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Philippines Violated The Rights Of Victims Of Sexual Slavery Perpetrated By Imperial Japanese Army

Thursday, 9 March 2023, 6:22 am | UN Treaty Bodies

Philippines failed to redress continuous discrimination and suffering of sexual slavery victims perpetrated by Imperial Japanese Army, UN committee finds GENEVA (8 March 2023) – The UN women’s rights committee has found that the Philippines ... More >>

UN CEDAW Publishes Findings On Bahrain, Costa Rica, Georgia, Hungary, Mauritania, Norway, Slovenia, Tunisia

Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 6:33 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (28 February 2023) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Bahrain, Costa Rica, Georgia, Hungary, Mauritania, Norway, Slovenia and Tunisia, the States parties that it reviewed ... More >>

UN Torture Prevention Body Terminates Visit To Australia

Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 8:43 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

UN torture prevention body terminates visit to Australia, confirms missions to South Africa, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Croatia, Georgia, Guatemala, Palestine, and the Philippines GENEVA (20 February 2023) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) ... More >>

UN Child Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Ireland, Mauritius, New Zealand, Oman And Sweden

Friday, 10 February 2023, 6:02 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (9 February 2023) – The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Azerbaijan, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ireland, Mauritius, New Zealand, Oman and Sweden, after reviewing the seven States parties during its latest ... More >>

Denmark Failed To Take Effective Measures Against Art Exhibition Curating Racist Hate Speech, UN Committee Finds

Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 6:12 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (7 February 2023) - Denmark failed to take effective measures against racist hate speech by discontinuing its investigation about an art exhibition showing racist hate images, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) ... More >>

Switzerland: UN Committee Welcomes Asylum For Four Kurdish Refugee Children

Saturday, 4 February 2023, 7:44 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (3 February 2023) - The UN child rights committee has applauded Switzerland’s prompt action to grant asylum and residency to four Kurdish refugee children from Syria, together with their mother, who were facing deportation to Bulgaria, where ... More >>

Qatar Against United Arab Emirates: UN Ad Hoc Conciliation Commission Terminates Operation

Friday, 3 February 2023, 6:52 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (2 February 2023) - The ad hoc Conciliation Commission established by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has decided to end its work. The Commission was set up to offer good offices to settle the interstate ... More >>

States Obligated To Safeguard Equitable Access To And Use Of Land - UN Committee Publishes Guidance

Thursday, 26 January 2023, 6:22 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (25 January 2023) – The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has issued a guidance note to clarify States’ obligations regarding the access to, use of and control over land, particularly about pressing issues affecting human ... More >>

Independent Watchdog Paramount To Torture Prevention: UN Experts

Friday, 23 December 2022, 6:20 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (22 December 2022) – A functional and independent preventive mechanism, at national and international levels, that can regularly visit all detention facilities is vital to protect more than 10 million people detained worldwide from torture and ... More >>

Bosnia And Herzegovina Must Establish Torture Prevention Body Immediately, UN Experts Urge

Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 5:58 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (20 December 2022) - The United Nations torture prevention experts urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to establish a torture prevention body at the State level without further delay to protect people deprived of their liberty against torture ... More >>

UN Torture Prevention Body To Visit Bosnia And Herzegovina

Friday, 9 December 2022, 5:17 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (8 December 2022) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 11 to 17 December to assess the treatment of people deprived of their liberty and the safeguards available to protect them ... More >>

UN CERD Publishes Findings On Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, France, Georgia And Jamaica

Saturday, 3 December 2022, 5:13 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (2 December 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Friday issued findings on Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, France, Georgia and Jamaica after reviewing the six States parties in its latest session. The findings ... More >>

Nicaragua: Two UN Rights Committees Deplore Refusal To Cooperate And Lack Of Information

Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 6:28 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (29 November 2022) – The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) and the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) have jointly decided to take action in response to Nicaragua’s refusal to cooperate with the two UN bodies in tackling and preventing ... More >>

UN Human Rights Committee Issues Findings On Ethiopia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Philippines And Russia

Friday, 4 November 2022, 6:15 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (3 November 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) has issued its findings on Ethiopia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and Russia, after examining the implementation of civil and political rights in the respective ... More >>

Immediate Action Needed To Save Children’s Lives In Haiti Amid Triple Threat Of Cholera, Malnutrition And Violence

Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 7:40 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

Immediate action needed to save children’s lives in Haiti amid triple threat of cholera, malnutrition and violence, UN child rights committee warns GENEVA (1 November 2022) - The Committee on the Rights of the Child is deeply concerned about the severe ... More >>

CEDAW Publishes Findings On Armenia, Belgium, Finland The Gambia, Honduras, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Switzerland & Ukraine

Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 6:31 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (31 October 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Armenia, Belgium, Finland, The Gambia, Honduras, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Switzerland and Ukraine, the States parties ... More >>

UN Women’s Committee In Latest Guidance Urges Better Protection Of Indigenous Women And Girls

Friday, 28 October 2022, 6:12 am | UN Treaty Bodies

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is calling on states to immediately develop and implement comprehensive policies to better protect the human rights of indigenous women and girls everywhere. In its latest guidance, ... More >>

UN Torture Prevention Body Suspends Visit To Australia Citing Lack Of Co-operation

Sunday, 23 October 2022, 8:23 pm | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA / CANBERRA ( 23 October 2022) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has decided to suspend its visit to Australia due to obstructions it encountered in carrying out its mandate under the Optional Protocol to the Convention ... More >>

UN CESCR Issues Findings On El Salvador, Guatemala, Italy, Luxembourg, Mongolia And Tajikistan

Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 5:58 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (18 October 2022) - The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today published its findings on El Salvador, Guatemala, Italy, Luxembourg, Mongolia and Tajikistan . The Committee examined the above six countries during its latest ... More >>

Iran: End Killings And Detentions Of Children Immediately, UN Child Rights Committee Urges

Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 6:37 am | UN Treaty Bodies

GENEVA (17 October 2022) – As at least 23 children were reportedly killed by Iranian security forces and hundreds more were injured, detained and tortured during recent peaceful protests, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the grave ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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