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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Brazil on Measures to Protect Migrants, Ask Questions on Police Violence against Racial Minorities and the Impact of Illegal Mining and Logging on Indigenous Communities
17 November 2022
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth to twentieth periodic…
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Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Australia’s Comprehensive Responses and Statistical Data, Raise Questions on High Imprisonment Rates and Immigration Detention Policies
16 November 2022
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Australia, with Committee Experts praising the delegation for its comprehensive responses and high-…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend France on Ceasing Police Checks of French Traveller Community , Ask Questions on Closures of Places of Worship and Dismissal of Racial Discrimination Complaints
16 November 2022
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second and twenty-third periodic report…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
15 November 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Eighth Session in Geneva
14 November 2022
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and eighth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, France, Georgia and Jamaica. The Committee heard from the Representative of…
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Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on the Islamic Republic of Iran on 24 November
14 November 2022
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The Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran” on Thursday, 24 November.
The special session will start at 10 a.m. in room XX at the Palais des Nations. The meeting is open to the media and will be webcast live…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
11 November 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of
the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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In Dialogue with Uganda, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome the State’s Human Rights Institutions, Ask about Unauthorised Places of Detention and Inaction in Prosecuting Several Torture Cases
10 November 2022
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Uganda, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s human rights institutions, and…
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Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Somalia on Progress in Rebuilding State and Government Institutions, Raise Questions on the Definition of Torture and the Death Penalty
09 November 2022
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Somalia on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture, with Experts commending…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
08 November 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, and theConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species of…
