Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. My name is Aslan Abashidze, and I would like to welcome you to this meeting with the press held by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at the...

BOGOTÁ AND GENEVA -- “Colombia continues to endure a serious displacement crisis, despite important steps taken by the authorities to meet the challenge.” This was the main conclusion of Professor...

ROMA –– Il Gruppo di Lavoro sulla Detenzione Arbitraria, un gruppo di esperti indipendenti con mandato conferito dal Consiglio per i Diritti Umani delle Nazioni Unite, ha concluso oggi una visita...

Committee against Torture 14 November 2008 The Committee against Torture this afternoon considered the issue of follow-up to individual communications, hearing an oral presentation by Committee Expert...

ROME -- The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a group of independent experts reporting to the UN Human Rights Council, completed today a two-week official visit to Italy. “We have enjoyed in all...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 13 November 2008 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined initial to third periodic reports of Angola on how...

Committee against Torture 13 November 2008 The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Belgium to questions raised by Committee Experts on the second periodic report of that...

Committee against Torture 13 November 2008 The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Kenya on the efforts of that country to give effect to the...