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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 >>
Finland Violated Rights Of Finnish Children Detained In Northern Syria By Failing To Repatriate Them, UN Committee Finds
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 5:22 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (12 October 2022) — Finland’s failure to repatriate Finnish children who have been held in Syrian camps in life-threatening conditions for years violated their right to life, as well as their right to be free from inhuman and degrading ... More >>
UN Experts Call For Urgent Action To Protect Ukrainian Children With Disabilities In Residential Care Institutions
Saturday, 8 October 2022, 5:45 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (7 October 2022) – UN human rights experts* are gravely concerned about the thousands of Ukrainian children with disabilities who were living in residential institutions and have been evacuated from war zones to Western Ukraine or to other ... More >>
Ecuador: UN Torture Prevention Body Remains Seriously Concerned By Prison Crisis After Second Visit
Friday, 7 October 2022, 5:44 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (6 October 2022) – UN experts concluded their visit to Ecuador by calling on the State to take immediate and additional measures to tackle the country’s complex prison crisis and protect the human rights of those deprived of liberty. ... More >>
Italy: Lack Of Financial And Social Support To Family Of People With Disabilities Amounted To Human Rights Violation
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 5:17 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (5 October 2022) – In a pioneering case, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has found that Italy’s failure to provide individualised support services to a family of persons with disabilities was discriminatory and ... More >>
UN CRC Publishes Findings On Germany, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Philippines, South Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan & Viet Nam
Friday, 30 September 2022, 7:16 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (29 September 2022) – The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Germany, Kuwait, North Macedonia, the Philippines, South Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam after reviewing the eight States parties during its latest ... More >>
UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Publishes Findings On Czech Republic, Mali And Uruguay
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 7:22 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (27 September 2022) - The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) today issued its findings on the Czech Republic, Mali and Uruguay after reviewing the three States parties during its latest session. The findings contain the Committee's main ... More >>
Australia Violated Torres Strait Islanders’ Rights To Enjoy Culture And Family Life, UN Committee Finds
Saturday, 24 September 2022, 5:25 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (23 September 2022) – In a ground-breaking decision, the U.N. Human Rights Committee has found that Australia’s failure to adequately protect indigenous Torres Islanders against adverse impacts of climate change violated their rights to enjoy ... More >>
Türkiye Needs To Strengthen Effective Torture Prevention Measures, UN Experts Find
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 6:13 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (21 September 2022) – Türkiye must take further action to strengthen the effective safeguards of detainees from torture and ill-treatment, especially during the first hours of detention and protect migrants in removal centres, experts from ... More >>
