GENEVA (19 January 2011) – UN Independent Expert Michel Forst urged Wednesday the international community to “allow justice to take its course in Haiti, recalling that there still are open proceedings...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee MORNING 19 January 2011 The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning discussed two studies on the right to food prepared by its drafting group on...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee AFTERNOON 19 January 2011 The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon continued its consideration of requests to the Committee by the Human...

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 19 January 2011 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has considered the seventh periodic report of Kenya on how...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 19 January 2011 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the combined third and fourth periodic report of New Zealand on how that country is...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 18 January 2011 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the initial report of Afghanistan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee 18 January 2011 Concludes Discussion on Missing Persons The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning started to look at the issue of a draft...

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 18 January 2011 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic report...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 56th session 17 January – 4 February 2011 Palais Wilson, Ground Floor 17 January 2011, 10 am Madam Chairperson, Distinguished members of the Committee Ladies and...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 17 January 2011 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its fifty-sixth session, hearing an address by Navi Pillay, the United Nations High...