The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Switzerland on its implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Bernardo Stadelmann, Vice-Director of the…

Japan makes statement on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki The Conference on Disarmament resumed its work in a formal plenary today, the first of the third and final part of its 2015 session It was addressed by the Permanent Representative of Japan on the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations from Colombia and Costa Rica, ahead of its review of their reports later this week. Concerning Costa Rica, a non-governmental organization representative told the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the initial report of Israel on its implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Introducing the report, Eviator Manor, Ambassador…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the initial reports of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on how the country is implementing the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Optional Protocol on children involved in armed…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the fourth periodic report of the Netherlands on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial report under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Rita…

Hears from Michael Møller, Morocco as President of the Conference, Algeria and India, Bids Farewell to Secretary of the Conference The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first plenary of the second part of its 2015 session, hearing statements from Michael Møller, Secretary-General, a…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Ethiopia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Zenebu Tadesse, Minister of Women, Children and Youth…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Honduras on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and its two initial reports under the Optional Protocols on…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Ghana on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Nan Oye Lithur, Minister for…