The Committee against Torture this afternoon exchanged views with representatives of States parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Representatives of more than 50 States parties were present to express their views on the working…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of the Philippines on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In her opening remarks to the Committee, Lina B. Laigo, Executive Director at the Council for the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's activities and recent statements, Geneva activities, the situation in Uzbekistan, the World…

Hears Address by Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights; Begins Considering Report of Saint Lucia The Committee on the Rights of the Child opened its thirty-ninth session in Geneva today by adopting its agenda and programme of work, electing its bureau and hearing an address by the Deputy High…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and Norway The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about meetings in Geneva, the World Health Assembly, human rights, the emergency appeal for refugees from Togo in Benin, the situation in Darfur, and other issues.…

The Committee against Torture this morning adopted guidelines on the form and content of initial reports submitted by States parties to the Committee on their efforts to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.…

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

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Bahrain 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, Sheikh Khalid…

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