The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva.Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the message of António…

The Committee against Torture this morning closed its eighty-third session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and Israel, which were reviewed during the session. Committee Chairperson, Claude Heller, read out excerpts of the concluding…

 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to twenty-second periodic reports of Tunisia, with Committee Experts commending the State on removing restrictions on the registration of Amazigh names, and asking…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-third and twenty-fourth periodic reports of New Zealand, with Committee Experts commending the State on efforts made to welcome refugees…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eleventh to nineteenth periodic reports of Burundi, with Committee Experts commending Burundi’s efforts to eliminate discrimination, while raising questions on whether ethnic quotas…

 The Committee against Torture today heard presentations of reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals, submitted under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, before adopting each of these…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth periodic report of Sweden, with Committee Experts commending efforts made by Sweden to help new immigrants integrate into the local society, while…

 The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Albania under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s participation in the core…

 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth to twentieth periodic report of Guatemala, with Committee Experts recognising the commendable initiatives of the Guatemalan Academy of Mayan Languages, while…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Bahrain under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, with Committee Experts praising the State’s legislative progress, and raising…