Issues Conclusions on Reports of Turkey, the Republic of Moldova, Germany, Yemen and the Russian Federation The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded its forty-sixth session today, after issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Turkey, the…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Mauritius to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the third periodic report submitted by Mauritius on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Yatindra Nath Varma, Attorney…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Finland to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report submitted by Finland on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Arto…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Turkmenistan to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.…

Conference Concurs with Ban Ki-Moon’s Decision to Appoint Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as Secretary-General of the Conference The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first plenary meeting of the second part of its 2011 session (16 May to 1 July) by discussing the expansion of the membership…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report submitted by Turkmenistan on how it implements the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Hangeldy Serdarov, Deputy Chairman of the…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Ghana to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.…