The Human Rights Committee today continued the first reading of draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. Christof Heyns, Rapporteur for draft General Comment N°37, said that the aim of the first…

Proliferation of Hate Speech by Politicians, Hostile Rhetoric against Journalists, Lack of Judicial Independence, Discrimination against Roma, and the Migration Policy Dominate the Discussion The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the…

Issues Concerning Torture, the Militarization of the Police, and Enforced Disappearances also Raised The Committee on Human Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Mexico, with Committee Experts asking about violence against women, journalists, human rights…

Experts also Discuss Hate-driven Speech and the Rise of Extreme Right-wing Parties; Detention of Migrants, including Children; Police Violence against Refugees and Migrants; and the Repatriation of Spouses and Children of Foreign Fighters The Human Rights Committee today concluded its…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Senegal on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Committee Experts discussed, among others, restrictions affecting civic space and the suspension of…

Holds Two Panels on Pressures on Land and Speculation, and on Protection of Security of Land Tenure, including Gender Dimensions The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning started its day of general discussion on obligations of States under the International Covenant on…

Holds Panel Discussions on Concerns Related to Land by Indigenous Peoples and other Vulnerable Groups, Land Rights and Conflicts, and Land under Changing Environmental Conditions and Climate Change The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded a day of general…

Committee to Review the Reports of Senegal, Belgium, Mexico, Czech Republic, Central African Republic and Cabo Verde The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and twenty-seventh session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, hearing a statement from Simon Walker, Chief of the…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the review of the third periodic report of Slovakia on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Committee Experts raised the situation of groups of…

Experts also Express Concerns about the Justiciability of Rights Enshrined in the Covenant The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the review of the sixth periodic report of Denmark on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on…