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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 >>
UN Disability Rights Committee Publishes Findings
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 5:20 am | UN Treaty Bodies
UN disability rights committee publishes findings on Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao, New Zealand, Singapore and Ukraine GENEVA (9 September 2022) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on Friday issued ... More >>
Spain Violated Former Catalan Parliament Leaders’ Political Rights, UN Human Rights Committee Finds
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 5:36 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (31 August 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Spain violated the political rights of former Catalan Government and Parliament members by suspending them from public duties prior to a conviction following the independence referendum ... More >>
UN Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination Publishes Findings
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 5:52 am | UN Treaty Bodies
UN Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination Publishes Findings On Azerbaijan, Benin, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Suriname, United States Of America And Zimbabwe GENEVA (30 August 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ... More >>
UN Committee Against Torture Publishes Findings On Botswana, Nicaragua, State Of Palestine And The United Arab Emirates
Saturday, 30 July 2022, 5:10 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (29 July 2022) – The UN Committee against Torture on Friday issued findings on Botswana, Nicaragua, the State of Palestine and the United Arab Emirates after reviewing the four States parties during its latest session. The findings contain ... More >>
UN Human Rights Committee Issues Findings On Hong Kong, Macao, Georgia, Ireland, Luxembourg And Uruguay
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 6:31 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (27 July 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee on Wednesday published its findings on Hong Kong-China, Macao-China, Georgia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Uruguay, after examining the implementation of civil and political rights. The findings contain ... More >>
Spain Responsible For Obstetric Violence - UN Women’s Rights Committee Finds
Friday, 15 July 2022, 6:04 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (14 July 2022) - A woman in Spain who underwent premature labour induction and a caesarean section without her consent was subjected to obstetric violence, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has found. ... More >>
UN Committee Against Torture To Review United Arab Emirates, Nicaragua, State Of Palestine And Botswana
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 8:12 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (12 July 2022) – The UN Committee against Torture is holding its latest session from today to 29 July, during which it will examine the United Arab Emirates, Nicaragua, State of Palestine and Botswana. The above four States parties are among ... More >>
Access To Safe And Legal Abortion: Urgent Call For United States To Adhere To Women’s Rights Convention, UN Committee
Saturday, 2 July 2022, 5:55 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (1 July 2022) – The UN women’s rights committee today said that the United States is one of the only seven countries* in the world that are not parties to the international convention that protects women’s human rights, including their right ... More >>
UN Torture Prevention Body Announces Visits For 2023
Friday, 1 July 2022, 6:05 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (30 June 2022) — The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) confirmed its upcoming visits to Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador and Türkiye in the second half of this year, and announced its plans to visit Croatia, Madagascar, ... More >>
Myanmar: Crisis Taking An Enormous Toll On Children, UN Committee Warns
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 6:06 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (29 June 2022) – Time is running out to save Myanmar’s stricken generation, the UN Child Rights Committee warned today, urging the international community to take swift action to protect the country’s children. Citing alarming findings in ... More >>
Ecuador: UN Committee Urges End To Violence Against Children During Protests
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 6:13 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (28 June 2022) – The UN Child Rights Committee today expressed deep concern over the information it has received about the use of violence against children by the Ecuadorian security forces during recent protests and strikes led by indigenous ... More >>
UN Committee Urges Prompt Investigation Into Deaths Of Migrants At Moroccan-Spanish Border
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 8:03 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (28 June 2022) – The UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) on Tuesday deplored the incidents that led to the deaths of at least 23 migrants as they tried to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Melilla last Friday. It is yet ... More >>
UN Experts: Healthcare Professionals Are Essential For Torture Prevention, Accountability And Redress
Monday, 27 June 2022, 6:48 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 26 June 2022 GENEVA (24 June 2022) – Human rights experts from the three UN anti-torture mechanisms * have urged States members to provide the necessary material and legal conditions to enable health ... More >>
Chile: UN Child Rights Committee Decides First-ever International Child Abduction Case
Friday, 17 June 2022, 5:38 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (16 June 2022) – Chile violated the rights of a six-year-old boy with autism when its Supreme Court decided to return him to Spain without assessing his best interests, the UN Child Rights Committee has found. The Committee issued its landmark ... More >>
UN Women’s Rights Committee To Review Portugal, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Namibia, UAE, Morocco, Mongolia And Bolivia
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 5:51 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (10 June 2022) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold its upcoming session from 13 June to 1 July, during which it will review Portugal, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Namibia, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, ... More >>
UN CRC: Findings On Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Greece, Iceland, Kiribati, Somalia, Zambia
Friday, 10 June 2022, 5:53 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (9 June 2022) - The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) has issued its findings on Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Greece, Iceland, Kiribati, Somalia and Zambia, the States parties that it reviewed during its latest session. ... More >>
Nepal Responsible For Rape And Extrajudicial Execution Of 16-year-old Girl, UN Human Rights Committee Finds
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 5:55 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (23 May 2022) – Nepal violated the human rights of a 16-year-old girl who was tortured, raped and shot dead by army officers during the Nepalese Civil War, the UN Human Rights Committee has found. The Committee issued its findings today ... More >>
