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In this report, the Committee against Torture (CAT) considered the implementation of the Convention in the Syrian Arab Republic in the absence of the special report requested by the Committee. The Committee adopted conclusions and recommendations regarding the practice of torture in the country, and seized the opportunity of this review to point out alarming practices.

In this report, the Committee against Torture (CAT) considered the second periodic report of Israel and adopted conclusions and recommendations regarding the practice of torture in the country. The Committee seized the opportunity of this review both to underline positive developments within Israel and to point out alarming practices.

This third-party intervention was submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in the case of a minor who was unlawfully returned to Morocco from Spain. The communication analyses the legal principles and jurisprudence related to the obligations of States parties.

This report is the adoption by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) of its decision upon a complaint submitted to the Committee about the unlawful return of a minor to Morocco from Spain.

This alternative report was compiled by civil society organisations in response to the document prepared by the United Kingdom detailing the progress it has made on implementing recommendations of the CRPD. The alternative report highlights remaining issues and concerns with the continually deteriorating situation of persons with disabilities in the United Kingdom.

In this document, the United Kingdom responds to the recommendations made by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in consequence of the inquiry initiated by civil society.

This report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) concerns the results of an inquiry into the legislation, policies and measures adopted by the UK relating to social security schemes and to work and employment directed to persons with disabilities or affecting their enjoyment of the rights to live independently and to be included in the community, to an adequate standard of living and social protection, and to work and employment.

This is a summary of the report produced by the CEDAW in response to the submission of information from three NGOs, requesting an inquiry into grave and systematic violations of sexual and reproductive health rights in Manila, Philippines.

This report of the CEDAW responds to the complaints of two NGOs under Article 8 of the OP-CEDAW. The report focuses on the results of a confidential inquiry into the high levels of violence suffered by aboriginal women and girls in Canada.

This document produced by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) seeks to answer frequently asked questions about individual complaints procedures.