Roberto Flores Bermudez, the new Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Flores Bermudez had been…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the initial report of Kazakhstan (E./C.12/KAZ/1) on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Assel Nusupova, Vice Minister of Labour…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon held a meeting with Victor Manuel Rodriguez Rescia, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, hearing a presentation of the Subcommittee's third annual report, and discussing…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organisation, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined second to fourth periodic report of Mauritius (E./C.12/MUS/4) on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of Mauritius,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic…

The Committee against Torture this morning heard the response of Cameroon to questions raised by Committee Experts on the fourth periodic 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 afternoon considered follow-up to its concluding observations on country reports and to communications by individuals alleging their rights under the Convention against Torture had been violated, hearing presentations by Committee members on each topic. Presenting…

The Committee against Torture this morning heard the response of Austria to questions raised by Committee Experts on the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the replies and comments of Yemen to the provisional concluding observations that the Committee adopted at its forty-third session. At that session, the Committee examined the second periodic report of Yemen, detailing how it is implementing the…