Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Chile, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Malawi and Sudan The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and eleventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Chile,…

The Human Rights Committee today continued its second reading, paragraph by paragraph, of a draft General Comment on Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of everyone to liberty and security of person. Revisiting draft paragraphs 20 and 21 of the draft…

The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $1.19 billion to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council…

Establishes Independent, International Commission of Inquiry for the Occupied Palestinian Territory The Human Rights Council today established an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened a Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The Special Session was called for by 22 Member States of the Council and 16 Observer States, said Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella, the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, after adopting a resolution in which it decided to establish an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World…

The Human Rights Committee today continued its second reading of the draft General Comment on article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of everybody to liberty and security of person. The Committee looked into draft paragraph 15 in depth. To the extent that…

The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-first Special Session on Wednesday, 23 July on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The President of the Human Rights Council received a letter on Friday, 18 July signed by the Permanent…

Francine Baron, the new Permanent Representative of Dominica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Baron had been serving as High…