The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Bulgaria on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Yuri Sterk, Deputy…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held an informal meeting with civil society representatives from Serbia and Algeria, whose reports will be considered this week. In her opening remarks, Anastasia Crickley, Committee Chairperson, welcomed civil society…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Mauritius on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Maneesh Gobin,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-fourth session during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Serbia, Algeria, Jordan, Australia, Slovakia and Belarus. The Committee heard an address by Orest Nowosad, Chief, Groups in…

Salim Baddoura, the new Permanent Representative of Lebanon 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. Baddoura had been serving as Chargé d’…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Burkina Faso, Singapore, Paraguay, Nauru, Israel, Kuwait, Kenya, Oman, Norway, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Monaco and Guatemala The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon concluded its sixty-…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Italy on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Gennaro Migliore, Under-…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon held an expert panel discussion on General Recommendation No. 35 on gender-based violence against women. The panelists were Hina Jilani, Member of the Elders; Shilan Shah-Davis, Senior Lecturer in Law at the…

Jens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Office of the United…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Ranko Debevec, President of…