Using UN human rights mechanismsRESEARCH PROJECT 2014 - 2015

The human rights treaty bodiesTreaty Monitoring mechanism

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Committee on the Rights of the Child

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): www.ohchr.org

The UN Human Rights System

Roles of the Committees

Monitoring of the enforcement of the treaties

Interpretation: General

Comments

Individual complaints

Consultation and State report

Alternative report

Pre-session of the Committee

List of issues

Response of the State

Concluding observations

State review

Follow-up to conclusing observations

The UN treaty bodies review process

Consultation and state report

The UN Universal Periodic Review

Peer-review by the UN Human Rights Council

Every four years

http://www.upr-info.org

Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteurs

1. Thematic reports to the UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly

2. Country visits

3. Individual communications and urgent actions