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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Tajikistan on Improved Treatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers, Ask Questions on Discrimination against the Pamiri Minority and Human Rights Defenders

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Tajikistan on Improved Treatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers, Ask Questions on Discrimination against the Pamiri Minority and Human Rights Defenders 21 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth and thirteenth periodic report of…

WMO hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 21 April 2023 Press Conference Announcement State of Global Climate 2022 report Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General Omar Baddour, Chief of WMO Climate Monitoring

In Dialogue with Brazil, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Reduction in Provisional Prison Sentences, Raise Issues Concerning Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force against Afro-Brazilians

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Brazil, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Reduction in Provisional Prison Sentences, Raise Issues Concerning Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force against Afro-Brazilians 20 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Brazil, with Committee Experts praising a reduction in provisional prison…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Philippines’ Law on HIV/AIDS, Ask Questions on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples and on Internally Displaced Persons

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Philippines’ Law on HIV/AIDS, Ask Questions on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples and on Internally Displaced Persons 20 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-fifth periodic report of the Philippines, with Committee…

In Dialogue with Colombia, an Expert of the Committee against Torture Welcomes the Prohibition of Amnesty for Public Officials Accountable for Past Abuses, Asks about Reports of Officials’ Use of Lethal Force in Response to Social Protests and about Priso

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Colombia, an Expert of the Committee against Torture Welcomes the Prohibition of Amnesty for Public Officials Accountable for Past Abuses, Asks about Reports of Officials’ Use of Lethal Force in Response to Social Protests and about Prison Strikes 19 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Colombia, with a Committee…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Portugal’s Adoption of a National Plan to Combat Racism and Discrimination, Ask Questions on the Census and Discrimination against Roma and Persons of African Descent

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Portugal’s Adoption of a National Plan to Combat Racism and Discrimination, Ask Questions on the Census and Discrimination against Roma and Persons of African Descent 19 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth and nineteenth periodic…

New Permanent Representative of El Salvador Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of El Salvador Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 19 April 2023 Presentation of Credentials  Rina Yessenia Lozano Gallegos, the new Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 18 April 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization, Unitaid, and the International Federation of Red…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Argentina for its Active Participation in United Nations Human Rights Protection Mechanisms, Ask about Hate Speech and Challenges to the Integration of Migrants, Asylum Seekers a

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Argentina for its Active Participation in United Nations Human Rights Protection Mechanisms, Ask about Hate Speech and Challenges to the Integration of Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees 18 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-…

Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Sixth Session in Geneva

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Sixth Session in Geneva 17 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-sixth session, which is being held in Geneva from 17 April to 12 May, during which it will review efforts by Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman…