Committee against Torture 7 November 2008 The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the fourth periodic reports of China, including the Hong Kong and Macao Special...

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women ROUND-UP 7 November 2008 Issues Conclusions on Reports of Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mongolia...

Committee against Torture 7 November 2008 The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Kazakhstan to questions raised by Committee Experts on the second periodic report of that...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 6 November 2008 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the fifth periodic report of Sweden on how that country...

Committee against Torture 6 November 2008 The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the second periodic report of Kazakhstan on the efforts of that country to give effect...

Committee against Torture 5 November 2008 The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Serbia on the efforts of that country to give effect to the...

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concludes its mission to Ukraine, which was undertaken from 22 October to 5 November. The Members, Mr. Malick Sow (of Senegal), Vice-President...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 5 November 2008 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined second to fourth periodic report of Nicaragua on how...

GENEVA -- The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Dr. Shamsul Bari, warned that the killing of human defenders continues in the country, and strongly condemned the recent...