19 January 2010 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its review of the second periodic report of Tajikistan, undertaken over the course of two meetings, on how that country...

19 January 2010 The Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in order to discuss ways of strengthening NGO engagement with...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of Israel on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the...

18 January 2010 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women this morning opened its forty-fifth session, hearing a statement from High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay...

GENEVA (18 January 2010) – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said Monday it is deeply concerned about the devastating effects on children of the earthquake that struck Haiti last week, and...

18 January 2010 Hears from NGOs on Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Malawi The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women this afternoon held an informal meeting with...

GENEVA (15 January 2010) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged the Ugandan government to shelve a “draconian” draft bill on homosexuality that is due to be put before...

Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK, carried out an official visit to the ROK in January 2010 to assess the impact of the human rights...