GENEVA (6 April 2023) – A UN expert today welcomed the Vatican’s rejection of the 'Doctrine of Discovery', a 500-year-old Catholic decree that was used to justify the seizure of indigenous lands by...

GENEVA (21 June 2021) – UN human rights experts* urged the Holy See to take all necessary measures to stop and prevent the recurrence of violence and sexual abuse against children in Catholic...

GENEVA (4 June 2021) – UN human rights experts* urged Canadian authorities and the Catholic Church to conduct prompt and thorough investigations into the discovery of a mass grave containing the...

GENEVA (19 February 2016) - Vanuatu’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on 24 February. Vanuatu has ratified the...

ROUNDUP 11 December 2015 Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of the Holy See, Lithuania, Egypt, Slovenia, Mongolia and Turkey The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today...

GENEVA (11 December 2015) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 23 November to 11...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 24 November 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard from civil society representatives about the Holy...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 19 November 2015 BACKGROUND RELEASE Committee to Review the Situation in the Holy See, Lithuania, Egypt, Slovenia, Mongolia and Turkey, and Mark...

Committee against Torture ROUNDUP 23 May 2014 Adopts Concluding Recommendations on the Reports of Cyprus, Guinea, Holy See, Lithuania, Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Thailand and Uruguay The Committee...