The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the initial report of Cambodia on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of Cambodia, Sun Suon, Permanent Representative of…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon held its fourth meeting with the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and discussed areas of collaboration between the two bodies. Victor Manuel Rodriguez Rescia, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture, presenting the…

The Committee against Torture had a brief public meeting this morning to conclude its discussion on follow-up to individual communications, which it had begun yesterday afternoon. Continuing his presentation of the report on follow-up to individual communications (CAT/C/42/R.1) begun yesterday,…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the fourth and fifth periodic reports of Cyprus, on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Leda Koursoumba, Law Commissioner…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the…

The Committee against Torture this morning heard the response of Honduras to questions raised by Committee Experts on the second 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 the issue of follow-up to individual communications and to concluding observations, hearing oral presentations by Committee Members on each topic. Committee Member Felice Gaer, rapporteur for follow-up to concluding observations, recalled that…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the second periodic report of Brazil, on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Paulo de Tarso Vannuchi, Minister in Chief of the…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Honduras 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, Hugo…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the fourth periodic report of Australia, on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Caroline Millar, Permanent Representative…