Council Holds Minute of Silence for Earthquake Victims in Morocco The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-fourth regular session, holding a minute of silence for the victims of the earthquake in Morocco, and hearing a global update by the United Nations High Commissioner for…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Andorra, commending the State on having no child prisoners, while asking questions on access to housing and the minimum age of criminal liability. One Committee Expert…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its twenty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia and Paraguay. Vivian Fernández de Torrijos, Committee…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of the Dominican Republic, with Committee Experts praising the State’s progress in promoting birth registration, and raising questions about high levels of de facto child marriage and…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Albania under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, commending the State on legal and institutional reforms, while asking questions about children’s access to…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its ninety-fourth session, which is being held in Geneva from 4 to 22 September, during which the Committee will review reports on the efforts of Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein and Togo to uphold the…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and tenth session, during which it reviewed the reports of Croatia, Italy, Namibia, Senegal, Turkmenistan and Uruguay.  Verene Albertha Shepherd, Committee Chairperson, said the closing of the…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Paraguay on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Committee Experts said they were pleased to hear that…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Germany, on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Committee Experts expressed appreciation for Germany’…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a dialogue with representatives of the United Kingdom Independent Monitoring Mechanism and non-governmental organisations to discuss follow-up to inquiry reports submitted by these institutions.  This was followed by an…