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UN HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES
There are seven UN human rights treaty bodies, responsible for examining implementation of the core UN human rights treaties:

  Human Rights Committee (HRC)
  examining implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
  examining implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
  examining implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
  Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
examining implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
  Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women      CEDAW
  examining implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
  Committee Against Torture (CAT)
  examining implementation of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
  Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)
  examining implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

OIAHR also wishes to encourage and assist the active engagement of LWF member churches, field programs and related agencies in human rights treaty body processes, including through the provision of 'shadow reports' to the members of the treaty bodies.

!!!See shadow report on racial discrimination in El Salvador prepared by LWF Central America program, Department of Human Rights of the Salvadoran Lutheran Synod, and other partners!!!

LATEST LWF REPORTS FROM
UN HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES

From 34 th session of CESCR (25 April- 13 May 2005 )

. China/Hong Kong SAR
. China/Macau SAR
. Norway
. Serbia and Montenegro
. Zambia

From 83rd session of HRC (14 March-1 April 2005)

. Iceland
. Kenya

From 66th session of CERD (21 February-11 March 2005)

. Prevention of Genocide (Français) (English)
. Australia
. France (Français) (English)

From 32nd session of CEDAW (10-28 January 2005)

. Croatia

From 38th session of CRC (10-28 January 2005)

. Austria (Deutsch) (English)
. Bolivia (Español) (English)
. Nigeria
. Sweden


  Has your country ratified these treaties? Check ratification chart


CURRENT SHADOW REPORT DRAFTING PROJECT
Shadow Report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in India


If you are interested in contributing to the drafting of this shadow report (which is being coordinated by Foodfirst Information and Action Network), please contact OIAHR for further information.

UN TREATY BODY SESSIONS DURING 2005

Committee on the Rights of the Child, 38th session, 10-28 January 2005, Geneva (reports from Albania, Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Iran, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Sweden, Togo)

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, 32nd session , 10-28 January 2005, New York (reports from Algeria, Croatia, Gabon, Italy, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Paraguay, Samoa, Turkey)

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 66th session , 21 February-11 March 2005, Geneva (reports from Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, France, Ireland, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Nigeria; and thematic discussion on 'prevention of genocide')

*** LWF statement on prevention of genocide***

Human Rights Committee, 83rd session , 14 March-1 April 2005, New York (reports from Greece, Iceland, Kenya, Mauritius, Uzbekistan)

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 34th session , 25 April-13 May 2005, Geneva (reports from China [with Hong Kong and Macau SARs], Norway, Serbia and Montenegro, Zambia)

***Shadow report submitted by Church of Norway***
***Civil society shadow report on ESC rights in Zambia***

Committee Against Torture, 34th session , 2-21 May 2005, Geneva (reports from Albania, Bahrain, Canada, Finland, Switzerland, Togo, Uganda)

Committee on the Rights of the Child, 39th session , 16 May-3 June 2005, Geneva (reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Norway, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Yemen)

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, 33rd session , 5-22 July 2005, New York (reports from Benin, Burkina Faso, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Gambia, Guyana, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon)

Human Rights Committee, 84th session , 11-29 July 2005, Geneva (reports from Slovenia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Yemen)

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 67th session, 1-19 August 2005, Geneva (reports from Georgia, Nigeria, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Zambia)

Committee on the Rights of the Child, 40th session , 12-30 September 2005, Geneva (reports from Algeria, Australia, China [with Hong Kong and Macau SARs], Denmark, Finland, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda)

Human Rights Committee, 85th session , October-3 November 2005, Geneva (reports from Canada, Italy, Paraguay)

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 35th session, 7-25 November 2005, Geneva (reports from Austria, Libya, Monaco, Slovenia, Uzbekistan)

Committee Against Torture, 35th session, 14-25 November 2005, Geneva (reports from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, France, and Sri Lanka) 14-25 November 2005, Geneva (reports from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, France, and Sri Lanka)

The OIAHR human rights treaty body program is supported by the Church of Sweden and DanChurchAid.
 
 

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Human rights treaty bodies

 

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