The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Bolivia on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. During the dialogue, Committee Experts welcomed progress made in the law and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Unitaid, the United Nations Development Programme, the International…

  A hybrid Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Monday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-third periodic report of Chile, during which its Experts asked about indigenous peoples’ inclusion in public and political life, and about migrants’ access to…

  Ce que la Serbie a manqué de traiter correctement ces dernières années, c’est la surpopulation carcérale. Selon les statistiques du Conseil de l’Europe, la Serbie a l’un des taux de mortalité carcérale les plus élevés d’Europe (51,5 pour 10 000 détenus). En outre, le système pénitentiaire…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth periodic report of Denmark, during which its Experts asked questions about the housing and integration of migrants and their descendants, as well as…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the…

  Dans toutes les zones frontalières de la Thaïlande, ainsi que sur le littoral, ont été enregistrées des discriminations raciales fondées sur des motifs ethniques, religieux et politiques. Les discours de haine, les stéréotypes et le profilage racial à l'encontre des groupes ethniques et des…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of Section, speaking for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of UNCTAD, OCHA, FAO, OHCHR and WHO. Madagascar humanitarian appeal Jens Laerke, for the Office for the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Singapore during which its Experts congratulated the country on its submission of its initial report, and asked questions about the administration of the death penalty in the country…