Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Lithuania, Serbia, Kazakhstan, China, Montenegro, Belgium and Kenya The Committee against Torture today concluded its forty-first session, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Lithuania, Serbia, Kazakhstan, China (…

Omar Hilale, the new Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Hilale had been serving as Secretary-General…

The Committee against Torture this morning met with Manfred Nowak, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In his presentation, Mr. Nowak particularly highlighted his discouragement with regard to the situation of detainees. There was a…

The Committee Against Torture this afternoon held its third meeting with the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and discussed areas of collaboration between the two bodies. Claudio Grossman, Chairperson of the Committee Against Torture, in introductory remarks said that both bodies had…

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 International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held a General Discussion on a draft general comment concerning the right to non-discrimination. Article 2(2) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights stipulates that “States Parties undertake to…

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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World…

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

The Committee against Torture this afternoon considered the issue of follow-up to individual communications, hearing an oral presentation by Committee Expert Fernando Mariño Menendez on the status of pending cases, and taking ad referendum decisions on further action. Presenting the progress report…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined initial to third periodic reports of Angola on how that country is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. George Rebelo Chicoty, Deputy Minister of the…