The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Tanzania on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Pindi Hazara Chana, Deputy Minister of Community…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of The Gambia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Fanta Bai Secka, Director of Social Welfare of The Gambia, introduced the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Mauritius on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, How Fok Cheung, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Turkmenistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial reports under the Optional Protocols on children in armed…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Sweden on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Pernilla Baralt, State Secretary, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial reports of Cambodia on how the country is implementing the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Optional Protocol on children involved…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of the Dominican Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Gertrudis Alberto Padilla Vicioso, Head of…

GENEVA (30 October 2014) – The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued an authoritative new commentary on one of the most important issues in international human rights law – when and how is it justified to deprive a person of their liberty, and what obligations do States have to avoid…

The Human Rights Committee held a public meeting this morning in which it discussed methods of work, focusing on the issue of reparations. The Committee also decided to elaborate a General Comment on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which deals with the right…

Discusses follow-up to concluding observations and to views The Human Rights Committee today completed the adoption in the second reading of the Draft General Comment Number 35 on Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of everyone to liberty and…