The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered an exceptional report by India concerning the impact of the Gujarat massacres on women in that country. The report is a follow-up to the State Party’s combined second and third periodic report, which was presented…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon considered its methods of work, discussing first reservations to treaties, then ideas on working methods proposed by a Committee Expert, in particular with regard to communications and overdue reports, the Inter-Committee Meeting, and the procedure around…

Urges States to Outlaw Recruitment of Child Soldiers NEW YORK – The Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Ms. Yanghee Lee*, yesterday called upon Somalia and the United States to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The two are the only countries that have not…

The Human Rights Committee has considered the fourth periodic report of Jordan on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Malek Twal, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Political Development of Jordan, presenting the report, said…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of the Czech Republic on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the…

The three Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, Pierre Morel, Special Representative of the European Union, Antti Turunen, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Georgia, and Bolat Nurgaliev, Special Envoy of the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for…

The Human Rights Committee has considered the sixth periodic report of Poland on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Igor Dzialuk, Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice of Poland, presenting the report, said the Government…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has considered the combined fourth through seventh periodic reports of Uganda on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report,…

The Human Rights Committee has considered the sixth periodic report of El Salvador on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. David Ernesto Morales Cruz, Director-General of Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said El…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, United Nations Children…