Committee against Torture BACKGROUND RELEASE 16 April 2015 Committee to Consider Eight Reports: New Zealand, Congo, Romania, Luxembourg, Spain, Serbia, Colombia and The former Yugoslav Republic of...

The Committee on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, deplores the recent tragedy involving the loss of life of migrants, the latest in a long line of migration-related...

GENEVA (16 April 2015) – The latest loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea highlights the absolute need for European Union member states, as well as other states that are major destinations for...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers 16 April 2015 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Uganda on its...

Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, Today I speak to you as a friend, a friend whose words will be as plain as they are respectful. While achieving a great deal over the last ten years, Burundi is now...

GENEVA (16 April 2015) – Human rights and freedoms should not be sacrificed for political convenience in the fight against terrorism, two United Nations human rights experts have said today. “It is...

GENEVA (16 April 2015) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is meeting in Geneva from 27 April to 15 May 2015 to review the following countries on these dates: France...

GENEVA (16 April 2015) - The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe let politics trump respect for human rights when it issued two convoluted resolutions relating to the plight of homeless...

GENEVA (16 April 2015) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention* will adopt its Basic Principles and Guidelines on the right of anyone deprived of liberty to challenge the lawfulness...

15 April 2015, PdN Room XVII Ms. Chairperson of the CRPD Committee, Mr. Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility, members of the Committee, ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour for me to be here...