GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Committee is set to hold its upcoming session from 19 October to 6 November, during which it will review Austria, Rwanda, Cameroon and Jamaica.
The four countries are among the 175 States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). 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 respective country reports and other submissions from non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues with the four State delegations through public dialogues on the following dates at Geneva time:
Austria
20 October 15:00 - 18:00
21 October 10:00 - 13:00
Rwanda
21 October 15:00 - 18:00
22 October 10:00 - 13:00
Cameroon
22 October 15:00 - 18:00
23 October 10:00 - 13:00
Jamaica
26 October 15:00 - 18:00
27 October 10:00 - 13:00
In addition to country reviews, the Committee will discuss its draft General Comment 38 on the right to freedom of association at five public meetings on 20 October, 26 October, 3 November, 4 November and 5 November.
The Human Rights Committee will also co-host a public event with the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the adoption of both the ICCPR and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which were adopted together in December 1966.
The above public dialogues will take place in Room V, Palais des Nations, Geneva. All public meetings are open to the accredited press and will be webcast live on UN Web TV
