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

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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Israel 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, Aharon…

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

Committee Elects Bureau, Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its forty-second session, hearing an address by Bacre Waly Ndiaye, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Body Division of the Office of the High…

The Committee against Torture this morning heard the response of New Zealand to questions raised by Committee Experts on the fifth 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 began its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Chile 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, Jorge…

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 Brazil, Australia and Cambodia. In advance of the Committee’s review of the periodic reports of…

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 World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for…

The Committee against Torture this morning heard the response of Nicaragua 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…