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.

Aliases (6)

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 special procedures → Universal Periodic Review mechanism →
coordinatedBy	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 (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Committee on Migrant Workers ("United Nations human rights treaty body system") → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ("United Nations human rights treaty body system") → Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ("United Nations human rights treaty body system") → Committee on the Rights of the Child ("United Nations human rights treaty body system") → Human Rights Committee ("United Nations human rights treaty body system") →	partOf
United Nations working groups ("UN treaty bodies") →	convenesUnder
Gitmo ("United Nations bodies") →	criticizedBy
United Nations system of international law →	implementedByOrgan
United Nations human rights system →	includesBody
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights treaty body system") →	isPartOf
United Nations human rights system ("UN human rights treaty bodies") →	monitoredBy
International Roma Day ("United Nations bodies") →	recognizedBy
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 ("United Nations human rights treaty bodies") →	relatedTo
Committee on Enforced Disappearances ("United Nations human rights treaty body system") →	subjectOf
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights →	supportsBody