The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and fourteenth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Armenia, Ecuador, Greece, Kenya, Monaco and Saudi Arabia.  The Committee heard from a…

The Committee against Torture this morning closed its eighty-first session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand on their efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel…

The Committee against Torture today discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Cameroon, with Committee Experts praising the State’s efforts to prevent gender-based violence and raising questions about alleged violations of the rights of journalists and human rights defenders, and…

The Committee against Torture this morning held a high-level event to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.In opening remarks, Claude Heller, Chairperson of the Committee against Torture, welcomed…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Mongolia.  Committee Experts commended Mongolia for its commitment to abolishing the death penalty, while raising questions on the State’s interrogation rooms and extradition agreements.Huawen…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Jordan.  Committee Experts welcomed the State’s efforts to improve the situation of violence prevention for women and girls, while raising questions on the treatment of journalists and the use of “…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and forty-second session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye.Ms. Tania María Abdo Rocholl, Committee Chairperson, said that during the intense and productive…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Thailand, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s new law criminalising torture and enforced disappearance, and raising questions about the use of restraints and solitary confinement on prison…

The Human Rights Committee today adopted a follow-up progress report on individual communications, presented by the Special Rapporteur for follow-up on Views, which concerned communications on Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, New Zealand, Sweden, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Ukraine.José Manuel…