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Using UN human rights mechanismsRESEARCH PROJECT 2014 - 2015
The human rights treaty bodiesTreaty Monitoring mechanism
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): www.ohchr.org
The UN Human Rights System
Roles of the Committees
Monitoring of the enforcement of the treaties
Interpretation: General
Comments
Individual complaints
Consultation and State report
Alternative report
Pre-session of the Committee
List of issues
Response of the State
Concluding observations
State review
Follow-up to conclusing observations
The UN treaty bodies review process
Consultation and state report
The UN Universal Periodic Review
Peer-review by the UN Human Rights Council
Every four years
http://www.upr-info.org
Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteurs
1. Thematic reports to the UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly
2. Country visits
3. Individual communications and urgent actions