UN Human Rights Committee publishes
findings on Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, and
Tajikistan
GENEVA (25 July 2019) — The UN
Human Rights Committee has published its findings on the civil and political
rights record of countries it examined during its latest session: Equatorial
Guinea, Mauritania, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, and Tajikistan.
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 are now
available on-line on the 126th session Web page.
The UN Human Rights Committee will
next meet from 14 October to 8 November 2019, to review Belgium, Cabo Verde,
Central African Republic, Czech Republic, Mexico, and Senegal. More information
is available on the 127th session Web page.
ENDS
Background
The Human Rights Committee monitors
States parties’ adherence to the International Covenant on Civil and PoliticalRights, which to date has been ratified by 173 States parties. The Committee is
made up of 18 members who are independent human rights experts drawn from
around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as
representatives of States parties. The Committee’s concluding observations are
an independent assessment of States’ compliance with their human rights
obligations under the treaty.
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