5 years 9 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT TO LIFE
26 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning held a half-day discussion on the draft General Comment on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. The General Comment will replace earlier General Comments No. 6 and 14 adopted by the Committee in 1982 and 1984 respectively.
During the discussion, Committee Experts said that there were three areas where the right to life should be reaffirmed: the death penalty, women’s rights, and the right to life in the context of armed conflicts. The abolitionist spirit of the Covenant…
5 years 9 months ago
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
23 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today finished the consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Republic of Korea on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The report was presented by Joo Hyun Kim, Vice Minister of Justice of the Republic of Korea, who explained that the Government had adopted a wide variety of policies to improve individual human rights, in cooperation with civil society. Through such pluralistic approach the Government was implementing balanced human rights policies that reflected diverse…
5 years 9 months ago
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF SURINAME
22 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today finished the consideration the third periodic report of Suriname on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The report was presented by Henry L. Mac Donald, Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations, who stressed the unwavering support of Suriname for the promotion and protection of all human rights and the commitment to upholding its national and international human rights obligations. A number of legal reforms to that end had been implemented, including the abolishing of…
5 years 9 months ago
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF AUSTRIA
21 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today finished the consideration the fifth periodic report of Austria on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The report was presented by Brigitte Ohms, Deputy Head of Constitutional Service of the Austrian Federal Chancellery. She noted that the promotion and protection of human rights was a firm priority for Austria. Austria had significantly scaled up protection and promotion of civil and political rights in the following areas: the prevention of violence against women and gender equality,…
5 years 9 months ago
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF SAN MARINO
20 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today finished the consideration of the third periodic report of San Marino in its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The report was presented by Marcello Beccari, Permanent Representative of San Marino to the United Nations Office at Geneva. He outlined several laws that had been introduced in San Marino, namely on the prevention of gender-based violence and violence against women, and the law that established the Authority for Equal Opportunities. The Authority was tasked to provide services…
5 years 9 months ago
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF GREECE
20 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee yesterday and today considered the second periodic report of Greece on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The report was presented by Kostantinos Papaioannou, Secretary-General for Transparency and Human Rights of Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights, who said that Greece had made remarkable progress in some areas, but a lot remained to be done. He highlighted three main challenges and areas where the Government’s efforts were focused: the impact of austerity measures on the…
5 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH SESSION
19 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and fifteenth session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work, and heard and adopted a report from its Working Group on Individual Communications.
Opening the session Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, representing High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, said since the Committee’s…
6 years 3 months ago
AUSTRALIA’S ‘NATIONAL SECURITY’ VISA REFUSAL VIOLATED IRANIAN’S RIGHT TO FAMILY LIFE – UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS
30 April 2015
Press Release
GENEVA (30 April 2015) – Australia violated the right to family life of an Iranian man who had to leave the country after 16 years because he was considered a threat to national security but was never told why, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has found.
Iranian national Mansour Leghaei was refused a permanent visa to stay in Australia due to what the authorities termed “compelling reasons of national security”. Even though his relatives were entitled to remain in Australia, Mr. Leghaei’s wife and Australian-born daughter,…
6 years 4 months ago
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DEPLORES INDONESIA’S RESPONSE TO ITS CALL TO STOP EXECUTIONS FOR DRUG-RELATED CRIMES
02 April 2015
Meeting Summaries
GENEVA (2 April 2015) - The United Nations Human Rights Committee has given Indonesia the lowest possible evaluation for its failure to respond to the Committee’s call in 2013 to stop executing prisoners for drug-related crimes.
After a regular review of Indonesia’s human rights record, the Committee in August 2013 urged the State to reinstate the de facto moratorium on the death penalty and to ensure that, if capital punishment was maintained, it was only for the most serious crimes, which do not include drug-related…
6 years 4 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE PUBLISHES ITS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS, DISCUSSES ITS WORKING METHODS, AND CLOSES THE SESSION
02 April 2015
Press Release
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon published its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Russia, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Croatia and Monaco, agreed on the agenda for the future discussions on its working methods, including lists of issues prior to reporting and the use of amicus curiae in the discussion of individual communications, and closed its one hundred and thirteenth session.
The concluding observations and recommendations on the six country reports that were considered during the…
