3 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONCLUDES ITS EIGHTEENTH SESSION
31 August 2017
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Panama, Morocco, Montenegro, Latvia, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its eighteenth session, during which it reviewed the initial reports of Panama, Morocco, Montenegro, Latvia, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; adopted a General Comment N°5 on the right to independent living and to be included in the…
3 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES ITS NINETY-THIRD SESSION
25 August 2017
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Adopts Concluding Recommendations on the Reports of Kuwait, Russian Federation, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Djibouti, Tajikistan, Canada and New Zealand
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its ninety-third session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Kuwait, Russian Federation, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Djibouti, Tajikistan, Canada and New Zealand, which were considered during the session.
The concluding observations and recommendations of the Committee…
4 years ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES SIXTY-FIRST SESSION
11 August 2017
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Ireland, Panama and Paraguay
The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixty-first session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Ireland, Panama and Paraguay on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
The Committee’s concluding observations and recommendations on the reviewed countries are available on the session’s webpage.
Summarizing the…
4 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES NINETEENTH SESSION
11 August 2017
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The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its nineteenth session, which was held from 7 to 11 August at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
At the closing meeting, the Advisory Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, adopted recommendations on two thematic issues currently under its consideration: the activities of vulture funds and the impact on human rights (Human Rights Council resolution 34/3), and the non-repatriation of illicit funds (Human Rights Council resolution 34/…
4 years ago
STATEMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA REGARDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESIGNATION OF MS. CARLA DEL PONTE
07 August 2017
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(Issued as received) Geneva - In mid-June, Ms. Carla Del Ponte informed her colleagues, Mr. Paulo Pinheiro and Ms. Karen AbuZayd, of her intention to resign from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic at some point in the near future.
Mr. Pinheiro and Ms. AbuZayd thank Ms. Del Ponte for all of her contributions to the work of the Commission over more than five years of service and for her personal efforts and interventions to support the cause of justice…
4 years ago
NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM 7 TO 11 AUGUST
04 August 2017
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The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its nineteenth session from 7 to 11 August 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
During the session, the Committee will continue its discussions on thematic studies requested by the Council, including on the elimination of discrimination against persons with leprosy and their family members (Human Rights Council resolution 29/5); unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents (Human Rights Council…
4 years ago
Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
03 August 2017
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Commission of Inquiry on Syria calls for justice on the occasion of the third anniversary of ISIL’s attack on the Yazidis
(Issued as received) - GENEVA, 3 August 2017 – Three years after the ISIL attack on the Yazidis, the Commission of Inquiry on Syria calls on the international community to recognize the crime of genocide being committed by ISIL against the Yazidis and to undertake steps to refer the situation to justice, and reiterates its recommendation to all parties fighting ISIL to consider rescue plans of Yazidi captives.
In the early hours of 3 August 2014…
4 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DICUSSES METHODS OF WORK AND CONCLUDES ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH SESSION
28 July 2017
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Honduras, Mongolia, Madagascar, Pakistan and Swaziland
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and twentieth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Honduras, Mongolia, Madagascar, Pakistan and Swaziland, and also adopting the first reading of General Comment on the right to life. The Committee reviewed Swaziland in the absence of a report.
The Committee discussed its methods of…
4 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF MARZUKI DARUSMAN AS CHAIR OF MYANMAR FACT-FINDING MISSION
27 July 2017
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GENEVA, 27 July 2017 -- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli (El Salvador), has decided to establish a new composition of the Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar and appoint Mr. Marzuki Darusman (Indonesia) to serve as a member and its Chair. Mr. Darusman will join Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy (Sri Lanka) and Mr. Christopher Dominic Sidoti (Australia) whose appointments were announced in May.
The Mission will serve in an independent and objective manner and will be supported by a team of…
4 years ago
Press Release from the Office of the United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions
26 July 2017
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Russian version
On 26 July 2017, the 48th meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Gali town under the chairmanship of the United Nations (UN). Georgian, Russian, Abkhaz and EUMM (European Union Monitoring Mission) representatives took part in the meeting.
The overall security situation on the ground since the previous IPRM meeting was assessed as relatively calm and stable. The special emphasis was made on the key mandate of the IPRM, which is prevention of incidents and cooperation in responding…
