This morning the Human Rights Committee heard presentations of progress reports 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 and Committee Views (…

Committee Adopts Conclusions on the Periodic Reports of Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Malta, Tunisia and Uganda as well as on an Exceptional Report by India The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning concluded its forty-seventh session, adopting concluding…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Trade Organization, the Office for the…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its first reading, begun in October 2009, of a draft General Comment on States parties' obligations under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, setting out the rights to hold an opinion without interference and to…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon continued its first reading, begun in October 2009, of a draft General Comment on States parties' obligations under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, setting out the rights to hold an opinion without interference and to…

The Human Rights Committee has considered the fifth periodic report of Hungary on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Levente Szekely, Chargé d'Affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon continued its first reading, begun in October 2009, of a draft General Comment on States parties' obligations under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, setting out the rights to hold an opinion without interference and to…

The Human Rights Committee has considered the fifth periodic report of Belgium on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Marc Tysebaert, General Counsellor, Federal Public Service Justice, General Directorate of Legislation and…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Food and…