The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Uganda on the measures that country has adopted to prevent and punish acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. William G. Naggaga, Deputy Permanent Representative of…

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

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 in Moscow and his upcoming visit to Geneva, new measures relating to the UN…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Albania on its efforts to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Blendi Vathi, Secretary-…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Finland to questions raised by Committee Experts on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Responding to a series of…

U Nyunt Maung Shein, the new Permanent Representative of Myanmar 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, Mr. Shein had been serving as Myanmar'…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Finland on how that country gives effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Arto Kosonen,…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Switzerland to questions raised by Committee Experts on how that country was implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Responding to questions…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about Geneva meetings, the polio outbreak in Indonesia, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Switzerland on that country's efforts to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report,…