United Nations treaty bodies

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United Nations body human rights monitoring mechanism treaty-based body

United Nations treaty bodies are committees of independent experts that monitor states’ implementation of core international human rights treaties and provide authoritative guidance on their obligations.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
United Nations human rights treaty body system 8
United Nations treaty bodies canonical 3
UN human rights treaty bodies 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations body ⓘ
human rights monitoring mechanism ⓘ
treaty-based body ⓘ
aimsTo clarify the scope and content of human rights norms ⓘ
enhance protection of human rights at national level ⓘ
appliesTo States parties to core international human rights treaties ⓘ
composedOf independent experts ⓘ
cooperatesWith Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Human Rights Council special procedures

Universal Periodic Review mechanism ⓘ
coordinatedBy Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
surface form: Treaty Bodies Branch of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
hasCharacteristic members are independent and not representatives of governments ⓘ
members serve in personal capacity ⓘ
hasLocation Geneva ⓘ
hasMemberSelectionMethod elected by States parties to the relevant treaty ⓘ
hasProcess constructive dialogue with States parties ⓘ
follow-up to concluding observations ⓘ
follow-up to views on individual communications ⓘ
hasRole interpret core international human rights treaties ⓘ
monitor implementation of core international human rights treaties ⓘ
provide authoritative guidance on state obligations under human rights treaties ⓘ
includes Committee against Torture ⓘ
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Committee on Enforced Disappearances ⓘ
Committee on Migrant Workers ⓘ
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ⓘ
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
Committee on the Rights of the Child ⓘ
Human Rights Committee ⓘ
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture ⓘ
monitorsTreaty Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture ⓘ
partOf United Nations human rights system ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
subjectOf United Nations treaty body strengthening process ⓘ
usesInstrument concluding observations ⓘ
general comments ⓘ
views on individual communications ⓘ
usesProcedure individual communications procedure ⓘ
inquiry procedure ⓘ
state reporting procedure ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights → supportsBody → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
United Nations system of international law → implementedByOrgan → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
International Roma Day → recognizedBy → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations bodies
Gitmo → criticizedBy → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations bodies
United Nations human rights system → includesBody → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
United Nations human rights system → monitoredBy → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN human rights treaty bodies
Human Rights Committee → partOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty body system
Committee on Migrant Workers → partOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty body system
Committee on Enforced Disappearances → subjectOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty body system
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination → partOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty body system
Committee on the Rights of the Child → partOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty body system
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women → partOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty body system
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 → relatedTo → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty bodies
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → isPartOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights treaty body system
United Nations working groups → convenesUnder → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN treaty bodies
Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → monitoredBy → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN human rights treaty bodies
General Comments → category → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
subject surface form: General Comments (UN Human Rights Committee)
this entity surface form: UN treaty body general comments
CCPR → partOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN treaty body system
CAT → subjectOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
subject surface form: Committee against Torture
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty system
CAT → belongsTo → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
subject surface form: Committee against Torture
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty bodies system
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention → adoptedInContextOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty body system
SPT → partOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations treaty body system
CED → isPartOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN treaty body system
CRC Committee → partOf → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty body system
Palais Wilson, Geneva → occupant → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
subject surface form: Palais Wilson
this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty bodies
International Indian Treaty Council → participatesIn → United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN treaty bodies