Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.…

The Human Rights Committee this morning adopted General Comment 32, a revised General Comment on article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right to a fair trial and equality before the courts and tribunals. Today's adopted General Comment 32 replaces…

Obaid Salem Saeed Nasser Al Zaabi, the new Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates 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, since…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization and the…

The Human Rights Committee this morning resumed its second reading of its revised General Comment on article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right to a fair trial and equality before the courts and tribunals. The revised General Comment (CCPR/C/GC/32/CRP.1/Rev…

Continues debate on revised general comment on right to a fair trial The Human Rights Committee charged with overseeing implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights this afternoon debated its working methods, in the context of the organization's ongoing reforms, and…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon resumed its second reading of its revised General Comment on article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to a fair trial and equality before the courts and tribunals. The revised General Comment (CCPR/C/GC/32/CRP.1/…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Organization for…

The Human Rights Committee has considered the second periodic report of the Czech Republic on how that State party is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Vít Schorm, Government Commissioner for Representation before the European Court for Human…

The Human Rights Committee this morning undertook a second reading of its revised General Comment on article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to a fair trial and equality before the courts and tribunals. The revised General Comment, when adopted, will…