The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined third and fourth periodic report of Algeria on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of Algeria, Idriss Jazairy,…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Austria on the efforts of that country to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the fifth periodic report of Colombia on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of Colombia, Esteban Piedrahita, the Director of…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Liechtenstein to questions raised by Committee Experts on the third 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…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the third periodic report of Liechtenstein on the efforts of that country to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report,…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Syria 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.…

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 International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

Committee Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its forty-fourth session, hearing an address by Paulo David, Officer-In-Charge of the Human Rights Treaty Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The…

The Committee against Torture this morning heard the response of Switzerland to questions raised by Committee Experts on the sixth 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 on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard statements from a series of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the situation of economic, social and cultural rights in Colombia, Algeria, Mauritius, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, whose reports will be considered during…