OMCT UN treaty bodies - UPDATE
OMCT is actively involved in the United Nations treaty bodies where alternative reports and individual complaints are submitted. This is one of the main activities of OMCT and is complementary to its direct assistance to victims.
These alternative reports are a valuable source of information for Independent Experts who monitor the implementation of United Nations human rights treaties. With these reports, it is possible to evaluate the situation as objectively as possible and to take a critical look at government action aimed at implementing human rights standards.
Recent OMCT's alternative reports and other relevant information submitted to United Nations treaty bodies include:
Human Rights Committee (HRC)
86th session March 2006:
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)- Human Rights Situation in the DRC (in French)
87th session July 2006:
88th session October 2006:
- Honduras - report in preparation
89th session March 2007:
- Rwanda - report in preparation
Committee AgainstTorture - CAT
36th session May 2006:
- Georgia - Human Rights Violations in Georgia
- Guatemala - Human Rights Violations in Guatemala (in Spanish)
- Togo - Human Rights Violations in Togo (in French)
37th session November 2006:
- Tajikistan - report in preparation
- Burundi - report in preparation
Committe on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - CEDAW
36th session August 2006:
- Georgia - Violence against Women in Georgia
- Mexico - Violence against Women in detention in Mexico
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)- Violence against Women in the DRC
Committeeon the Rights of the Child - CRC
42nd session May 2006:
- Uzbekistan - Children'srights in Uzbekistan
43rd session September 2006:
44th session January 2007:
- Kenya - report in preparation
- Chile - report in preparation
Press releases and articles:
- USA:
United States: The UN Human Rights Committee criticises the US human rights'record
- Georgia:
- Guatemala:
Torture in Guatemala: an alternative NGO report presented to the United Nations
- Mexico:
State violence against women in detention in Mexico
Lawsin Mexico encourage impunity of autors of violence (in Spanish)
- Uzbekistan:
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC):
Libération Afrique - Impunity of perpetrators of acts of torutre (in French)
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is the world’s largest coalition of non-governmental organisations fighting against arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence. Its global network comprises nearly 300 local, national and regional organisations, which share the common goal of eradicating such practices and enabling the respect of human rights for all.
Should you need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our UN Treaty Bodies team. UN TreatyBodies: Patrick Mutzenberg (pm@omct.org) Women issues: Mariana Duarte (md@omct.org) Children issues: Cécile Trochu (ct@omct.org) Individual complaints: Boris Wijkström (bw@omct.org)