The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Iraq, with Committee Experts praising Iraq’s human rights training programmes in police and military colleges, and raising questions about overcrowding in prisons and the continued use of the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of theUnited Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

  Le Comité contre la torture s’est entretenu, ce matin, avec Mme Suzanne Jabbour, Présidente du Sous-Comité des Nations Unies pour la prévention de la torture, après que cette dernière eut présenté son quinzième rapport annuel. Composé de 25 membres , le « Sous-Comité pour la prévention…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the…

  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…

  De nombreux progrès ont été réalisés par l’Islande depuis l’examen de son précédent rapport par le Comité contre la torture, notamment la ratification en 2019 du Protocole facultatif se rapportant à la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou…

  Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale a examiné, hier et aujourd’hui, le rapport présenté par l’Estonie au titre de la Convention internationale sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale. Tout en remerciant l’Estonie pour la régularité avec…

  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…

  In five days, Ukrainians and Russians will mark Easter. This holiday unites the Orthodox Christians in both Russia and Ukraine -- as well as Catholic Ukrainians -- in celebration. Easter is a season for renewal, resurrection and hope. It is a time for reflection on the meaning of…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the United Nations Refugee…