The Committee against Torture concluded this afternoon its consideration of the fifth periodic report of China, including Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…

States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons(CCW)[1] completed a week of conferences on Friday, 13 November, where one of the key issues before States parties was Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), which has been the subject of intense discussion over the past two years…

The Committee against Torture concluded this afternoon its consideration of the sixth and seventh periodic report of Denmark on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Presenting the report, Carsten Staur…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Austria on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Helmut Tichy, Ambassador at the Federal Ministry…

The Committee against Torture concluded this afternoon its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Azerbaijan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Presenting the report, Khalaf Khalafov,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Slovakia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Fedor Rosocha…

President Maduro and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Address a Special Meeting of the Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council today heard an address from Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in the context of a special meeting of the…

GENEVA – A one-day informal meeting on 6 November on the issue of Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines, also known as anti-vehicle mines (AVMs), brought together States, United Nations experts, international organizations, field operators and civil society. The meeting examined the challenges and…

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

The Committee against Torture concluded this afternoon its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Liechtenstein on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Presenting the report, Martin Frick,…