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Brazil: Criminal Proceedings Against Former President Lula Da Silva Violated Due Process Guarantees
Friday, 29 April 2022, 5:56 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (28 April 2022) – The investigation and prosecution of former President Lula da Silva violated his right to be tried by an impartial tribunal, his right to privacy and his political rights, the UN Human Rights Committee has found. The ... More >>
UN Torture Prevention Body To Visit Argentina
Friday, 15 April 2022, 6:03 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (14 April 2022) - The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to visit Argentina from 20 to 30 April 2022 to assess the country’s implementation of the recommendations it made during its previous visit. "We are pleased to ... More >>
Ukraine: 2.7 Million People With Disabilities At Risk, UN Committee Warns
Friday, 15 April 2022, 5:55 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (14 April 2022) –The continued military attacks against Ukraine are putting the lives of an estimated 2.7 million people with disabilities at risk. The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today deplored the Russian Federation’s ... More >>
UN Committee Against Torture To Review Iceland, Cuba, Iraq, Montenegro, Kenya And Uruguay
Friday, 15 April 2022, 5:47 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (14 April 2022) – The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) will hold its upcoming session from 19 April to 13 May, during which it will review Iceland, Cuba, Iraq, Montenegro, Kenya and Uruguay. The six countries are among the 173 States parties ... More >>
Mexico: Prevention Must Be Central To National Policy To Stop Enforced Disappearance, UN Committee Finds
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 7:34 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (12 April 2022) - Public agents and organised crime are responsible for Mexico’s soaring numbers of enforced disappearance, the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances said in findings published today. The Committee called for immediate actions to end ... More >>
UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Publishes Findings On Greece And Niger
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 7:33 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (12 April 2022) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances today issued its findings on Greece and Niger after reviewing the countries in its latest session. The findings contain the Committee's main concerns and recommendations on the implementation ... More >>
UN Committee On Migrant Workers Publishes Findings On Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde And Paraguay
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 7:29 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (12 April 2022) - The UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) today issued its findings on Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Paraguay, after reviewing the countries during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s ... More >>
UN Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination To Review Cameroon, Luxembourg, Estonia And Kazakhstan
Friday, 8 April 2022, 5:48 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (7 April 2022) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will hold its upcoming session from 11 to 29 April, during which it will review Cameroon, Luxembourg, Estonia and Kazakhstan. The four countries are among the 182 ... More >>
Tunisia: Progress Made But Concerns Remain, Says UN Torture Prevention Body
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 6:36 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (6 April 2022) – Tunisia has made progress in torture prevention by setting up a functional national monitoring body, but severe problems, such as police violence, remain to be addressed, UN rights experts said today after visiting the country. ... More >>
UN Torture Prevention Body Applauds Brazil Supreme Court’s Decision Safeguarding National Preventive Mechanism
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 6:31 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (1 April 2022) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court of Brazil to invalidate a presidential decree that would have dismantled ... More >>
UN Human Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Bolivia, Cambodia, Iraq, Israel And Qatar
Thursday, 31 March 2022, 7:09 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (30 March 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee on Wednesday published its findings on the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Cambodia, Iraq, Israel and Qatar, after reviewing the countries during its latest session. The findings contain the ... More >>
UN Disability Rights Committee Issues Findings On Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland And Venezuela
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 7:45 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (29 March 2022) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has issued its findings on Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the five States parties which it examined during its latest ... More >>
UN Committee On Migrant Workers To Review Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde And Paraguay
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 6:58 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (25 March 2022) – The UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) will hold its upcoming session from 28 March to 8 April, during which it will review Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Paraguay. Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Paraguay are among the 57 States ... More >>
UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances To Review Greece, Niger And Adopt Visit Report On Mexico
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 6:55 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (25 March 2022) The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) will hold its upcoming session from 28 March to 8 April, during which it will review Greece, Niger and adopt its visit report on Mexico. The session will begin on 28 March at ... More >>
Ukraine: Urgent And Extra Support Needed For Separated And Unaccompanied Children, Says UN Child Rights Committee
Friday, 25 March 2022, 7:17 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (24 March 2022) – One month after the Russian Federation began its invasion of Ukraine, around one hundred children have been killed, thousands injured, and many more displaced or separated from their parents and family. The UN Child Rights ... More >>
UN Torture Prevention Body To Visit Tunisia
Friday, 25 March 2022, 7:09 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (24 March 2022) - The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to visit Tunisia from 27 March to 2 April 2022 to assess the country’s implementation of the recommendations it made during its previous visit. "Tunisia was the first ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Criminalisation Of Same-sex Sexual Activity Breached Rights Of A LGBTI Activist - UN Women’s Rights Committee
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 6:30 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (23 March 2022) – Sri Lanka violated the rights of a lesbian and leading LGBTI activist who was subjected to discrimination, threats and abuses due to the country’s Penal Code that criminalises same-sex sexual activity, the UN Committee ... More >>
Belarus: UN Human Rights Committee Condemns Execution
Friday, 11 March 2022, 7:30 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (10 March 2022) –The UN Human Rights Committee on Thursday condemned Belarus for its execution of Victor Pavlov, whose petition was still being examined by the Committee. Victor Pavlov is the 15th person since 2010 whose execution had been carried ... More >>
UN CESCR Issues Findings On Bahrain, Belarus, Czech Republic, DR Congo, Serbia And Uzbekistan
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 6:53 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (7 March 2022) - The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Monday published its findings on Bahrain, Belarus, Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Serbia and Uzbekistan. The Committee examined the above six ... More >>
Russia: UN Human Rights Committee Postpones Country Review
Friday, 4 March 2022, 7:06 am | UN Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (3 March 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee expressed regret that the Russian Federation delegation could not travel to Geneva to participate in the Committee’s country review, which was scheduled for today and tomorrow. The Committee was due ... More >>
