The Human Rights Committee this morning discussed its methods of work, hearing a briefing about the treaty body strengthening process and discussing the draft statement of the chairpersons of the treaty bodies on the post-2015 development agenda, as well as the creation of a mandate of Special…

Hears Statements on the Situation of the Rights of Women in Cape Verde, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and the United Kingdom The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with non-governmental organizations and three national human rights institutions who…

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

The Human Rights Committee today considered the sixth periodic report of Finland on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Arto Kosonen, Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, introducing the report, said that the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of the Dominican Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Indonesia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Harkristuti Harkrisnowo, Deputy-Minister for Human Rights at the Ministry of Law and Human…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Tajikistan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Rustam Mengeliev, Minister of Justice of Tajikistan, presenting the report, said that…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined initial and second periodic report of Afghanistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Qasim…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…