人权事务委员会于2014年10月7日至31日在日内瓦举行第一百一十二届会议（部分翻译）

综述

2014年10月2日

专家们将审议斯里兰卡、布隆迪、海地、马耳他、黑山和以色列的报告

人权事务委员会将于10月7日至31日召开第一百一十二届会议，届时将审议斯里兰卡、布隆迪、海地、马耳他、黑山和以色列提交的有关其如何落实《公民与政治权利国际公约》规定的报告。

委员会将于10月7日（周一）听取人权事务高级专员或其代表的发言，并将通过其工作方案。会议期间，委员会将在闭门会议中听取来自联合国组织、专门机构、非政府组织和国家人权机构有关将要接受审议的国家人权状况。

委员会成员将于10月10日（星期五）应邀参加一个在威尔逊宫外举行的庆祝《公约》第二任择议定书通过二十五周年的特别活动。在会议期间，委员会还将听取跟进结论性意见和建议问题特别报告员的进展报告。此外，委员会还将讨论其工作方法。委员会将在闭门会议上审议一些个人来文——目前待委员会审议的来文共有457条——并将继续讨论有关每个人的人身自由与安全权和免受任意逮捕和拘留的权利的第九条规定的一般性意见草案。

在本届会议上提交报告的六个缔约国中，海地（CCPR/C/HTI/1）和黑山（CCPR/C/MNE/1）两国将提交初次报告，其他四国都曾接受过委员会的审议。布隆迪将提交第二次定期报告（CCPR/C/BDI/2），点此查看委员会2007年3月审议其初次报告时的结论性意见和建议（CCPR/C/BDI/CO/1）。以色列将提交第四次定期报告（CCPR/C/ISR/4），点此查看委员会2010年9月审议其第三次报告时的结论性意见和建议（CCPR/C/ISR/CO/3）。马耳他将提交其第二次定期报告（CCPR/C/MLT/2），点此查看委员会1993年11月审议其初次报告时的结论性意见（CCPR/C/ISR/CO/3）。斯里兰卡将提交其第五次报告（CCPR/C/LKA/5），点此查看委员会2003年12月审议其第四次定期报告时的结论性意见和建议（CCPR/C/LKA/CO/5）。

本届会议将在日内瓦的威尔逊宫举行。可通过以下链接观看公开会议的网络直播http://www.treatybodywebcast.org。预计将于10月30日（周四）下午1点30分举行新闻发布会。

点此查看与本届会议相关的国别报告、议题清单和其他文件。人权事务委员会的结论性意见将于10月30日（周四）在此发布。

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 168 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, State of Palestine, 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 6 October

UNITED NATIONS HOLIDAY

Tuesday 7 October

10 a.m. Opening of session, adoption of the agenda, report of the working group

10.45 a.m. Briefings by UN organizations, and specialized agencies (closed)

11.45 a.m. Non-Governmental Organizations and National Human Rights Institutions briefings on Sri Lanka, Burundi and Haiti (closed)

3 p.m. Review of the fifth report of Sri Lanka (CCPR/C/LKA/5)

Wednesday 8 October

10 a.m. Review of the fifth report of Sri Lanka (continued)

3 p.m. Review of the second report of Burundi (CCPR/C/BDI/2)

Thursday 9 October

10 a.m. Review of the second report of Burundi (continued)

3 p.m. Review of the initial report of Haiti (CCPR/C/HTI/1)

Friday 10 October

10 a.m. Review of the initial report of Haiti (continued)

3 p.m. Communications (closed)

5 p.m. Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR (public)

Monday 13 October
10 a.m. Draft General Comment on article 9 (public)

12.30 p.m. Briefings by UN organizations, and specialized agencies (closed)

11.45 a.m. Non-Governmental Organizations and National Human Rights Institutions briefings on Montenegro and Malta (closed)

3 p.m. Review of the second report of Malta (CCPR/C/MLT/2)

Tuesday 14 October

10 a.m. Review of the second report of Malta (continued)

3 p.m. Review of the initial report of Montenegro (CCPR/C/MNE/1)

Wednesday 15 October

10 a.m. Review of the second report of Malta (continued)

3 p.m. Communications (closed)

Thursday 16 October

10 a.m. Communications (closed)

3 p.m. Draft General Comment on article 9 (public)

Friday 17 October

10 a.m. Draft General Comment on article 9 (public)

3 p.m. Communications (closed)

5.15 p.m. Non-governmental organization briefing on Israel (closed)

Monday 20 October

10 a.m. Review of the fourth report of Israel (CCPR/C/ISR/4)

3 p.m. Review of the fourth report of Israel (continued)

Tuesday 21 October

10 a.m. Communications (closed)

3 p.m. Communications (closed)

Wednesday 22 October

10 a.m. Communications (closed)

3 p.m. Communications (closed)

Thursday 23 October

10 a.m. Progress report of Special Rapporteur on Follow-up to Concluding Observations (public)

11.30 a.m. Progress report of Special Rapporteur on Follow-up to Views (public)

3 p.m. Draft General Comment on article 9 (public)

Friday, 24 October

10 a.m. Communications (closed)

3 p.m. Communications (closed)


Monday, 27 October

10 a.m. Methods of work (public)

3 p.m. Concluding Observations (closed)

Friday, 31 October

10 a.m. (closed)

3 p.m. Methods of work and public closing


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