The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Tunisia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Presenting the report, Kamel Jendoubi, Minister…

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

The Committee on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning commemorated the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Committee heard statements from Jyoti Sanghera, Chief, Human Rights and Economic and Social Issues, Research and Right to…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a day of general discussion on the right to live independently and be included in the community, article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with a view to preparing a General Comment on that article.…

The Committee against Torture this morning opened its fifty-seventh session, hearing a statement by the Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, hearing the solemn declaration from four new Members, electing a new Bureau, and adopting its…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Office for Disaster…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Turkey on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Senegal on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Lesotho on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers…