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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN BANGLADESH

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN BANGLADESH 31 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Bangladesh on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Anisul Huq, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT 31 July 2019 Meeting Summaries Conference on Disarmament this afternoon concluded its discussion on the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament and, in an informal setting, discussed the draft decision on the programme of work presented by its President. President of the Conference on…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 30 July 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Health Organization (WHO…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT 30 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first public plenary meeting of the third and last part of its 2019 session, during which it addressed the issue of the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament. The Conference heard statements by Lassina Zerbo, Executive…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN TOGO

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN TOGO 29 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Togo on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture.Introducing the report, Christian Eninam Trimua, Minister for Human Rights and Relations with the Institutions of Togo, said…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 26 July 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CLOSES ITS ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CLOSES ITS ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION 26 July 2019 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on the Situation in the Netherlands, Tajikistan, Nigeria, Mauritania, Paraguay and Equatorial Guinea The Human Rights Committee this afternoon closed its one hundred and twenty-sixth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the situation in the Netherlands, Tajikistan, Nigeria, Mauritania, Paraguay and Equatorial…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF GREECE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF GREECE 25 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Greece on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. Introducing the report, Panos Alexandris, Secretary General for Justice and Human Rights, Ministry of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE HOLDS INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES PARTIES

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE HOLDS INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES PARTIES 24 July 2019 Press Release The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held an informal meeting with States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The discussion centred on the reform of the treaty bodies, the improvement of the working methods of the Committee, and the Committee’s draft General Comment on the right of assembly. Committee Chairperson Ahmed Amin Fathala, in his…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF POLAND

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF POLAND 24 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Poland on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. Introducing the report, Lukasz Piebiak, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Justice of Poland…