GENEVA (28 April 2016) - The UN Committee against Torture is due to review Israel on 3 and 4 May in sessions that will be webcast live. Israel has ratified the Convention against Torture and Other...

GENEVA (28 April 2016) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Romania from 3 to 12 May to assess the treatment of people deprived of their liberty, as well as the...

GENEVA / LUSAKA (28 April 2016) – “There are good opportunities to achieve the realisation of rights of persons with disabilities in Zambia,” today said United Nations Special Rapporteur Catalina...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 28 April 2016 GENEVA (28 April 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes, Baskut Tuncak, has urged...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 28 April 2016 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning concluded its consideration of the combined second to fifth...

Summary The present summary report was prepared in accordance with resolution 30/8 of the Human Rights Council, in which the Council decided to convene a panel discussion on the progress in and...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 26 April 2016 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty...