2 May 2006 The Committee against Torture this afternoon met with the Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, who said that he had carried out four fact-finding missions to Georgia, Mongolia...

This publication includes the original nine core international human rights treaties in pocket-size format. Each of these treaties established a committee of experts to monitor implementation of the...

Rebuilding Lives, presented in commemoration of 25 years of funding assistance to torture victims, presents the experiences of torture survivors and the efforts of those who work to rehabilitate them...

1 May 2006 Hears Address by Representative of Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights; Elects Bureau; Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work The Committee against Torture this morning opened its...

1 May 2006 Speakers Raise Shortcomings in Countries whose Reports Will Be Considered by the Committee during this Session The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard...

1 May 2006 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its thirty-sixth session, hearing an address by a representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a...