Committee reviewed the reports of Slovenia, Kuwait, Ghana, Turkmenistan, Finland, Mauritius, Monaco and Ireland The Committee against Torture concluded the work of its forty-sixth session, during which it reviewed the reports of Slovenia, Kuwait, Ghana, Turkmenistan, Finland, Mauritius, Monaco…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined second and third periodic report of Cambodia on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Ith Samheng, Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Freedom of Opinion and Expression and on Violence against Women The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard a presentation by Bacre Ndiaye, Director of the Human Rights Council and Special Procedures Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, and…

The Conference on Disarmament held a plenary meeting this morning in which it welcomed the new president of the Conference, Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos of Colombia. In her first address as president of the Conference, Ms. Arango Olmos said she wanted the presidency of Colombia to be…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and…

Discusses program of work for future sessions The Committee against Torture this afternoon adopted its annual report following a discussion among Committee Experts. The annual report covers the period from 1 November 2010 to 3 June 2011 and the 45th and the 46th session. The annual report,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined second and third periodic report of Bahrain on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In presenting the report of Bahrain, Fatema Mohamed Yousif Al Balooshi, Minister of…

This afternoon the Human Rights Council held a panel discussion on the issue of human rights of the victims of terrorism with Anne Wu, Political Affairs Officer at the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office, Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with Christof Heyns, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, John Ruggie, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational…