Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the…

The United Nations committee tasked with ensuring compliance with the global treaty to end discrimination against women today noted that there has been progress towards improving the lot of women in some countries, but discriminatory practices continued to limit their human rights. During its 49th…

Adopts Recommendations on the Reports of Ethiopia, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan Adopts General Comment on the Right to Freedom of Expression The Human Rights Committee concluded its one-hundredth second session today, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the UN Children's…

The Human Rights Committee has continued discussion of its working methods, hearing a presentation from Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, on treaty body strengthening. Mr. Salama, addressing the Committee on 27…

GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued an authoritative new commentary* on one of the most challenged and sensitive topics in international human rights law – the extent to which the freedom of opinion and expression can be restricted by a State. The General Comment by the…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon discussed and then adopted its annual report to the General Assembly. Helen Keller, Committee member and Rapporteur for the annual report, introducing the report, said that she and the secretariat would add any updated information needed to the report…

The Human Rights Committee this morning heard presentations of progress reports by Committee members on the status of follow-up to the Committee’s concluding observations and on follow-up to Views. Following the presentations on action taken by States parties to implement concluding observations…

GENEVA – Belarus has violated its international obligations by executing two death row inmates whose cases were being reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, despite requests to the Government to await the results of the review, the Committee said today, expressing dismay at the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Children's Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Refugee Agency and the…