up to the…

The Human Rights Committee this morning resumed its discussion on the draft General Comment No. 36 on Article 6 on the right to life of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The first reading of the draft General Comment had been adopted at the Committee’s one hundred and…

The Human Rights Committee this morning completed the consideration of the fifth periodic report of Romania on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Catrinel Brumar, Government Agent for the European Court…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded the review of the fifth periodic report of Cameroon on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Anatole Fabien Nkou, Permanent Representative of Cameroon to…

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 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…