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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CLOSES ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH SESSION
15 July 2016
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations on Argentina, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ecuador, Ghana, Kazakhstan and Kuwait, Also Discusses Reparations and Remedies
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and seventeenth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Argentina, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ecuador, Ghana, Kazakhstan and Kuwait. The Committee also discussed a draft document dealing with reparations and remedies to the victims of human rights violations.
In the first part of the closing session, the Committee discussed the issues of reparation and…
5 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS THE REPORTS OF MALI
15 July 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of Mali on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Sangaré Oumou Ba, Minister for the Promotion of Women, Children and the Family, said that the political and security crisis which had gripped North Mali since 2012 had a particularly grave impact on women and children, and had led to serious human rights violations. An…
5 years 1 month ago
OHCHR Press Conference (Human Rights Committee)
15 July 2016
Press Conference Announcement
Fabian Salvioli (Chair) Victor Rodriguez-Rescia Sarah Cleveland Olivier de Frouville
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OHCHR Press Conference (Human Rights Committee)
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Concluding observations by the Human Rights Committee on Denmark, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Ghana, Ecuador, Burkina Faso and Argentina.
Organizations…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES REPORTS OF URUGUAY
14 July 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth to ninth periodic reports of Uruguay on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Ricardo González Arenas, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that, over the previous years, the legislative framework in Uruguay had been further improved, including vis-à-vis gender issues. Uruguay had been dealing with…
5 years 1 month ago
Near verbatim transcript of joint press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, UN Senior Advisor Jan Egeland and WHO Representative in Syria Elizabeth Hoff
14 July 2016
Press Conferences
SdeM. Good evening, bon après midi. I will make some overall comments of the situation and then I will take some questions and then after that I will definitely make sure and hope that you will make use of what Jan Egeland has to tell us about this humanitarian meeting. We also have the privilege of having some colleagues from Damascus so that could be an additional opportunity for your own questions and more information.
So let me give you a little bit on where we…
5 years 1 month ago
Press stakeout by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
14 July 2016
Press Conference Announcement
The press stakeout will be webcast live on webtv.un.org.
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Press stakeout by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
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The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, and his Special Advisor, Mr. Jan Egeland, will speak to the press following this morning's…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES REPORT OF TURKEY
13 July 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of Turkey on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Gülser Ustaoğlu, General Director on the Status of Women, Ministry of Family and Social Policies, introducing the report, said that Turkey had criminalized hate crimes and amended a number of laws which strengthened the prevention of discrimination. It also expanded the mandate of the National Human Rights and…
5 years 1 month ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO DISCUSS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT TO LIFE
12 July 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee continued this morning its discussion on the draft General Comment to Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right to life. It adopted, in the first reading, paragraphs 14 to 22, out of the total of 67, and began discussing the third part of the text, which deals with the obligation to protect life. Paragraph 14 is dedicated to the development, acquisition or adoption of new weapons and new methods of warfare, in which regard consideration always had to be given to their impact on the right…
5 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
12 July 2016
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the International Labour Organization. South Sudan: Grave Security and Humanitarian Situation
Ms. Vellucci, reading a statement on behalf of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stated that humanitarian partners were deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Juba,…
5 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF ALBANIA
12 July 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the fourth periodic report of Albania on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Merita Xhafaj, General Director, Department of Social Policies, Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth, introducing the report of Albania, said that the Convention and the Istanbul Convention constituted the main roadmap for harmonizing national legislation and adopting policies and programmes on gender equality,…
