The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the second periodic report of Jordan 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, Shebab…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Christian Strohal (Austria), today concluded its sixty-ninth session. At this session, the Council elected Brazil as one of the Vice-Presidents of the Governing Council. Brazil replaces Costa…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Cameroon 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 France to questions raised by Committee Experts on the combined fourth to sixth periodic reports of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading…

The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers has considered the initial report of Algeria on how it is implementing the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. In introducing the report, Idriss Jazairy, Permanent…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency,…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the combined fourth to sixth periodic report of France 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…

Discusses Non-Reporting and Late Reporting States; Backlog in Consideration of Reports; Resources; and Harmonization of the Work of the Committee with Other Treaty Bodies The Committee against Torture this afternoon held a meeting with States parties to the Convention against Torture and Other…

Representative of the Secretary-General Briefs Committee on New Developments The Committee against Torture this morning opened its forty-fourth session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, hearing an address by a representative of the Secretary-General, Mona Rishmawi, Chief of the Rule of Law,…

Re-Elects Abdelhamid El Jamri as Chairperson The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning opened its twelfth session, hearing from Bacre Waly Ndiaye, Director of the Human Rights Council and Special Procedures Division of the…