The Committee against Torture this morning considered the third periodic report of Iceland 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, Kristrun…

The Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) held its second session from 28 April to 9 May at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland. The session was chaired by Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko of…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "the negative impact on the realization of the right to food of the worsening world food crisis, caused inter alia by the soaring food prices", on Thursday, 22 May, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations. The Special Session was called by Cuba…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Zambia 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 on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today held a Day of General Discussion on article 15 (1a) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the right to take part in cultural life. The discussions were organized around four main themes: exploring the…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the second periodic report of Zambia 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 the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 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…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined second to fifth periodic reports of India on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Swashpawan Singh, Permanent Representative of India to the…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the second periodic report of Bolivia on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Wilfredo Chavez, Vice-Minister for Justice and Human Rights of Bolivia and…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the second periodic report of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 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…