The Human Rights Committee this afternoon published its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Russia, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Croatia and Monaco, agreed on the agenda for the future discussions on its working methods, including lists of issues prior to reporting and…

GENEVA (1 April 2015) – Tanzania should take steps to revise or repeal laws, customs and practices that discriminate against women, a United Nations Committee has said after considering the case of two widows who were prevented from inheriting their late husbands’ property and were left…

Speakers Pay Tribute to Ambassador Yusuf Bari-Bari of Somalia, Killed in a Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu The Human Rights Council today opened its twenty-third Special Session in light of terrorist attacks and human rights abuses and violations committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the Czech Republic on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Michaela Marksova, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic…

Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to Prepare a Report on Violations and Abuses of Human Rights and Atrocities Committed by Boko Haram The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on Boko Haram after condemning gross abuses perpetrated by Boko Haram, calling…

Council Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to document human rights violations and atrocities committed by Boko Haram, with view towards accountability The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on atrocities committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Croatia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Iva Prpić, Assistant Minister, Directorate for the…

Le Comité des droits de l'homme a examiné aujourd'hui les rapports présentés par ses rapporteurs spéciaux chargés, respectivement, du suivi des observations finales adoptées à l'issue de l'examen des rapports d'États parties, et du suivi des constatations adoptées suite à l'examen de plaintes de…

The Human Rights Council observed a minute of silence this afternoon in memory of Ambassador Yusuf Mohamed Ismail “Bari Bari”, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, who lost his life on Friday as a…