Meeting Summaries https://www.ungeneva.org/en en Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Holds Panel Discussion on Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Development https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/expert-mechanism-right-development-holds-panel-discussion The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this morning held a panel discussion on indigenous peoples and the right to development. Brian Keane, Expert Mechanism Member, introducing the panel discussion, said the participation and organisation of indigenous peoples was vital for… Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:34:36 CET ungeneva.org 9d1692b1-d5b1-4d45-818d-2c71454fce2f Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Discusses Draft Thematic Study on Illicit Financial Flows and the Right to Development https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/expert-mechanism-right-development-discusses-draft-thematic-0 The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this afternoon discussed a draft thematic study on illicit financial flows and the right to development.Serges Alain Djoyou Kamga, Expert of the Expert Mechanism, presenting the draft thematic study on illicit financial flows and the right… Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:49:24 CET ungeneva.org 605e2419-8764-422a-9eb1-6dae1359fe52 Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Holds Two Panel Discussions on the Role of Business in Realising the Right to Development, and on Access to Food and the Right to Development https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/expert-mechanism-right-development-holds-two-panel-discussions The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this morning held two panel discussions on the role of business in realising the right to development in the age of mandatory human rights due diligence; and on access to food, food security, inequalities and the right to development.… Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:19:12 CET ungeneva.org 9bf3e164-6bc6-4b70-8114-8c1def6e3fd3 In Dialogue with Jamaica, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures to Combat Corruption, Raise Issues Concerning Fatal Police Shootings and Legislation on Homosexual Relations https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/dialogue-jamaica-experts-human-rights-committee-commend-measures The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Jamaica on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending measures to combat corruption, and raising issues concerning… Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:24:50 CET ungeneva.org 31ebf30f-48bb-4279-a57d-1671961bd014 Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Discusses Draft Thematic Study on Peace and Security and the Right to Development https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/expert-mechanism-right-development-discusses-draft-thematic The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this afternoon discussed a draft thematic study on peace and security and the right to development. Juana María Ibáñez Rivas, Chairperson of the Expert Mechanism, introducing conceptual and practical progress made in the latest version of the… Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:24:08 CET ungeneva.org 13d47728-61c8-4444-ba44-46f04cedfebe Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Opens Fourteenth Session, Begins General Debate https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/expert-mechanism-right-development-opens-fourteenth-session The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this morning opened its fourteenth session, hearing statements by the Chair of the Mechanism, the Vice-President of the Human Rights Council and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights.  The Expert Mechanism then began a general debate… Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:20:24 CET ungeneva.org b81a669c-48b3-4c48-9d38-b4ff71176da0 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Holds Meeting with States, Launches General Recommendation on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes and the Unequal Power Relations that Sustain Them https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/committee-elimination-discrimination-against-women-holds-meeting The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today held an informal meeting with States parties and launched its general recommendation 41 on dismantling gender stereotypes and the unequal power relations that sustain them.  In opening remarks on the general… Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:53:09 CEST ungeneva.org f4e00636-608c-4abf-80b6-5fc1a302befe Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Efforts by Cameroon to Combat Hate Speech, Raise Questions on Trials of Civilians by Military Courts and Tensions between French and English Speakers https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/examen-du-cameroun-au-comite-des-droits-de-lhomme-les-experts The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Cameroon on how the State implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts commended Cameroon’s efforts to combat hate speech, while raising… Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:09:06 CEST ungeneva.org dd6137e0-afab-4029-982f-0dfe34a30d32 Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Rwanda’s Decriminalisation of Defamation, Raise Questions on Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and the Closure of Thousands of Places of Worship https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/experts-human-rights-committee-welcome-rwandas-decriminalisation  The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Rwanda on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts welcomed the State party’s decriminalisation of defamation and other… Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:50:04 CEST ungeneva.org 2454415a-f6ac-47c5-a45e-f90b2b635e1c Experts of the Human Rights Committee Praise Austria’s Efforts to Identify Victims of Trafficking, Raise Questions on Dealing with Extreme Heat and the High Proportion of Women in Part-Time Work https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/10/experts-human-rights-committee-praise-austrias-efforts-identify  The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Austria on how the State implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts praised Austria’s new mechanism to identify victims of… Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:10:57 CEST ungeneva.org abdd2c32-c4a4-4b67-ba19-675bb35b6c05