HRI/GEN/1/Rev.9 (Vol. II) - OHCHR

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| |Human Rights |GENERAL |
| |Instruments |HRI/GEN/1/Rev.9 (Vol. II)|
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| | |27 May 2008 |
| | |Original: ENGLISH | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS
Volume II
compilation of general comments and
general recommendations adopted by
human rights treaty bodies
Note by the Secretariat This document contains a compilation of the general comments or
general recommendations adopted, respectively, by the Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Human Rights Committee, the
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee against Torture
and the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Committee on Migrant
Workers has not yet adopted any general comments.
CONTENTS Page I. GENERAL COMMENTS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS General comment No. 1: Reporting by States parties General comment No. 2: International technical assistance measures
(art. 22 of the Covenant) General comment No. 3: The nature of States parties' obligations
(art. 2, para. 1, of the Covenant) General comment No. 4: The right to adequate housing
(article 11 (1) of the Covenant) General comment No. 5: Persons with disabilities General comment No. 6: The economic, social and cultural rights of
older persons General comment No. 7: The right to adequate housing
(art. 11 (1) of the Covenant): forced evictions General comment No. 8: The relationship between economic sanctions
and respect for economic, social and cultural rights General comment No. 9: The domestic application of the Covenant General comment No. 10: The role of national human rights
institutions
in the protection of economic, social and cultural rights General comment No. 11: Plans of action for primary education (art.
14) General comment No. 12: The right to adequate food (art. 11) General comment No. 13: The right to education (art. 13) General comment No. 14: The right to the highest attainable standard
of health (art. 12) General comment No. 15: The right to water (arts. 11 and 12 of the
Covenant) General comment No. 16: The equal right of men and women to the
enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights (art. 3)
CONTENTS (continued) Page General comment No. 16: The equal right of men and women to the
enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights (art. 3) General comment No. 17: The right of everyone to benefit from
the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from
any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he or she is
the author (art. 15) General comment No. 18: The right to work (art. 6) General comment No. 19: The right to security (art. 9) II. GENERAL COMMENTS ADOPTED BY THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMITTEE General comment No. 1: Reporting obligation General comment No. 2: Reporting guidelines General comment No. 3: Article 2 (Implementation at the national
level) General comment No. 4: Article 3 (Equal right of men and women
to the enjoyment of all civil and political rights) General comment No. 5: Article 4 (Derogations) General comment No. 6: Article 6 (Right to life) General comment No. 7: Article 7 (Prohibition of torture or cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) General comment No. 8: Article 9 (Right to liberty and security of
persons) General comment No. 9: Article 10 (Humane treatment of persons
deprived of their liberty) General comment No. 10: Article 19 (Freedom of opinion) General comment No. 11: Article 20 General comment No. 12: Article 1 (Right to self-determination) General comment No. 13: Article 14 (Administration of justice) General comment No. 14: Article 6 (Right to life)
CONTENTS (continued) Page General comment No. 15: The position of aliens under the Covenant General comment No. 16: Article 17 (Right to privacy) General comment No. 17: Article 24 (Rights of the child) General comment No. 18: Non-discrimination General comment No. 19: Article 23 (The family) General comment No. 20: Article 7 (Prohibition of torture, or other
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) General comment No. 21: Article 10 (Humane treatment of persons
deprived of their liberty) General comment No. 22: Article 18 (Freedom of thought, conscience
or religion) General comment No. 23: Article 27 (Rights of minorities) General comment No. 24: Issues relating to reservations made
upon ratification or accession to the Covenant or the Optional
Protocols
thereto, or in relation to declarations under article 41 of the
Covenant General comment No. 25: Article 25 (Participation in public affairs
and the right to vote) General comment No. 26: Continuity of obligations General comment No. 27: Article 12 (Freedom of movement) General comment No. 28: Article 3 (The equality of rights between
men and women) General comment No. 29: Article 4: Derogations during a state
of emergency General comment No. 30: Reporting obligations of States parties
under article 40 of the Covenant General comment No. 31: The Nature of the General Legal Obligation
Imposed on States Parties to the Covenant General comment No. 32: Right to equality before courts and
tribunals and to a fair trial
CONTENTS (continued) Page Volume II III. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE
ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION 269 General recommendation I concerning States parties' obligations
(art. 4 of the Convention) 269 General recommendation II concerning States parties' obligations
269 General recommendation III concerning reporting by States parties
270 General recommendation IV concerning reporting by States parties
(art. 1 of the Convention) 271 General recommendation V concerning reporting by States parties
(art. 7 of the Convention) 271 General recommendation VI concerning overdue reports 272 General recommendation VII relating to the implementation of
article 4 273 General recommendation VIII concerning the interpretation and
application of article 1, paragraphs 1 and 4 of the Convention
274 General recommendation IX concerning the application of
article 8, paragraph 1, of the Convention 274 General recommendation X concerning technical assistance 275 General recommendation XI on non-citizens 275 General recommendation XII on successor States 276 General recommendation XIII on the training of law enforcement
officials in the protection of human rights 276 General recommendation XIV on article 1, paragraph 1, of the
Convention 277 General recommendation XV on article 4 of the Convention 277 General recommendation XVI concerning the application of
article 9 of the Convention 279 General recommendation XVII on the establishment of national
institutions
to facilitate the implementation of the Convention 279
CONTENTS (continued) Page General recommendation XVIII on the establishment of an
international
tribunal to prosecute crimes against humanity 280 General recommendation XIX on article 3 of the Convention
281 General recommendation XX on article 5 of the Convention 281 General recommendation XXI on the right to self-determination
282 General recommendation XXII on article 5 of the Convention
on refugees and displaced persons 284 General recommendation XXIII on the rights of indigenous peoples
285 General recommendation XXIV concerning article 1 of the Convention
286 General recommendation XXV on gender-related dimensions
of racial discrimination 287 General recommendation XXVI on article 6 of the Convention
288 General recommendation XXVII on discrimination against Roma
289 General recommendation XXVIII on the follow-up to the World
Conference
against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance 294 General recommendation XXIX on article 1,