UN Human Rights Committee (HRC)

The Human Rights Committee is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its State parties.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially one year after acceding to the Covenant and then whenever the Committee requests (usually every four years). The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of "concluding observations. Website: www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/

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Jama Warsame v. Canada 102nd session of the Human Rights Committee (11 to 29 July 2011) 1 September 2011 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of movement - Freedom of religion - Right to life \| Countries: Canada - Somalia
Boisvert v. Canada Ninety-eighth session of the Human Rights Committee (826 March 2010) 12 May 2010 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Exhaustion of domestic remedies \| Countries: Canada
Chief Bernard Ominayak and Lubicon Lake Band v. Canada Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Thirty-eighth session), Communication No. 167/1984. 26 March 1990 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Topic(s): Economic, social and cultural rights - Effective remedy - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Indigenous persons - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Minority rights - Right to self-determination \| Countries: Canada

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