EWS RELEASE - UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Russia, Cambodia, Côte d'Iv

Human Rights Committee publishes findings on

Russia, Cambodia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Croatia, Monaco

GENEVA (2 April 2015) – The UN Human Rights Committee has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 16 March to 2 April: Russia, Cambodia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Croatia, and Monaco.

The findings, officially termed concluding observations, contain positive aspects of the respective State’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and also main matters of concern and recommendations.

The concluding observations can be found here: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=897&Lang=en

The Committee also conducted a follow-up evaluation of responses to its recommendations made to States in previous sessions. These included Indonesia, which was given the lowest possible grading for its failure to respond to the Committee’s call in 2013 to stop executions for drug-related crimes:

See related news release: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15792&LangID=E

The Human Rights Committee, composed of 18 international independent experts, monitors implementation of the ICCPR by States that have ratified the Covenant.

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For more information and media requests, please contact:  Liz Throssell ethrossell@ohchr.org / 41 22 917 9466 / 41 79 752 0488

More information on the Human Rights Committee:

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CCPR/Pages/CCPRIndex.aspx

Text of the ICCPR: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CCPR.aspx