MEDIA ADVISORY - UN Human Rights Committee to review Venezuela, the UK, the Former Yugoslav

UN Human Rights Committee to review Venezuela, the UK, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Spain, Canada, Uzbekistan, France

  

GENEVA (22 June  2015) – The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), is meeting in Geneva from  29 June to 24 July.  The Committee will review these countries on the following dates:

Venezuela (29-30 Jun); UK (1-2 July); Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2-3 July); Spain (6-7 July);

Canada (7-8 July); Uzbekistan (8-9 July); France (10 July)

The above are among the 168 States Parties to the ICCPR, which is one of the main international human rights treaties, and so are required to submit regular reports to the Committee of 18 international independent experts.  The Committee will also hear from NGOs and national human rights institutions.  The sessions take place from 10:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 at Palais Wilson, Geneva.

Country reports and more information can be found here:

http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=899&Lang=en

A news conference is scheduled for Thursday 23 July at 13.30 at Palais des Nations in Geneva, after which the Committee will publish its concluding observations here:

http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=899&Lang=en

ENDS

For media requests, please contact:

Liz Throssell – UN Human Rights Office Media Unit (+41 (0) 22 917 9466/ +41 79 752 0488 ethrossell@ohchr.org)

For media accreditation to attend the public sessions and the news conference, please see:

http://www.unog.ch/80256EDD006B9C2E/(httpPages)/70991F6887C73B2280256EE700379C58?OpenDocument

More information on the Human Rights Committee: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CCPR/Pages/CCPRIndex.aspx

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CCPR.aspx

Protecting your rights – pdf guide to the UN human rights committees:  http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/TB/TB_booklet_en.pdf

        

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