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UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More

Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 6:42 am | UN Treaty Bodies

The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as well as the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations. More >>

Kyrgyzstan: Independent Torture Prevention Watchdog Should Not Be Replaced, UN Experts Warn

Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:43 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

The NCPT was established in 2012 through national legislation to implement the obligations the Kyrgyz Republic undertook when it became a State Party to the OPCAT in 2008 and has since been working as its national preventive mechanism. More >>

UN CEDAW Committee Breaks New Ground With First Treaty Body Review Of Afghanistan Since Taliban Takeover In 2021

Saturday, 28 June 2025, 9:45 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

While UN treaty bodies have previously conducted country reviews in the absence of a state delegation, CEDAW’s decision to hold a public dialogue with a delegation of former State officials represents a first-of-its-kind arrangement within the treaty ... More >>

Peru: UN Experts Raise Concern Over Juvenile Detention In Adult Prisons

Saturday, 28 June 2025, 9:43 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

During the mission, the SPT delegation visited men and women’s prisons, juvenile detention centres, police stations, judicial holding cells, and a religious educational institution. More >>

Serbia Needs To Strengthen Effective Torture Prevention Measures, UN Torture Prevention Body Says

Friday, 27 June 2025, 5:11 am | UN Treaty Bodies

The Subcommittee will submit a confidential report to the Government of Serbia with its observations and recommendations on preventing torture and ill-treatment of people deprived of their liberty. As with all other States, it encourages Serbia to make ... More >>

UN Torture Prevention Body To Visit Serbia

Saturday, 14 June 2025, 6:46 am | UN Treaty Bodies

UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture is mandated to visit all States Parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT), which Serbia ratified in 2006. At the end of the visit, the SPT will present its confidential More >>

UN Torture Prevention Body To Visit Peru As Field Missions Resume

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 8:22 am | UN Treaty Bodies

Peru ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) in 2006 and its NPM, established by law in 2015, is housed within the Ombudsman´s Office (Defensoría del Pueblo). More >>

Kyrgyzstan: National Leader’s Reputation Must Not Override Right To Freedom Of Expression, UN Committee Finds

Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 8:55 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

“A head of State is not above public scrutiny,” said Committee member Imeru Yigezu, adding that, “Using the courts to silence criticism undermines the very foundations of democracy.” More >>

Gaza: UN Anti-Racism Committee Decries Halt To Food Aid, Urges Immediate Humanitarian Access

Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:44 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

Invoking its early warning and urgent action procedures, the Committee recalled its 2024 decision, which raised serious concerns regarding Israel’s obligations under international law to prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. More >>

UN CERD Publishes Findings On Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Republic Of Korea And Ukraine

Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:40 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, as well as positive aspects. More >>

Guatemala: UN HRC Adopts Landmark Decision On Transgenerational Harm For Mayan Peoples Suffering Forced Displacement

Friday, 9 May 2025, 8:50 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

“Forced displacement is permanent in nature until the victims benefit from a safe and dignified return to their place of habitual residence or are voluntarily resettled elsewhere,” Committee member Hélène Tigroudja said. More >>

UN Committee Against Torture Publishes Findings On Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan And Ukraine

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 5:17 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on each country’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. More >>

UN Committee On Migrant Workers Publishes Findings On Jamaica, Mexico And Niger

Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:59 am | UN Treaty Bodies

The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as well as positive aspects. More >>

UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Publishes Findings On Belgium, Central African Republic, Gambia, Malta & Serbia

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 7:50 am | UN Treaty Bodies

The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as well as positive aspects. More >>

Fair And Effective Tax Policies Needed To Advance Economic, Social And Cultural Rights And Equality, UN Committee Says

Saturday, 1 March 2025, 5:37 am | UN Treaty Bodies

The Committee called on governments to shift towards more equitable tax structures, from relying on indirect taxes to a more direct income taxation approach, to ensure that high-income and wealth groups and large corporations contribute their fair share ... More >>

UN Torture Prevention Body Postpones First 2025 Visit Amid UN Liquidity Financial Crisis

Friday, 21 February 2025, 8:56 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

“We are deeply concerned at being unable to exercise our visiting mandate because of a lack of funds,” said María Luisa Romero, newly elected Chair of the Subcommittee. More >>

Albania Violated Roma Children’s Rights By Denying Birth Registration, UN Human Rights Committee Finds

Friday, 21 February 2025, 8:55 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

“Without birth registration, a child is non-existent in official records, stripped of legal identity, deprived of access to basic rights such as education and healthcare, and facing exploitation and statelessness,” said Committee member Teraya Koji. More >>

Children In DRC Endure Grave Violations Under Siege, UN Committee Warns

Friday, 21 February 2025, 8:53 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

The Committee expressed deep concern over the escalating violence in more villages in North and South Kivu, where armed groups are increasingly targeting displaced children and those in street situations. More >>

UN CRC Publishes Findings On Ecuador, Eritrea, Gambia, Honduras, Peru, Saint Kitts And Nevis, & Slovakia

Sunday, 9 February 2025, 10:00 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on implementing the Child Rights Convention, as well as positive aspects. More >>

Bolivia: Despite Progress, Tackling Overcrowding In Prisons Remains Pressing

Saturday, 21 December 2024, 10:52 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

During the mission, the SPT delegation visited 34 detention centres in six departments, including men’s and women’s prisons, centres for children in conflict with the law, police stations, psychiatric hospitals, drug rehabilitation centres, a children´s ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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