The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held an informal meeting with civil society representatives from the Russian Federation, whose report will be considered this week. In her opening remarks, Anastasia Crickley, Committee Chairperson, welcomed civil society…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded the consideration of the second periodic report of Ireland on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. In her introductory remarks, Patricia O’Brien,…

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

The Committee against Torture today considered Antigua and Barbuda’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in the absence of a report and a delegation. In his opening remarks, Jens Modvig, Committee Chairperson, noted that…

The Committee against Torture this morning opened its sixty-first session, hearing a statement by Carla Edelenbos, Chief of the Petitions and Inquiries Section of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda for the session. In…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held its ninth informal meeting with States parties, discussing issues such as the backlog in individual communications facing the Committee, limits on the size of documents produced by treaty bodies, and the Committee’s draft General Comment on article 6…

The Human Rights Committee this morning discussed additional paragraphs in the draft General Comment on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life, namely on the issue of discrimination and the right to life, on environmental degradation, climate…

The Human Rights Committee this morning continued to discuss a draft General Comment on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life, debating the fifth part concerning the relationship of article 6 with other articles of the Covenant. Committee Vice-…

The Human Rights Committee today discussed a progress report by the Rapporteur on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations. Mauro Politi, Committee Member and Rapporteur on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, presented a draft report on follow-up to the concluding observations of the following States…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Pakistan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Kamran Michael, Minister for Human Rights of Pakistan, stressed that Pakistan’…