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, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Reservations on Reports of Turkmenistan, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Togo and Chile The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its fifty-third session and adopted its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon discussed its working methods in relation to the upcoming half day General Discussion on Article 9 concerning liberty and security of person, and its relation with national human rights institutions. Committee Expert Gerald L. Neuman said that the half day…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Turkey on how this country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Erdogan Iscan, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, introduced the…

Panel Discusses the Rights of Women in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations in French-speaking Africa The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, in partnership with the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, today held a high-level panel discussion entitled “…

The fourteenth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 22 October to 5 November during which the next group of 14 States will have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Philippines on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Leila M. de Lima, Secretary of Justice of the Philippines, introducing the report…

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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held its second joint meeting with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, in which it discussed current practices and challenges concerning their individual complaints procedures, the decision to move the spring sessions of the…

The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundredth and sixth session, adopting its agenda and programme of work and hearing an address by Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Ms. Pillay said that this year was a significant one for the treaty body system…