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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 >>
UN Women’s Rights Committee Deplores Withdrawal Of Nicaraguan Ambassador From Public Review
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 5:51 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (25 October 2023) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today deplored that the dialogue with Nicaragua to consider the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination ... More >>
Georgia: Prison System Needs Modernisation, Says UN Torture Prevention Body
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 9:51 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (18 October 2023) – Georgia has made significant progress in fighting torture and improving detention conditions, but extra measures are necessary to lower prison population, expand staff force and strengthen rehabilitation program, bringing its ... More >>
UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Publishes Findings On Mauritania, Nigeria, Mexico And Netherlands
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 6:58 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (3 October 2023) - The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) today issued its findings on Mauritania, Nigeria, Mexico and the Netherlands after reviewing the four States parties during its latest session. The findings contain the Committee’s ... More >>
UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein and Togo
Saturday, 30 September 2023, 12:15 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (28 September 2023) - The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein and Togo, after reviewing the six States parties during its latest session. The findings contain ... More >>
Palestine Must Strengthen Torture Prevention Measures, UN Body Finds
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 7:28 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (25 September 2023) – The State of Palestine needs to improve the effectiveness of the fundamental legal safeguards against torture and ill-treatment, especially from the first moments of detention, experts from the UN Subcommittee on Prevention ... More >>
UN CRPD publishes findings on Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia, Paraguay
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 7:55 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (12 September 2023) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) today issued its findings on Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia and Paraguay, after reviewing the eight States parties during its latest ... More >>
WWC23: UN Committee Welcomes FIFA Suspension Of Spanish Football President, Supports Investigation Into Misconduct
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 6:53 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (5 September 2023) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has welcomed the suspension of Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales from FIFA after he forcibly kissed Spanish football captain Jennifer Hermosa ... More >>
UN Committee Against Torture Publishes Findings On New Zealand, Romania, Spain And Switzerland
Saturday, 29 July 2023, 6:29 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (28 July 2023) – The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on New Zealand, Romania, Spain and Switzerland, after reviewing the four States parties in its latest session. The findings contain the Committee’s main ... More >>
UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, State of Palestine & Uganda
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 6:51 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (26 July 2023) – The UN Human Rights Committee today issued its findings on Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, the State of Palestine and Uganda, after examining the seven States parties in its latest session. The findings contain ... More >>
Mexico: UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Condemns Violence Against Authorities Searching For Bodies
Friday, 21 July 2023, 6:49 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (20 July 2023) - The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances condemns the attack on personnel of the State Attorney General's Office and the municipal police of Tlajomulco in the state of Jalisco in central-western Mexico, which killed six ... More >>
