WUNRN

http://www.wunrn.com

 

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/index.htm

 

 

 

UN Human Rights Committee

Monitoring Civil and Political Rights

The Human Rights Committee is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its State parties.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially one year after acceding to the Covenant and then whenever the Committee requests (usually every four years). The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of "concluding observations”.

____________________________________________________________

 

THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE IS AN IMPORTANT TREATY BODY MECHANISM FOR NGO'S TO REVIEW FOR ADVOCACY TOOLS, GENDER COMPONENTS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY REPORTS & CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS.

 

Example PERU:

10. The Committee takes note of the measures taken to prevent and combat violence against women, but is nonetheless concerned about the persistence of this phenomenon (arts. 3, 6 and 7 of the Covenant).

The State party should strengthen its efforts to prevent and combat all forms of violence against women, including by ensuring the effective implementation of the existing relevant legal and policy frameworks. The State party should adopt legislation criminalizing all forms of domestic violence. The State party should also facilitate complaints from victims; ensure that all reports of violence are investigated and perpetrators brought to justice; and ensure that victims have access to effective means of protection, including an adequate number of shelters available in all parts of the country. 

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/workingmethods.htm#a8

VIII. Participation of non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions in the activities of the Committees

In order to ensure that it is as well informed as possible, the Committee invites non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions to provide reports containing country-specific information on States parties whose reports are before them. Such information should be submitted in writing, preferably well in advance of the relevant session. The Committee sets aside the first morning meeting of each plenary session to enable representatives of non-governmental organizations to provide oral information. In addition to this, lunch-time briefings are organized to allow non-governmental organizations to provide further information to Committee members before the examination of the State report by the Committee. The Committee, in its Annual Report (2002) stated that it reserved the right to determine, at a later stage, whether other briefings by non governmental organizations should also become part of the Committee's official documentation.(10)

_______________________________________________________

 

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/hrcs107.htm

 

Human Rights Committee Concludes Its 107th Session

 

On the website link (above) there is also a column for NGO Information, as submitted to the Human Rights Committee, such as Shadow Reports.

 

Country

States reports

List of Issues & Written replies

Delegation List & Statement

Concluding Observations

Angola

CCPR/C/AGO/1

E | F | S

CCPR/C/AGO/Q/1

E | F | S

CCPR/C/AGO/Q/1/Add.1

E Annex 1, 2 & 3

List

CCPR/C/AGO/CO/1

Advance Unedited Version

E

Belize

To be discussed in the absence of a report

CCPR/C/BLZ/Q/1

E | F | S

Replies as received

E

CCPR/C/BLZ/CO/1

Advance Unedited Version

E

China-Macao

Initial report

CCPR/C/CHN-MAC/1

C | E | F | S

CCPR/C/CHN-MAC/Q/1

E | F | S

CCPR/C/CHN-MAC/Q/1/Add.1

C | E

List

C | E

CCPR/C/CHN-MAC/CO/1

Advance Unedited Version

E

China-HongKong

Third report

CCPR/C/CHN-HKG/3

C | E | F | S

CCPR/C/CHN-HKG/Q/3

C | E | F | S

Replies as received
C | E

List

CCPR/C/CHN-HKG/CO/3

Advance Unedited Version

E

Paraguay

Third report

CCPR/C/PRY/3

E | F | S

CCPR/C/PRY/Q/3

E | F | S

CCPR/C/PRY/Q/3/Add.1

S only

List

Statement

CCPR/C/PRY/CO/3

Advance Unedited Version

S

Peru

Fifth periodic report

CCPR/C/PER/5

E | F | S

CCPR/C/PER/Q/5

E | F | S

CCPR/C/PER/Q/5/Add.1

S only

Annex

List

CCPR/C/PER/CO/5

Advance Unedited Version

E

 

Please visit the webpage of the Human Rights Committee 107th Session: http://goo.gl/o5Y7c