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Morocco: Gdeim Izik Cases Reveal Torture, Coerced Confessions, And Failure To Investigate, UN Committee Finds
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 7:12 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee called on Morocco to conduct impartial and thorough investigations into the allegations of torture, in full compliance with the revised Istanbul Protocol, with a view to bringing those responsible to justice. More >>
Netherlands Violated Child’s Right To Privacy By Storing His DNA Profile, UN Committee Finds
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 7:28 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Under Dutch law, DNA testing orders were issued automatically for convicted persons who had received certain sentences, and the law did not distinguish between adults and children. More >>
France: UN Torture Prevention Body To Make First Visit To Places Of Detention
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 9:44 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The SPT delegation will examine the treatment and conditions of people deprived of liberty across a range of custodial settings, as well as the preventive measures in place to prevent torture and ill-treatment. More >>
France Risks Undermining Kanak Indigenous People’s Self-determination In New Caledonia, UN Committee Warns
Friday, 8 May 2026, 7:41 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged France to ensure that any legislative, constitutional or administrative measure concerning New Caledonia’s decolonisation process is subject to transparent & good-faith consultations. More >>
Australia: Indigenous Children Face Systemic Racial Discrimination In Criminal Justice System, UN Committee Warns
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 7:39 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Australia must improve detention conditions in line with international standards, ensure that Indigenous children deprived of liberty have access to medical care, legal counsel, adequate food, social services & their families. More >>
UN Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination Publishes Findings
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 7:12 am | United Nations Human Rights 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. More >>
Sweden Violated Rights Of Child With Severe Disabilities By Deporting Him To Albania Despite Medical Risks
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 7:53 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee recalled that States must not deport, extradite or otherwise remove a person when there are substantial grounds for believing that there is a real risk of irreparable harm in the receiving country. More >>
UN Women’s Rights Committee Reaffirms Protection Of Girls From Prostitution And Sexual Exploitation
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 8:41 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee recognizes the importance of consistency and coherence. In this regard, it also recalls that CEDAW, like all other human rights treaties, is a living document and should be interpreted contextually. More >>
UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Publishes Findings On Ecuador, Iraq, Malawi And Samoa
Thursday, 26 March 2026, 9:17 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee urged Ecuador to strengthen its mechanisms for detecting and locating disappeared children and to prevent such disappearances. More >>
UN Human Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Andorra, Canada, Chad, Moldova And Slovakia
Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 7:08 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as positive aspects. Highlights include: More >>
Cambodia Responsible For Impunity And Lack Of Reparation In Child Rape Case, UN Committee Finds
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 8:43 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee ordered immediate enforcement of the judgment, full reparations, protection measures, and prohibition of non-judicial settlements in sexual violence cases. More >>
Racial Profiling & Racist Hate Speech By Political Leaders Heightened HR Violations Against Migrants & Asylum Seekers
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 8:41 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee was deeply disturbed by the growing use of derogatory and dehumanizing language, and the dissemination of negative and harmful stereotypes targeting migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. More >>
Mexico Discriminated Against Women In Decade-Long Pretrial Detention, UN Committee Finds
Friday, 6 March 2026, 7:58 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
According to the information brought before the Committee, the number of women in pretrial detention in Mexico increased by 10.3% in the first six months of 2020, compared with the increase of 1.9% for men. More >>
Iran: Children Must Never Be Collateral Damage, UN Committee Says
Thursday, 5 March 2026, 9:06 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee called for an immediate and sustained ceasefire by all parties to the hostilities in the Middle East, so that children are no longer exposed to killing, maiming, displacement, psychological harm, or other violations of their rights. More >>
UN Committee On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights Publishes Findings On Australia, Georgia, Kenya And Uruguay
Saturday, 28 February 2026, 10:33 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The findings, officially known Concluding Observations, are now available online on the session page. More >>
UN CEDAW's Findings On Argentina, Czechia, El Salvador, Iraq, Lesotho, Lithuania, Kingdom Of The Netherlands & Viet Nam
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 7:41 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The findings, officially named Concluding Observations, are now available on the session page. More >>
Mexico: UN Torture Prevention Experts Recognise Progress, But Urge Strengthening Of Torture Prevention Measures
Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 9:07 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Subcommittee noted worrying conditions and coercive practices in such centres, which operate without sufficient regulation and pose serious risks of ill-treatment. More >>
UN Child Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan And Spain
Friday, 6 February 2026, 11:27 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee was seriously concerned about rising mental health challenges among children and barriers to accessing adolescent sexual and reproductive health services. More >>
Mexico: UN Torture Prevention Body Returns, Seeking Concrete Progress
Friday, 23 January 2026, 12:54 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
After having to postpone its visit to Mexico in 2025 due to the UN liquidity crisis, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will now undertake its third visit to the country. More >>
Australia: Offshore And Prolonged Detention Exposed Iranian Asylum Seeker To Torture, UN Committee Finds
Thursday, 15 January 2026, 9:29 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee published its Decision today after reviewing a case involving an asylum seeker who arrived on Christmas Island, an Australian external territory near Indonesia, by boat in 2013 after fleeing Iran in fear of persecution. More >>
