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This document of the Open Society Justice initiative replies to Kazakhstan's response to the allegations of torture in the Gerasimov case before the Committee against Torture.

This document contains Kazakhstan's response to the allegations of torture submitted to the Committee against Torture by the Open Society Justice Initiative and Alexander Gerasimov.

In this communication to the Committee Against Torture, the Open Society Justice Initiative presents the case of Alexander Gerasimov, who had been detained and tortured by Kazakh authorities.

In this General comment, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) underlines the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities in areas such as equal access to education, economic opportunities, social interaction and justice, and equal recognition before the law.

In this submission, the Center for Reproductive Rights provides comments on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ draft General Comment on women with disabilities. The Center argues there are specific areas where States’ obligations could be further strengthened in respect to the reproductive health and rights of women and girls with disabilities.

In this submission to the Human Rights Committee, Greenpeace International critiques the Committee's draft General Comment No. 37 on freedom of peaceful assembly, making suggestions on the scope of the right of peaceful assembly, assemblies on privately-owned property, assemblies and business, criminal and administrative proceedings, and notification requirements.

In response to a report of the Human Rights Committee, this document focuses on: general considerations and language in the report; the notion of "violent protests"; authorization and prior notice; illegitimate restrictions on the right of peaceful assembly; obligations of the States Party in relation to the right to freedom of peaceful protest; accountability. The annex contains suggestions on alternative wording to the current text with a view toward incorporating these observations into the main body of this report.

This joint general recommendation/comment clarifies the obligations of States parties to the Conventions by providing authoritative guidance on legislative, policy and other appropriate measures to ensure full compliance with their obligations to eliminate harmful practices grounded in discrimination based on sex, gender and age, among other things.

In this General Recommendation, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) tackled gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change. The recommendation emphasizes states obligations to ensure substantive equality between women and men in all areas of life, as well as specific guarantees that may be particularly affected by climate change and disasters.

This General Comment discusses the reporting obligations of States parties under Article 40 of the ICCPR.