Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's visit to Tunis to attend the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society; the Secretary-General's condemnation of suicide…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the initial report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Dragutin Cegar, Expert Advisor at the Ministry for Human Rights and…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Ecuador to questions raised by Committee Experts on the third periodic report of that country on how it was 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 has reviewed the initial report of Uzbekistan on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report was Akmal Saidov, Head of the National Centre for Human…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on UN statements condemning the terrorist bombings in Jordan and the latest suicide bombing in Iraq; the upcoming visit to Geneva by the President of the General Assembly,…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the third periodic report of Ecuador 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. Juan Carlos Faidutti,…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Sri Lanka 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 Twelfth Session of the Group of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW), established by the Second Review…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the second periodic report of Sri Lanka 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. Sarala Fernando, Permanent…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights completed its review today of the third periodic report of Austria on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report was Harald Dossi, of the Federal…