The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth and thirteenth periodic report of Estonia, with Committee Experts commending efforts to reduce statelessness and raising questions about the lack of legislation on hate crimes and…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth to twentieth periodic report of Luxembourg, with Committee Experts commending the introduction of universal health care and raising questions about the lack of data and measures…

  The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-third session, which is being held in Geneva until 13 May, during which it will review efforts by Cuba, Iceland, Iraq, Kenya, Montenegro and Uruguay to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second and twenty-third periodic report of Cameroon, with Committee Experts commending Cameroon’s acceptance of refugees and raising questions about bilingualism, indigenous peoples…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and sixth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Cameroon, Estonia, Luxembourg and Kazakhstan. The Committee heard three newly elected members make a solemn declaration,…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this afternoon closed its thirty-fourth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Paraguay. The concluding observations will be available on the…

  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-second session after adopting its concluding observations on the initial reports of Greece and Niger. Carmen Rosa Villa Quintana, Committee Chairperson, said that the session had been conducted in the context of great…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Paraguay on measures taken to implement the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and…

  Council Establishes a Commission of Inquiry on the Russian Federation’s Aggression against Ukraine and a Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, Renews 10 Mandates and Appoints 11 Mandate Holders   The Human Rights Council today concluded its forty-ninth regular session after adopting 35…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 11 resolutions, in which it decided, among others, to extend mandates on Belarus, Syria and Mali. It also appointed 11 Special Procedure mandate holders before concluding its forty-ninth session. The Council also adopted resolutions on ensuring…