The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined sixteenth to eighteenth periodic reports of Namibia, with Committee Experts commending the State on its efforts to expand educational opportunities for marginalised groups, while asking…

Le Comité des droits des personnes handicapées (CRPD, selon l’acronyme anglais) a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport périodique présenté par l’Andorre sur les mesures prises par le pays en application des dispositions de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined first and second report of Malawi on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Committee Experts acknowledged the positive steps the State had…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-ninth session in Geneva, during which it would review the reports of Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia and Paraguay.   At the beginning of the session, Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame,…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic report of Uruguay, with Committee Experts commending Uruguay on the high-quality delegation which had provided exhaustive responses, and…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined ninth to fourteenth periodic report of Croatia, with Committee Experts commending the State on increased health insurance coverage for the Roma, and asking questions on the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the twenty-first periodic report of Italy, with Committee Experts commending the State on reception centres for unaccompanied minors, while asking questions about racism in sport and hate crimes…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and tenth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Italy, Croatia, Uruguay, Namibia, Senegal and Turkmenistan.  The Committee heard from the Representative of the…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal. Imeru Tamerat Yigezu, Committee Expert and Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations, presented the assessment of the responses…

The Committee against Torture today adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov , Committee Rapporteur on follow-up to…