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WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM ADDRESSES CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
11 March 2014
Meeting Summaries
Also hears statement from Algeria on the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
In connection with International Women’s Day the Conference on Disarmament this morning heard its annual address from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. The Conference also heard a statement from the President of the Thirteenth Assembly of States parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, and concluding remarks from the outgoing President of the Conference, Ambassador Vinicio Mati of Italy.
Mia Gandenberger, Women’s International League for Peace and…
7 years 5 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
11 March 2014
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for World Health Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, Inter-Parliamentary Union, UN-Water and the Human Rights Council.
Central African Republic (CAR)
Chris Lom, for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), informed that IOM had started to repatriate the first of thousands of Chadians who had fled to Cameroon in January to escape…
7 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF KYRGYZSTAN
11 March 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Kyrgyzstan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Introducing the report, Zhyldyz Mambetalieva, Deputy Minister of Justice of Kyrgyzstan and Head of Delegation, said that many changes had occurred in Kyrgyzstan during the past few years. The new Constitution provided guarantees for the protection of human rights and the rule of law. The Government of Kyrgyzstan had undertaken the reform of the judiciary, the penitentiary system and…
7 years 5 months ago
COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH INDEPENDENT EXPERTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND ON FOREIGN DEBT
11 March 2014
Meeting Summaries
Concludes interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on the right to food and on adequate housing
This morning the Council held a clustered interactive dialogue with Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, John Knox, and with the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and…
7 years 5 months ago
COUNCIL STARTS DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND COUNTER-TERRORISM
11 March 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting started a clustered interactive dialogue with Heiner Bielefeldt, Special Rapporteur on the freedom of religion or belief and Ben Emmerson, Special Rapporteur the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
Mr. Bielefeldt said that manifestations of collective hatred did not “erupt” like a volcano, but were often caused by a peculiar combination of fear and contempt. Manifestations were aggravated by political factors such as endemic…
7 years 5 months ago
COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY SPACE
11 March 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the importance of the promotion and protection of civil society space. The discussion included a video message from Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General, and a statement from the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights.
In his video message Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said that civil society brought vital issues to attention, helped make the case for stronger protection of human rights and…
7 years 5 months ago
OHCHR Press Conference (Special Rapporteur on Torture)
11 March 2014
Press Conference Announcement
"Any use of torture-tainted information, even if the torture has been committed by agents of another State, is an act of acquiescence in torture that compromises the user State’s responsibility and leads to individual and State complicity in acts of torture.” The Special Rapporteur on torture will talk about his annual report to the Human Rights Council on the use of torture-tainted information and the exclusionary rule in judicial proceedings and in relation to acts by executive actors. The expert will also refer to his report on his 2013 mission to Ghana. Mr. Juan Méndez…
7 years 5 months ago
UNICEF Press Conference
11 March 2014
Press Conference Announcement
Under Siege: The devastating impact on children during three years of conflict in Syria. Mr. Simon Ingram, Regional Chief of Communication, UNICEF Middle East & North Africa Ms. Hamida R. Lasseko, Deputy Representative, UNICEF Syria
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UNICEF Press Conference
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7 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ONE HUNDREDTH AND TENTH SESSION
10 March 2014
Meeting Summaries
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Addresses the Committee
The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundredth and tenth session, adopting its agenda and programme of work and hearing an address by Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. During the session, the Committee will review the reports of Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Nepal, Sierra Leone and the United States on how they are implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Ms. Pillay underlined the importance of the right to privacy…
7 years 5 months ago
COUNCIL HOLDS CLUSTERED INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON TORTURE AND ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
10 March 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.
Juan Ernesto Mendez, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, said that sadly, some States had not abided by principles that were necessary to prevent and eradicate torture and cruel treatment. The prohibition of torture and ill…
