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Latest news about the UN Human Rights Committee #HRCttee & #ICCPR
The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #VietNam 🇻🇳 is about to start!

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July 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The session on #Haiti 🇭🇹 closes unusually early, with the delegation not using its full speaking time and leaving many questions unanswered. The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 hopes to receive the outstanding replies within two working days, as per CCPR regulations
July 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Asked about holding a referendum on the new constitution amid the current insecurity, #Haiti 🇭🇹 says it aims to bolster security and increase police presence
July 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
As the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 member @HeleneTigroudja
underlines, corruption will be a core topic of discussion during this dialogue, given how corruption influences the civil and political rights of #Haiti's🇭🇹 citizens
July 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In her opening statement, Madame Saint Jean, Minister for the Status of Women and Women’s Rights -acting as Head of the Delegation - welcomes explicitly civil society actors and underlines their importance in the state in order to improve the human rights situation
July 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #Haiti🇭🇹 is about to start!
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July 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The #HRCttee🇺🇳 raises concerns with #Spain🇪🇸 about pushbacks to Morocco at the Ceuta and Melilla borders without access to asylum.
⚠️ Reports of deaths and excessive use of force during border incidents (2014 and 2022) were noted, and accountability has yet to be established
July 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#Spain 🇪🇸 begins its opening statement to the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 by mentioning the approval of the landmark #TransLaw 🏳️‍⚧️ in 2023

It recognizes gender self-determination, eliminates medical and age requirements for legal gender recognition, and prohibits conversion therapy, among others
July 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 review of the seventh #ICCPR report of #Spain 🇪🇸 just started!

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July 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Head of Delegation of 🇱🇻 #Latvia stressing his position as Minister of Health and as an Arabic decent shows that Latvia is on the right path and is engaged in giving opportunities to people from diverse backgrounds and races to the #HRtee 🇺🇳
July 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Main Topics to be discussed at the review of 🇱🇻 #Latvia by the Human Rights Committee:
•⁠ ⁠Hate speech
•⁠ ⁠⁠Migrants and asylum seeker
•⁠ ⁠⁠Rights of Minorities

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July 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰 is about to start!

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June 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Main topics to be discussed at the review of #GuineaBissau by the Human Rights Committee:
🔹Freedom of assembly
🔹Protection of human rights defenders
🔹Anti-corruption measures
🔹Prohibition of torture
June 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Regarding the provision of special social services to children, #Kazakhstan says that persons with disabilities and victims of domestic violence receive social, medical, psychological, cultural, economic services, which are entirely funded by the state
June 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Human Rights Committee asks #Kazakhstan about measures to to address all forms of exploitation, forced labour and trafficking in human beings #ICCPR
June 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
#Kazakhstan🇰🇿 is requested to clarify what steps are being taken to ensure that all migrant children are documented in the country
June 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
What is #Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 doing to ensure substantive gender equality, including on access to education, jobs, land/property rights, women’s representation in leadership, and combat violence against women #HRCttee #GenderEquality #VAW
June 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Human Rights Committee asks #Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 whether it plans to seek “A status” for its National Human Rights Institution—highlighting that it’s held “B status” since 2012 despite recent reforms. What’s standing in the way? #HRCttee #NHRI
June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The review of #Kazakhstan by the Human Rights Committee is taking place on 24 and 25 June. Main issues:
🔹Accountability for excessive use of force during protests
🔹Protection of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
🔹Strengthening judicial independence and access to justice
June 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 is about to start its 144th session. During the session it will review:

#Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
#GuineaBissau 🇬🇼
#NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰
#Latvia 🇱🇻
#Spain 🇪🇸
#Haiti 🇭🇹
#VietNam 🇻🇳
June 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM