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Human rights: UN treaty body
Chairpersons envision a stronger, simpler monitoring system
GENEVA (4 July 2019) —
Rights-holders deserve protection through a strong UN human rights treaty body
system, the Chairpersons of the ten UN treaty body committees said as they
concluded their annual meeting in New York from 21 to 25 June.
The ten Chairpersons agreed on
several measures aimed at strengthening and streamlining the protection of
rights holders, as well as to assist States Parties to fulfill their
obligations. This vision represents the latest contribution by the Chairpersons
to the implementation of General Assembly resolution 68/268 on the
strengthening of the treaty body system.
The Chairpersons called for a
simplified system that would be more coordinated, internally aligned and
accessible to States, civil society and victims of human rights violations.
They proposed to take treaty bodies closer to people through the possibility of
having expert members conduct human rights dialogues with States in their
regions, and not just in Geneva. The Chairs also committed to predictable cycles
of reviews, so that human rights situations in all States Parties would be
reviewed, including when States failed to keep their obligations to report
regularly to treaty bodies.
“Human rights treaties are the
bedrock of international human rights protection. We must ensure that
independent monitoring of their implementation is effective and fit for
purpose. This is the aim of our pragmatic proposals. We look forward to working
with all stakeholders to put them into practice for the benefit of rights-holders,”
said Hilary Gbedemah, Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women and Chairperson of the meeting.
During their meeting, the
Chairpersons met with the Secretary-General to discuss the future of the treaty
body system, including the impact that recent budgetary restrictions are having
on the protection of human rights. They also met with Member States,
non-governmental organizations and UN agencies to discuss the 2020 review of
the treaty body strengthening process.
“While we are committed to continuously
enhancing our working methods, it is essential that Member States cooperate
with human rights treaty bodies, and that they continue to provide resources
that enable us to work effectively for the benefit of rights holders,” Ms
Gbedemah said.
ENDS
Background:
The UN human rights treaty body
system comprises the Committee Against Torture, the Committee on Economic,Social and Cultural Rights, the Committee on the Elimination of Discriminationagainst Women, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, theCommittee on Enforced Disappearances, the Human Rights Committee, the Committeeon the Rights of the Child, the Committee on the Rights of Persons withDisabilities, Committee on Migrant Workers, Subcommittee on Prevention ofTorture.
Each Committee is made up of
elected independent experts who seek to ensure that States parties fulfil their
legal obligations under that legal document. This system of independent
scrutiny of the conduct of States by independent experts is a key element of
the United Nations human rights system, supported by secretariats in the Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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