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Type of Resource: Table
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Table outlining the treaty body procedure for consideration of individual communications
Type of Resource: Sample Document
Publication Date: 2023
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
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Publication Date: 2017
The Treaty Body Simplified Reporting Procedure from OHCHR training materials on the functions of the Treaty Bodies
Treaty
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Publication Date: 2017
The Treaty Body Reporting Cycle from OHCHR training materials on the functions of the Treaty Bodies
Type of Resource: FactSheet / Checklist
Publication Date: 2023
Table outlining the key Treaty Body activities and functions.
Type of Resource: Communication, Sample document
Publication Date: 2018
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) issued this early warning to France in response to a complaint submitted by indigenous communities about a gold mining project on their land. The early warning asked France to seek free and informed consent of the indigenous communities affected by the mining project, or suspend it.
Type of Resource: Communication, Sample document
Publication Date: 2018
In a joint submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), LRC, GI-ESCR and ISHR outlined the dangerous situation of economic, social and cultural rights defenders in South Africa, and provided a range of suggestions relating to the first review of South Africa by this Committee.
Type of Resource: Sample document
Publication Date: 2012
This General Comment explains and clarifies to States parties the content and scope of the obligations under Article 14 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.