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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES SITUATION OF WOMEN IN IRAQ, ANDORRA, KAZAKHSTAN AND SEYCHELLES WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES SITUATION OF WOMEN IN IRAQ, ANDORRA, KAZAKHSTAN AND SEYCHELLES WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY 21 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution to hear information on the…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION 21 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its seventy-fourth session, hearing a statement by Orest Nowosad, Chief of the Groups in Focus Section of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SITUATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SITUATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 18 October 2019 Meeting Summaries Proliferation of Hate Speech by Politicians, Hostile Rhetoric against Journalists, Lack of Judicial Independence, Discrimination against Roma, and the Migration Policy Dominate the Discussion The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Czech Republic on the implementation of the…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION 18 October 2019 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Switzerland, Israel, Ecuador, Senegal, Denmark and Slovakia The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon closed its sixty-sixth session during which it reviewed the reports of Switzerland, Israel, Ecuador, Senegal,…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY 18 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today continued the first reading of draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. Christof Heyns, Rapporteur for draft General Comment N°37, said that the aim of the first reading was to agree on a draft that would be a solid basis for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 18 October 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Office for the…

EXPERTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ASK ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, JOURNALISTS, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND OTHERS IN DIALOGUE WITH MEXICO

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home EXPERTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ASK ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, JOURNALISTS, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND OTHERS IN DIALOGUE WITH MEXICO 17 October 2019 Meeting Summaries Issues Concerning Torture, the Militarization of the Police, and Enforced Disappearances also Raised The Committee on Human Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Mexico, with Committee Experts asking about violence against women, journalists, human rights…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CHILE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CHILE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 16 October 2019 Presentation of Credentials Frank Tressler Zamorano, the new Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Tressler Zamorano had been serving as Director…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF RWANDA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF RWANDA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 16 October 2019 Presentation of Credentials Marie Chantal Rwakazina, the new Permanent Representative of Rwanda 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 appointment to Geneva, Ms. Rwakazina had been serving as the Mayor of…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GREECE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GREECE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 16 October 2019 Presentation of Credentials Panayotis Stournaras, the new Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Stournaras had been serving at the Ministry for Foreign…