The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture this morning presented its fifteenth annual report to the Committee against Torture. Suzanne Jabbour, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, said that this year marked the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Optional…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighth to tenth periodic report of Kazakhstan, with Committee Experts commending Kazakhstan on school enrolment in the country, and asking questions about inter-ethnic tensions and…

  The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Iceland on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture, with Committee Experts welcoming Iceland’s systematic approach to prevent and fight torture, and…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth and thirteenth periodic report of Estonia, with Committee Experts commending efforts to reduce statelessness and raising questions about the lack of legislation on hate crimes…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth to twentieth periodic report of Luxembourg, with Committee Experts commending the introduction of universal health care and raising questions about the lack of data and…

  The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-third session, which is being held in Geneva until 13 May, during which it will review efforts by Cuba, Iceland, Iraq, Kenya, Montenegro and Uruguay to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second and twenty-third periodic report of Cameroon, with Committee Experts commending Cameroon’s acceptance of refugees and raising questions about bilingualism, indigenous…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and sixth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Cameroon, Estonia, Luxembourg and Kazakhstan. The Committee heard three newly elected members make a solemn declaration…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this afternoon closed its thirty-fourth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Paraguay. The concluding observations will be available…

  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-second session after adopting its concluding observations on the initial reports of Greece and Niger. Carmen Rosa Villa Quintana, Committee Chairperson, said that the session had been conducted in the context of…