BACKGROUND RELEASE 28 October 2010 Experts to Review Reports of Dominican Republic, Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Uruguay The Committee on Economic, Social and...

BACKGROUND RELEASE 28 October 2010 Experts to Consider Reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Mongolia and Turkey The Committee against Torture will meet at the Palais Wilson...

GENEVA (28 October 2010)– The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, expressed his concern regarding the sentencing to prison of two...

Subcommitee on prevention of torture The third meeting of States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT...

GENEVA (27 October 2010) – Three United Nations human rights treaty bodies on Monday issued a joint appeal* to the Pakistani authorities and relief agencies to strengthen the human rights-based...

NEW YORK (27 October 2010) – During her two week mission to the United States of America, which included meetings and visits in New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, New Orleans...

Mr. President, colleagues and friends, It is my pleasure to represent the special procedures at your meeting today.  On their behalf I would like to thank the Council for its inclusive and...

26 October 2010 This morning the Human Rights Committee heard presentations of progress reports on the status of follow-up to the Committee's concluding observations and on follow-up to Views...