The Human Rights Committee today continued the second reading of its draft General Comment No. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. The Committee adopted paragraphs 45 to 55 of the fourth part of the draft General Comment on the…

Mr. Kyaw Moe Tun, the new Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Kyaw Moe Tun had been serving as Director-…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Mauritania on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. Introducing the report, Mohamed Lemine Ould Sidi, Commissioner for Human Rights…

Adopts Introductory Paragraphs 31 through 44 The Human Rights Committee this morning continued the second reading of the draft General Comment No. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. The Committee adopted introductory paragraphs 31…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the World Health…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon discussed an update by the Rapporteur on the Follow-Up to Concluding Observations. Mauro Politi, Committee Expert and Rapporteur on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, presented the Committee’s assessments of Malta, Cambodia, Canada, Suriname, and…

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

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Australia, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand, State of Palestine, and Turkmenistan The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its seventieth session after adopting its concluding…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relation Section, United Nations Information Service at the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World…

The Human Rights Committee this morning continued its discussion of the draft General Comment No. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. The Committee adopted introductory paragraphs 26, 27, 29 and 30, and began the discussion on the…