The Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran” on Thursday, 24 November. The special session will start at 10 a.m. in room XX at the Palais des Nations. The meeting is open to the media and will be webcast…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization and…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Uganda, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s human rights institutions, and raising questions about unauthorised places of detention and inaction in prosecuting several torture cases.…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Somalia on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture, with Experts commending the State for progress made in rebuilding its State and Government institutions following…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, and the…

Carlos Roberto Aguilar Pineda, the new Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Aguilar Pineda served as…

Mohammad Sufiur Rahman, the new Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Rahman was Bangladesh’s High…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Research Institute for…

Le Comité des droits de l’homme a clos, ce midi, les travaux de sa cent trente-sixième session, qui s’était ouverte à Genève le 10 octobre dernier et au cours de laquelle il a examiné les rapports soumis au titre du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques par l’Éthiopie, le…

Certaines lacunes législatives persistantes ont une incidence négative sur la prévention de la torture au Malawi. C’est ce qu’a constaté une experte du Comité contre la torture, alors qu’était examiné, hier après-midi et cet après-midi, le rapport initial présenté par le Malawi au titre de la…