The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the combined second to third periodic report of Albania on how the country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Filloreta Kodra, Permanent…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Belgium on its implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bertrand de Crombrugghe, Permanent Representative of Belgium to…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Argentina on how that country implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, Juan Martin Fresneda,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, International Labour Organization, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the second periodic report of Kuwait on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Khalid M. Al-Maqamis, Director of the Coordination…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its fifty-first session, hearing statements by Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Zdzislaw Kedzia, Committee Chairperson. The Committee also adopted its agenda and programme of work. In her…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its fifth session, hearing statements by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Emmanuel Decaux, Chairperson of the Committee, and adopting its agenda…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon met with representatives of a national human rights institution and non-governmental organizations on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Bosnia and…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, World Meteorological Organization, European Commission for Europe, UN Joint United Nations…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Latvia on its implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Presenting the report, Viktors Makarovs, Deputy Minister…