The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today held a day of general discussion on the right to social security, article 9 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with the aim of formulating a General Comment on that article of the Covenant. Alessio…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN…

The Committee against Torture this morning considered draft harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties. Committee Expert Felice Gaer, in her capacity as a member of the inter-committee technical working group on the subject, introduced a report on draft…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of the Republic of Korea 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…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has reviewed the third periodic report of Morocco on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report was Mohamed Bouzoubaa, the Minister of Justice of…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the second periodic report of the Republic of Korea 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. Kim Joon-gyu,…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Togo to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial to 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…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has reviewed the fourth periodic report of Mexico on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report was Maria del Refugio Gonzalez, Under-Secretary for…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial to fifth periodic reports of Togo 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. Massan Loretta…

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