The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-third session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts of Kuwait, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Djibouti, Tajikistan, Canada and New Zealand. The Committee heard an address by Adam…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service at UN Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, International…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded the consideration of the second periodic report of Ireland on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. In her introductory remarks, Patricia O’Brien,…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Honduras, Mongolia, Madagascar, Pakistan and Swaziland The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and twentieth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on…

GENEVA, 27 July 2017 -- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli (El Salvador), has decided to establish a new composition of the Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar and appoint Mr. Marzuki Darusman (Indonesia) to serve as a member and its Chair. Mr.…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded the consideration of the seventh periodic report of Paraguay on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Presenting the report, Sindulfo Blanco,…

Russian version On 26 July 2017, the 48th meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Gali town under the chairmanship of the United Nations (UN). Georgian, Russian, Abkhaz and EUMM (European Union Monitoring Mission) representatives took part in the meeting…

The Committee against Torture today considered Antigua and Barbuda’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in the absence of a report and a delegation. In his opening remarks, Jens Modvig, Committee Chairperson, noted that…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, and the World Health Organization.Global Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the…

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