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Peru: Fujimori Government’s Forced Sterilisation Policy Violated Women’s Rights, UN Committee Says In Landmark Ruling
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:56 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) published its Decision after reviewing a joint complaint filed by five victims who were forcibly sterilised between 1996 and 1997 as part of a State-led birth control policy in Peru. More >>
UN Women’s Rights Committee Issues Guidance On Women’s Equal And Inclusive Representation In Decision-making
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 12:56 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
In 2022, women made up merely 16% of peace negotiators, and only 33% of peace agreements included provisions for women or girls, according to UN Women. It reflected that “women remain structurally excluded from conflict and crises prevention as well ... More >>
UN Women’s Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Japan, Lao, New Zealand And Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 11:10 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 and the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations. More >>
Greece Needs To Strengthen Effective Torture Prevention Measures, UN Torture Prevention Body Finds
Monday, 28 October 2024, 12:12 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
“While Greece has faced significant challenges in recent years, including those relating to migration and the national economy, more needs to be done,” said Anica Tomsic, Head of the delegation. More >>
Finland Must Respect The Rights Of Sámi Indigenous People To Traditional Lands: UN Committees Find
Friday, 18 October 2024, 7:28 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
“Finland needs to initiate the process of legal recognition of the rights of Indigenous Peoples to their traditional lands, including through collective ownership, which can ensure the realisation of their right to self-determination,” said the CESCR. More >>
UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Publishes Findings On Morocco, Norway And Ukraine
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 9:08 pm | 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 >>
UN Torture Prevention Body To Carry Out New Visit
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:46 am | UN Treaty Bodies
This second visit aims to assess the treatment of individuals in detention and measure whether the country has strengthened its capacity to protect the human rights of all people deprived of liberty since the Subcommittee’s previous visit ten years ... More >>
UN Committee Calls For Stronger Global Engagement To Address Racial Discrimination In The Palestine-Israel Dispute
Friday, 23 August 2024, 10:44 am | UN Treaty Bodies
“The State of Palestine and Israel, as parties to the Convention, have the utmost responsibility to implement the recommendations made by the Commission,” said Michal Balcerzak, Chair of the Committee. More >>
UN CEDAW Publishes Findings On Brazil, Estonia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Montenegro, Republic Of Korea, Rwanda And Singapore
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 4:05 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. Some of the key issues include: More >>
UNCRC Publishes Findings On Bhutan, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Mali, Namibia, Paraguay And Panama
Friday, 31 May 2024, 4:51 am | 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 >>
Saudi Arabia: Solitary Confinement Of Prominent Scholar With Disability Amounts To Full-fledged Rights Violations
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 5:08 am | UN Treaty Bodies
The prolonged solitary confinement of religious scholar and critic Safar bin Abdulrahman al-Hawali without trial and necessary accommodations for his disability constituted serious violations, including arbitrary detention and torture or ill-treatment, UN ... More >>
UNCAT Publishes Findings On Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein, And North Macedonia
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 5:08 am | 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 Child Rights Committee To Review Namibia, Guatemala, Georgia, Mali, Panama, Egypt, Bhutan, Estonia And Paraguay
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 4:09 am | UN Treaty Bodies
The eight countries are among the 196 States parties to the CRC. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention, its Optional Protocols, as well as the ... More >>
UN Torture Prevention Body To Revisit Mongolia
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:08 am | UN Treaty Bodies
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to visit Mongolia for the second time from 5 to 16 May 2024 to assess the country’s implementation of its recommendations made after the previous visit in 2017. More >>
UN CERD Publishes Findings On Albania, Mexico, Qatar, Moldova And San Marino
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:26 am | 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. Key highlights include: More >>
Albania: High Number Of Pre-trial Detainees, Access To Healthcare Matters Of Concern, UN Torture Prevention Body Says
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 5:39 am | UN Treaty Bodies
“The high number of pre-trial detainees is concerning. Steps must be taken without delay to reduce the prison population in Albania, as a means of preventing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment,” said Vasiliki Artinopoulou, head of the delegation. More >>
UN Child Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Bulgaria, Congo, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Senegal And South Africa
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 6:27 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (8 February 2024) - The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Bulgaria, Congo, Lithuania, the Russian Federation, Senegal and South Africa, after reviewing the six States parties during its latest session. The findings ... More >>
End To Killing Of Children In Armed Conflict, UN Committee Urges
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 1:30 am | UN Treaty Bodies
World’s Children Day 20 November 2023 GENEVA (20 November 2023) – With one out of every five children worldwide living within armed conflict zones, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child marks World Children’s Day in a sombre mood and calls ... More >>
CEDAW publishes findings on Albania, Bhutan, France, Guatemala, Jamaica, Malawi, Nicaragua, Philippines, and Uruguay
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 9:32 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (30 October 2023) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Albania, Bhutan, France, Guatemala, Jamaica, Malawi, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and Uruguay, after reviewing these nine ... More >>
Occupied Gaza Strip: UN Committee Calls For Immediate Ceasefire; Urges End To Hate Speech Amid Fears Of Broader Conflict
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 7:06 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (27 October 2023) – Alarmed by the scale of violence and the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the occupied Gaza Strip and fearing the prospects of a broader conflict, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) today ... More >>
