人权事务委员会将于2014年7月7-25日在日内瓦举行第111届会议（部分翻译）

人权事务委员会将于7月7-25日在日内瓦举行第111届会议，届时将审议智利、格鲁吉亚、爱尔兰、日本、马拉维和苏丹关于其如何落实《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》条款情况的报告。

 

7月7日（周一），委员会将听取人权事务高级专员或其代表的发言，并将通过议程和工作方案。会议期间，委员会将在闭门会议中听取联合国组织、专门机构、非政府组织和国家人权机构关于被审议国家状况的讨论。 

另外，委员会还将讨论工作方法。委员会还会在闭门会议中审议多项个人来文（委员会面前共有388份尚待审议的来文），并将继续讨论有关第九条——即人人享有自由与人身安全权并免受任意逮捕和拘留问题的条款——的一般性意见草案。 

本次届会六个呈报报告的缔约国中有五个此前曾接受过委员会的审议。智利将呈交其第六次定期报告（CCPR/C/CHL/6）。委员会关于第五次定期报告（2007年3月审议）的结论性意见和建议请见（CCPR/C/CHL/CO/5）。格鲁吉亚将呈交其第四次定期报告（CCPR/C/GEO/4）。委员会关于第三次定期报告（2007年10月审议）的结论性意见和建议请见（CCPR/C/GEO/CO/3）。爱尔兰将呈交其第四次定期报告（CCPR/C/IRL/4）。委员会关于第三次定期报告（2008年7月审议）的结论性意见和建议请见（CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3）。
 
日本将呈交其第六次定期报告（CCPR/C/JPN/6）。委员会关于第五次定期报告（2008年10月审议）的结论性意见和建议请见（CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5）。苏丹将呈交其第四次定期报告（CCPR/C/SDN/4）。委员会关于第三次定期报告（2007年7月审议）的结论性意见和建议请见（CCPR/C/SDN/CO/3）。  
 
马拉维将呈交其首份报告（CCPR/C/MWI/1）。由于马拉维未能在1995年3月21日规定日期提交首份报告，委员会第103届会议（2011年10月）在无报告情况下审议了该国的公民与政治权利状况。这些结论性意见请见（CCPR/C/MWI/CO/1）。
 
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Background on the Covenant

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was adopted by the General Assembly and opened for signature in 1966 and entered into force in 1976.  The Covenant begins by stating that all peoples have the right of self-determination.  It recognizes that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.  It prohibits torture, cruel or degrading treatment or punishment, and the arbitrary deprivation of life.  Anyone arrested is to be informed of the reasons for the arrest, and anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge is to be brought promptly before a judge or another legally authorized person.

The Covenant also provides, among other rights, for freedom of movement, and places limitations upon the expulsion of aliens present lawfully in the territory of a State party.  In addition, the rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and to freedom of expression are recognized by the Covenant, which also prohibits any propaganda for war or any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred.

States Parties to Covenant

The following 167 States have ratified or acceded to the Covenant: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia,  Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Optional Protocols to the Covenant

The Optional Protocol to the Covenant provides for the confidential consideration of communications from individuals who claim to be victims of a violation of any rights recognized in the Covenant.  The Committee can receive no communications if it concerns a State party to the Covenant that is not also a party to the Optional Protocol.

The following 115 States are parties to the Optional Protocol: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Zambia.

The Human Rights Committee is also mandated, under article 41 of the Covenant, to consider communications from a State party alleging violations of the Covenants provisions by another State party.  This procedure can be applied when both States recognize this competence of the Committee by a relevant declaration. 

The Second Optional Protocol to the Covenant, which aims at the abolition of the death penalty, was adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1989 and entered into force on 11 July 1991.  The following  81 States have ratified or acceded to the Second Optional Protocol: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela. 


Membership of the Committee

The States parties to the Covenant elect the Committee's 18 expert members who serve in their individual capacity for four-year terms.  Article 28 of the Covenant requires that "they shall be persons of high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights."  They are:

Yadh Ben Achour (Tunisia); Lazhari Bouzid (Algeria); Christine Chanet (France);  Ahmad Amin Fathalla (Egypt); Cornelis Flinterman (The Netherlands); Yuji Iwasawa (Japan); Walter Kalin (Switzerland); Zonke Zanele Majodina (South Africa); Gerarld L. Neuman (United States); Nigel Rodley (United Kingdom); Victor Manuel Rodriguez-Rescia (Costa Rica); Fabian Omar Salvioli (Argentina); Mr. D. B. Seetulsingh (Mauritius);Anja Seibert-Fohr (Germany); Yuval Shany (Israel); Konstantine Vardzelashvili (Georgia);  Margo Waterval (Suriname); and Andrei Paul Zlatescu  (Romania).

Mr. Rodley is the Chairperson.  The Vice-Chairpersons are Mr. Ben Achour, Ms. Waterval and Mr. Vardzelashvili.  Mr. Flinterman is the Rapporteur.
 
 
Programme of Work

Monday, 7 July
10 a.m.         Opening of session, adoption of the agenda, report
       of the working group
3 p.m.           Sixth periodic report of Chile (CCPR/C/CHL/6)
 
Tuesday, 8 July
10 a.m.         Sixth periodic report of Chile (continued)
 3 p.m.          Fourth periodic report of Sudan (CCPR/C/SDN/4)
 
Wednesday, 9 July
10 a.m.         Fourth periodic report of Sudan (continued)
 3 p.m.          Initial report of Malawi (CCPR/C/MWI/1)

Thursday, 10 July
10 a.m.         Initial report of Malawi (continued)
3 p.m.           Fourth periodic report of Georgia (CCPR/C/GEO/4)

Friday, 11 July
10 a.m.        Fourth periodic report of Georgia (continued)
3 p.m.          communications (closed)

Monday, 14 July
10 a.m.         Methods of work (public)      
3 p.m.          Fourth periodic report of Ireland (CCPR/C/IRL/4)
 
Tuesday, 15 July
10 a.m.         Fourth periodic report of Ireland (continued)
3 p.m.          Sixth periodic report of Japan (CCPR/C/JPN/6)

Wednesday, 16 July
10 a.m.         Sixth periodic report of Japan (continued)

Thursday, 17 July
10 a.m.         Draft General Comment on Article 9
3 p.m.           Communications (closed)

Friday, 18 July
10 a.m.         Draft General Comment on Article 9
3 p.m.           Communications (closed)
 
Monday, 21 July
10 a.m.         Progress report of Special Rapporteur on Follow-up to Concluding Observations
11:30 a.m.   Progress report of Special Rapporteur on Follow-up to Views
3 p.m.           Communications (closed)
 
Tuesday, 22 July
10 a.m.         Draft General Comment on Article 9
3 p.m.          (closed)
 
Wednesday, 23 July
10 a.m.         (closed)
11:00 a.m.    (closed)
 
Thursday, 24 July
10 a.m.         Draft General Comment on Article 9
 
Friday, 25 July
10 a.m.        (closed)
3 p.m.          Methods of work and announcement of bureau decisions
                     Closing of the session