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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Concluding observations on the initial report of Burkina Faso 17 October 2016 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Concluding Observations
Svetlana Mikhalchenko v. Belarus 21 September 2015 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom of expression - Persecution based on political opinion - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness \| Countries: Belarus
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Addendum : Communications to and from Governments 18 June 2010 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Country Reports
A. et al. v. Uzbekistan Ninety-eighth session of the Human Rights Committee (8 to 26 March 2010) 12 May 2010 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Disappeared persons - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Uzbekistan
Hamid Reza Taghi Khadje v. The Netherlands Display in UN document template Original: ENGLISH 15 November 2006 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on political opinion - Refoulement \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Netherlands
Mohammed Alzery v. Sweden Display in UN document template Original: ENGLISH 10 November 2006 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Expulsion - False documents - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Refoulement \| Countries: Egypt - Sweden
Nuri Jazairi v. Canada Display in UN document template Original: ENGLISH 11 November 2004 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Canada - Iraq
Yong-Joo Kang v. Republic of Korea Display in UN document template Original: ENGLISH 16 July 2003 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion - Prison or detention conditions \| Countries: Korea, Republic of
Alexandre Dergachev v. Belarus Display in UN document template Original: ENGLISH 19 July 2002 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Belarus
Vladimir Petrovich Laptsevich v. Belarus Display in UN document template Original: ENGLISH 13 April 2000 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Belarus

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