GENEVA (30 April 2015) – Australia violated the right to family life of an Iranian man who had to leave the country after 16 years because he was considered a threat to national security but was never told why, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has found. Iranian national Mansour Leghaei…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon published its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Russia, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Croatia and Monaco, agreed on the agenda for the future discussions on its working methods, including lists of issues prior to reporting and…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the reports of Sri Lanka, Burundi, Haiti, Malta, Montenegro and Israel The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and twelfth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Sri…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Chile, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Malawi and Sudan The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and eleventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Chile,…

GENEVA (9 April 2014) - Lithuania violated the political rights of ex-president Rolandas Paksas when it introduced a rule to ban anyone who had been impeached from running for or holding high office just weeks after the former leader had himself been removed from his post for abuse of power, the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Nepal, Sierra Leone and the United States The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundredth and tenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Bolivia, Djibouti, Mauritania, Mozambique and Uruguay The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundredth and ninth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of…

Australia’s indefinite detention of 46 recognized refugees on security grounds amounted to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, inflicting serious psychological harm on them, a United Nations Committee has found after examining their cases. The Geneva-based Human Rights Committee said Australia…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Ukraine, Tajikistan, Indonesia, Finland, Albania, and Czech Republic The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundredth and eighth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Ukraine, Tajikistan,…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Paraguay, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Angola, Macao Special Administrative Region of China and Peru The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundredth and seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and…