GENEVA (25 February 2022) - The UN Human Rights Committee will hold its upcoming session from 28 February to 25 March, during which it will review Qatar, Israel, the Russian Federation, Iraq, the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Cambodia.

The six countries are among the 173 States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Covenant as well as the Committee's previous recommendations.

The Human Rights Committee, which has received the respective country reports and submissions from non-governmental organizations, will discuss a range of issues with the six State delegations through public dialogues on the following dates:

Qatar
28 February 15:00-18:00 (Geneva time)
1 March 10:00-13:00

Israel
2 March 15:00-18:00
3 March 10:00-13:00

Russian Federation
3 March 15:00-18:00
4 March 10:00-13:00

Iraq
7 March 10:00-12:00; 15:00-17:00
8 March 10:00-13:00

Plurinational State of Bolivia
8 March 15:00-17:00
9 March 15:00-17:00
10 March 15:00-17:00

Cambodia
9 March 10:00-12:00
10 March 10:00-12:00
11 March 10:00-12:00

All the above dialogues will be livecast on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and full schedule of meetings, is available on the session webpage.

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Background
The Human Rights Committee monitors States parties’ compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which as of to date has been ratified by 173 States parties. The Committee is made up of 18 members who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties.