The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Norway, with Committee Experts commending the steps taken by the State to prevent illegal adoptions, while asking questions about missing asylum-seeking minors and discriminatory policies…

 The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Morocco, with Committee Experts commending the State on its transitional justice process, while raising questions on recent cases of disappeared migrants and criminal investigations into cases…

 The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Ukraine, with Committee Experts commending the State on the adoption of the law on the legal status of persons missing in special circumstances, while asking questions on secret detentions…

Hears that Enforced Disappearances Are on the Increase as a Result of National and International Conflicts and Growing Polarisation Within and Between CountriesThe Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-seventh session, during which it will examine the reports of…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the initial report of Malawi, with Committee Experts commending the State’s long-term development plan and asking about high levels of public debt and poverty.One Committee Expert said it was very welcome that the…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the seventh periodic report of Cyprus, with Committee Experts commending the State on its spending on education, while raising questions on how the State handled applications for refugee status and the recognition…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fourth periodic report of Albania, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s efforts to promote the employment of the Roma and Egyptian national minorities, while raising questions on labour conditions and…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its ninety-seventh session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Argentina, Armenia, Israel, Mexico and Turkmenistan under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as on Bahrain’s efforts to implement two…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fourth periodic report of Kyrgyzstan, with Committee Experts commending the State for harm reduction measures for drug users, while asking questions about the practice of “bride-kidnapping” and forced marriage,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held an event commemorating the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.In an opening statement, Ilze Brands Kehris, United Nations…