The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and forty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Andorra, Canada, Chad, the Republic of Moldova and Slovakia, and its annual report.Presenting the annual report, Committee Rapporteur Ivan…

 The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its thirtieth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Malawi and Samoa, and reports on additional information from Ecuador and Iraq, on their implementation of the International Convention for the…

 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held an event in celebration of World Down Syndrome Day and the twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The theme of the event was “ending loneliness through inclusion, dignity…

 The Human Rights Committee today adopted a report on follow-up to Views concerning Australia, Finland, Maldives, Nepal, Spain and Sweden.Dalia Leinarte, Committee Special Rapporteur on follow-up to Views, presenting the report, introduced communication 2999/2017 on Australia concerning…

The Human Rights Committee today adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Botswana, Cambodia and Ukraine.Yvonne Donders, Committee Expert and the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations, said that as the Committee monitored States’ implementation of the…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Liberia on efforts made to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in the absence of a delegation.  Committee Experts praised Liberia for ratifying the…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of the Marshall Islands on efforts made to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Committee Experts congratulated the State party on the rights of…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its review of additional information from Ecuador on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts praised Ecuador’s strong…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Samoa on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Committee Experts commended the State’s policy framework on disability rights…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Malawi on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts commended Malawi’s victim…