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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH EXPERTS ON RIGHT TO HEALTH AND ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
01 June 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children.
Anand Grover, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, said his report examined the convergences between development and the right to health.…
10 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT
01 June 2011
Meeting Summaries
Discusses program of work for future sessions
The Committee against Torture this afternoon adopted its annual report following a discussion among Committee Experts. The annual report covers the period from 1 November 2010 to 3 June 2011 and the 45th and the 46th session.
The annual report, which was introduced by Committee member Nora Sveaass, notes that the membership of the Committee remained the same during the period covered by the report. The list of members with their term of office would appear in the annexes of the report.
Committee Members had participated in different meetings,…
10 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF BAHRAIN
01 June 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined second and third periodic report of Bahrain on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In presenting the report of Bahrain, Fatema Mohamed Yousif Al Balooshi, Minister of Social Development, noted that the Kingdom of Bahrain was advancing the process of democracy, freedom and prosperity and that the Government was keen to protect the child, childhood and mothers. Bahrain had achieved all the Millennium Development Goals related to children. Recent developments for…
10 years 2 months ago
COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF TERRORISM
01 June 2011
Meeting Summaries
This afternoon the Human Rights Council held a panel discussion on the issue of human rights of the victims of terrorism with Anne Wu, Political Affairs Officer at the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office, Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Maite Pagazaurtundua, of the Victims of Terrorism Foundation, Rianne Letschert, Deputy Director of International Victimology Institute (INTERVICT), University of Tilburg, Netherlands, Mauro Miedico, Coordinator of the…
