<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>HiCall News</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/</link><description>Source-attributed news and source links</description><item><title>UN committee reviews Belize on enforced disappearance convention</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-enforced-disappearances-welcome-belizes-approach-to-filing-missing-persons-reports-raise-questions-o-3f19a4975d46/</link><guid>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-enforced-disappearances-welcome-belizes-approach-to-filing-missing-persons-reports-raise-questions-o-3f19a4975d46/</guid><description>According to a UN meeting summary, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances reviewed Belize&apos;s implementation of an international treaty, commending its missing persons reporting while raising questions about domestic legal incorporation and training.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:12:04 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>UN child rights committee examines Kazakhstan&apos;s AI policies and planned youth social media ban</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-commend-kazakhstans-approach-to-artificial-intelligence-ask-about-the-planne-98a35e65946b/</link><guid>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-commend-kazakhstans-approach-to-artificial-intelligence-ask-about-the-planne-98a35e65946b/</guid><description>Experts from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reviewed Kazakhstan&apos;s record, commending its digitisation and AI approach while inquiring into pollution policies and a proposed social media ban for children.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:11:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>UN committee reviews Gabon on enforced disappearances, raising rights concerns</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-enforced-disappearances-praise-gabon-for-efforts-to-align-the-criminal-code-with-the-convention-raise-2de997214efc/</link><guid>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-enforced-disappearances-praise-gabon-for-efforts-to-align-the-criminal-code-with-the-convention-raise-2de997214efc/</guid><description>A UN human rights committee reviewed Gabon&apos;s record on enforced disappearances, commending penal code alignment while questioning reports of arbitrary detentions.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:11:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>UN committee reviews Lesotho&apos;s measures against enforced disappearance</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-enforced-disappearances-note-positive-new-birth-registration-act-in-lesotho-ask-about-the-domesticati-0160356523a9/</link><guid>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-enforced-disappearances-note-positive-new-birth-registration-act-in-lesotho-ask-about-the-domesticati-0160356523a9/</guid><description>A UN committee reviewed Lesotho’s compliance with the convention on enforced disappearances, noting a new birth registration law while questioning treaty domestication and extradition safeguards, according to a UN meeting summary.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:11:51 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>UN committee reviews Slovenia&apos;s child rights record, noting Barnahus and poverty issues</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-praise-slovenia-for-its-barnahus-facilities-raise-issues-concerning-child-mar-5f7239a14415/</link><guid>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-praise-slovenia-for-its-barnahus-facilities-raise-issues-concerning-child-mar-5f7239a14415/</guid><description>A United Nations child rights committee commended Slovenia&apos;s Barnahus facilities while raising concerns over child marriage and poverty, according to a UN meeting summary.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:41:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>UN child rights committee concludes latest country reviews</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/story/committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-closes-one-hundred-and-first-session-after-adopting-concluding-observations-on-reports-of-kaz-6d4e6d97d467/</link><guid>https://hicall.me/news/story/committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-closes-one-hundred-and-first-session-after-adopting-concluding-observations-on-reports-of-kaz-6d4e6d97d467/</guid><description>The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded its 101st session, adopting concluding observations on reports from Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Uganda, and Tanzania, according to a UN Geneva summary.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:23:26 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Malaysia’s new envoy presents credentials at UN Geneva</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/story/new-permanent-representative-of-malaysia-presents-credentials-to-the-director-general-of-the-united-nations-office-at-geneva-7466d656ee47/</link><guid>https://hicall.me/news/story/new-permanent-representative-of-malaysia-presents-credentials-to-the-director-general-of-the-united-nations-office-at-geneva-7466d656ee47/</guid><description>According to a September 2026 report from the United Nations Office at Geneva, Zanariah Zainal Abidin presented her credentials as Malaysia&apos;s new Permanent Representative to Director-General Tatiana Valovaya.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:23:21 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>UN committee launches “We Are Still Here” initiative</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/story/committee-on-enforced-disappearances-celebrates-its-twentieth-anniversary-launches-the-we-are-still-here-initiative-and-closes-1418c65de7cf/</link><guid>https://hicall.me/news/story/committee-on-enforced-disappearances-celebrates-its-twentieth-anniversary-launches-the-we-are-still-here-initiative-and-closes-1418c65de7cf/</guid><description>According to a UN Geneva summary, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances marked the twentieth anniversary of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, launched the &apos;We Are Still Here&apos; project, and closed its thirty-first session.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:23:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>UN child rights experts review Tajikistan’s protections</title><link>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-commend-tajikistan-for-banning-corporal-punishment-raise-issues-concerning-hi-e9d6c2d4c5aa/</link><guid>https://hicall.me/news/story/experts-of-the-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-commend-tajikistan-for-banning-corporal-punishment-raise-issues-concerning-hi-e9d6c2d4c5aa/</guid><description>UN Committee on the Rights of the Child experts commended Tajikistan for banning corporal punishment while raising concerns regarding child labor and HIV/AIDS infections, according to a meeting summary published by UN Geneva.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:23:13 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>