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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Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant pursuant to the optional reporting procedure, Sixth periodic reports of States parties due in 2016 : Hungary 7 February 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant, Fifth periodic reports of States parties due in 2010 : Mauritius 30 January 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States Parties under Article 40 of the Covenant pursuant to the optional reporting procedure, Fourth periodic report of States parties due in 2016 : Guatemala 5 January 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant pursuant to the optional reporting procedure, Fifth periodic reports of States parties due in 2013 : Cameroon 29 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant, Third periodic reports of States parties due in 1999 : Lebanon 28 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant, Third periodic reports of States parties due in 1999 : Lebanon 28 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant pursuant to the optional reporting procedure, Seventh periodic reports of States parties due in 2016 : El Salvador 23 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant pursuant to the optional reporting procedure, Fourth periodic reports of States parties due in 2016 : Bulgaria 16 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant, Initial reports of States parties due in 2005 : Liberia 9 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant, Initial reports of States parties due in 2005 : Liberia 9 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) \| Document type: States Parties Reports

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