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Human Rights Committee - General Comments

The Human Rights Committee publishes its interpretation of the content of human rights provisions, in the form of General Comments on thematic issues.

The Committee has issued the following General Comments:

No.	Subject	Date
31	The nature of the general legal obligation imposed on States parties	2004
30	Reporting obligations of States parties under article 40	2002
29	Article 4 (Derogations during a state of emergency)	2001
28	Article 3 (The equality of rights between men and women)	2000
27	Article 12 (Freedom of movement)	1999
26	Continuity of obligations	1997
25	Article 25 (Participation in public affairs and the right to vote)	1996
24	Reservations to the Covenant or Optional Protocols or declarations under article 41 of the Covenant	1994
23	Article 27 (Rights of minorities)	1994
22	Article 18 (Freedom of thought, conscience or religion)	1993
21	Article 10 (Humane treatment of persons deprived of their liberty)	1992
20	Article 7 (Prohibition of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment)	1992
19	Article 23 (The family)	1990
18	Non-discrimination	1989
17	Article 24 (Rights of the child)	1989
16	Article 17 (Right to privacy)	1988
15	The position of aliens under the Covenant	1986
14	Article 6 (Right to life)	1984
13	Article 14 (Administration of Justice)	1984
12	Article 1 (Right to self-determination)	1984
11	Article 20	1983
10	Article 19 (Freedom of opinion)	1983
9	Article 10 (Humane treatment of persons deprived of their liberty)	1982
8	Article 9 (Right to liberty and security of persons)	1982
7	Article 7 (Prohibition of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment)	1982
6	Article 6 (Right to life)	1982
5	Article 4 (Derogations)	1981
4	Article 3 (Equal enjoyment of civil and political rights by men and women)	1981
3	Article 2 (Implementation at the national level)	1981
2	Reporting guidelines	1981
1	Reporting obligation	1981

The general comments of all human rights treaty bodies are compiled annually in the document HRI/GEN/1/Rev.7.

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