The Committee on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families marked Labour Day this morning by holding a roundtable discussion on the right to freedom of association for migrant workers, during which representatives of intergovernmental organizations and labour unions addressed…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Initial Reports of Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia and the Philippines; Adopts Annual Report The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its tenth session…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the fifth periodic report of New Zealand 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 morning began its consideration of the initial report of Nicaragua 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, Carlos…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Chad 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 fifth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review Working Group will be held in Geneva from 4 to 15 February during which the next group of 16 States will have their human rights records examined under this new mechanism. The fifth group of States to be reviewed under the…

Discusses New Guide on Ratification of the Convention, Promotion of the Convention, and Other Key Issues The Committee on Migrant Workers held a meeting this afternoon with States parties to the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families to…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Chad 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, Abderaman…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of the Philippines 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…

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