Hears Victim Testimony by the Wife of a Target of Enforced Disappearance   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-third session, during which it will examine the initial reports of Mali and the Czech Republic, and a report by Uruguay, on their implementation…

  The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-first session, hearing an oral update by the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al Nashif, on global human rights developments and the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner. Ms. Al-Nashif extended her warmest…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macau Special Administrative Region of China, Indonesia,…

  The Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-first regular session from 12 September to 7 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, currently serving as acting High Commissioner, will present the High Commissioner’s oral update at 9…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth and sixth combined periodic report of Germany, with Committee Experts praising Germany for the measures taken to prosecute international perpetrators of sexual abuse against children, while raising questions…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of South Sudan, with Committee Experts praising South Sudan’s child act, and raising questions about the recruitment of children by Government forces and armed groups, and about school feeding…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  Committee Experts commended the State on its will to promote children’s rights, and asked questions on the lack of social benefits…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Singapore on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Committee Experts commended Singapore on ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty, among other…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to sixth periodic report of Ukraine under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  Committee Experts said they were impressed that Ukraine had chosen not to delay the meeting with the Committee due…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to sixth periodic report of North Macedonia under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  The Committee commended the State on ratifying important international conventions, while asking questions…