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Type of Resource: Communication - Sample document
Publication Date: 4 April 2007
This individual communication has been submitted to the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 2007. In this communication, the Human Rights Law Centre argued that Australia violated the rights of a non-citizen who was a long-term resident of the country. In a landmark decision for non-citizens, the Committee found that Australia had violated article 12(4) (the right to enter his own country), and articles 17 and 23(1) (protection from arbitrary interference with his family life) of the ICCPR.
Type of Resource: Handbook / Guide
Publication Date: 2021
This handbook is a practical tool for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to work with the Special Procedures, the UN’s independent human rights experts assigned to investigate and report on situations of human rights. The information provided in this guide will help NGOs engage more strategically with the Special Procedures to increase the impact of the experts' work around the world.
Type of Resource: Communication, Sample document
Publication Date: 2020
Video transcript of "Treaty Bodies: the Basics"
Type of Resource: Communication, Sample document
Publication Date: 2020
Following the UN Human Rights Committee’s finalization of its first reading of the Draft General Comment No. 37 on Article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Amnesty International has prepared this document of comments on the draft in order to strengthen protection of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly.
Type of Resource: Tips and Tricks
Publication Date: 2020
This document provides information on the Treaty Body follow-up and grading system
Type of Resource: Tips and Tricks
Publication Date: 2020
This document provides guidance on how to more effectively participate in Treaty Body sessions.
Type of Resource: Table
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Table outlining the treaty body procedure for consideration of individual communications
Type of Resource: Table
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Table outlining the deadlines for submitting information during the periodic reviews of treaty bodies.
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Publication Date: 2017
The Treaty Body Reporting Cycle with Stakeholders from OHCHR training materials on the functions of the Treaty Bodies Treaty
