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Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies and the Inter-Committee Meeting

Documents relating to 2008 meetings
Eight Inter-Committee Meeting of the human rights treaty bodies, Geneva 1 - 3 December 2008
  Drat timetable and programme of work of the 8th Inter-Committee Meeting E
  Provisional Agenda E
HRI/MC/2008/4 Report on the Current Working Methods of the Treaty Bodies E | F | S
Background Documents
A/63/280 Report of the twentieth meeting of chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies (report of the seventh Inter-Committee Meeting annexed) E | F | S
HRI/MC/2007/2 Report of the working group on the harmonization of working methods of treaty bodies E | F | S
HRI/MC/2007/2/Add.1 Report of the second meeting of the working group on the harmonization of working methods of treaty bodies E | F | S
A/HRC/2007/2/Add.2 Vienna Declaration E | S
General Documents
HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5 Compilation of Guidelines on the form and content of reports to be submitted by States Parties to the International Human Rights Treaties A | C | E | F | R | S
See also documents on reform of the treaty reporting system
 
Documents relating to Past Meetings

Opening Statement by

7th Inter-Committee Meeting (Palais Wilson, 23 - 25 June 2008) and 20 Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (Palais Wilson, 26 - 27 June 2008)
A/63/280 Report of the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies on their twentieth meeting E | F | S
HRI/ICM/2008/1 Provisional agenda and annotations of the 7th inter-committee meeting E
     
HRI/MC/2008/1 Provisional agenda and annotations of the 20th meeting of chairpersons E | F | S
HRI/MC/2008/2 Report on implementation of recommendations of the 6th Inter-committee meeting and the 20th meeting of Chairpersons E | S
HRI/MC/2008/3 Report on indicators for promoting and monitoring the implementation of human rights E | F
HRI/MC/2008/4 Report on treaty body working methods E | F | S
HRI/MC/2008/5 Report on reservations E | F | S
     
General Documents
The following compilations relate to all treaties and are updated on a regular basis.
HRI/GEN/1/Rev.9 (Vol.I) Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations adopted by human rights treaty bodies A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/GEN/1/Rev.9 (Vol.II)
 Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations adopted by human rights treaty bodies R
HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5 Compilation of Guidelines on the form and content of reports to be submitted by States Parties to the International Human Rights Treaties A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/GEN/3/Rev.3 Compilation of rules of procedure adopted by human rights treaty bodies A | C | E | F | R | S
  List of participants E
HRI/MC/2007/2/Add.1 Report of the WG on harmonization E | F | S
A/HRC/9/G/6 Vienna Declaration E | S
See also documents on reform of the treaty reporting system
Opening Statement by Jane Connors
6th Inter-Committee Meeting (18-20 June 2007) and
19th Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (21-22 June 2007)
A/62/224 Report of the Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies and the Inter-Committee Meeting A | C | E | F | R | S
  List of participants ICM-CM E
HRI/ICM/2007/1 Provisional Agenda and Annotations E | F | S
     
HRI/MC/2007/1 Provisional Agenda and Annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2007/2 Report of the working group on the harmonization of working methods of treaty bodies A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2007/2/Add.1 Report of the working group on the harmonization of working methods of treaty bodies E | F | S

HRI/MC/2007/3

 Conclusions of the International Roundtable on the Role of National Human Rights Institutions and Treaty Bodies (Berlin, 23 and 24 November 2006)

A | C | E | F | R | S

HRI/MC/2007/4

Report of the working methods of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies relating to the State Party reporting process

 E | F | S
HRI/MC/2007/5 Report of the meeting of the working group on reservations A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2007/5/Add.1 Report of the meeting of the working group on reservations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2007/6

Report on the implementation of recommendations of the fifth inter-committee meeting and the eighteenth meeting of Chairpersons

E | F | S
HRI/MC/2007/7

Report of the seminar on recommendations of United Nations Expert Bodies

 E | F | S
See also documents on reform of the treaty reporting system

5th Inter-Committee Meeting (19-21 June 2006) and
18th Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (22-23 June 2006)
  Remarks of Ms Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights to the informal brainstorming meeting on the United Nations human rights treaty body system, 14 July 2006 E
A/61/351 Letter dated 14 September 2006 from the Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations
addressed to the Secretary-General 		E | F | S | C | A | R
A/61/385 Report of the Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies on their eighteenth meeting E | F | S | C | A | R
HRI/ICM/2006/1 Agenda - Inter-Committee Meeting E | F | S
HRI/MC/2006/1 Agenda - Chairperson's Meeting E | F | S
HRI/MC/2006/2

Concept paper on the High Commissioner's proposal for a unified standing treaty body

 A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2006/3 Harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties, including guidelines on a common core document and treaty-specific documents A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2006/3/Corr.1 Corrigendum A | C | E | R | S only
HRI/MC/2006/4 Report on the Working Methods of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies relating to the State Party reporting process A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2006/4/Corr.1 Report on the Working Methods of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies relating to the State Party reporting process A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2006/5

Report of the Meeting of the Working Group on Reservations

 A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2006/5/Rev.1 Report of the Meeting of the Working Group on Reservations A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2006/6 Report on the Implementation of Recommendations of the Fourth-Inter-Committee Meeting and the Seventeenth Meeting of Chairpersons A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2006/7 Report on Indicators for Monitoring compliance with International Human Rights Instruments - Summary A | C | E | F | R | S
See also documents on reform of the treaty reporting system
4th Inter-Committee Meeting (20-22 June 2005) and
17th Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (23-24 June 2005)
A/60/278 Report of the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies on their seventeenth meeting A | C | E | F | R | S
  Recommendations of the 17th meeting of chairpersons and 4th inter-committee meeting E
  Statement of Ms Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Fourth Inter-Committee Meeting E
  Programme of work E
  Report of Mr. Kamel Filali concerning the draft harmonized reporting guidelines E
  Revised draft harmonized reporting guidelines A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/ICM/2005/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/ICM/2005/1/Corr.1 Provisional agenda and annotations - Corrigendum E | F | S
HRI/MC/2005/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2005/1/Corr.1 Provisional agenda and annotations - Corrigendum E | F | S
HRI/MC/2005/2 Report on Implementation of Recommendations of the Sixteenth Meeting of Chairpersons and the Third Inter-Committee Meeting E | F | S
HRI/MC/2005/2/Corr.1 Report on Implementation of Recommendations of the Sixteenth Meeting of Chairpersons and the Third Inter-Committee Meeting - Corrigendum E | F | S
HRI/MC/2005/3/ Revised Draft Harmonized Guidelines for Reporting under the International Human Rights Treaties including Guidelines on an Expanded Core Document and Targeted Reports A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/MC/2005/4 Report on the working methods of the human rights treaty bodies E | F | S
HRI/MC/2005/5 Report on reservations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2005/6 Comments and suggestions relating to the draft harmonized guidelines for reporting E | F | S
HRI/MC/2005/6/Add.1 Comments and suggestions relating to the draft harmonized guidelines for reporting (Preliminary views of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women) E | F | S
General Documents    
The following compilations relate to all treaties and are updated on a regular basis.
HRI/GEN/1/Rev.7 Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations adopted by human rights treaty bodies A | C | E | F | S | R
HRI/GEN/1/Rev.7/Add.1 Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations adopted by human rights treaty bodies A | C | E | F | S | R
HRI/GEN/2/Rev.2 Compilation of Guidelines on the form and content of reports to be submitted by States Parties A | C | E | F | S | R
HRI/GEN/2/Rev.2/Add.1 Compilation of Guidelines on the form and content of reports to be submitted by States Parties - Addendum A | C | E | F | S | R
HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4

Compilation of Guidelines on the form and content of reports to be submitted by States Parties to the International Human Rights Treaties: Report of the Secretary-General

 A | C | E | F | S | R
HRI/GEN/3/Rev.2 Compilation of rules of procedure adopted by human rights treaty bodies
Note by the Secretariat 		A | C | E | F | S | R
HRI/GEN/4/Rev.5 Recent Reporting History E | F | S
  Comments on draft guidelines received from States parties and others
  Secretary-General's report "In Larger Freedom" calls on treaty bodies to finalize and implement harmonized reporting guidelines (para. 147)
  Draft Reporting Guidelines for All Committees A | C | E | F | R | S
See also documents on reform of the treaty reporting system
3rd Inter-Committee Meeting (21-22 June 2004) and
16th Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (23-25 June 2004)
A/59/254 Report of the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies on their sixteenth meeting A | C | E | F | R | S
HRI/ICM/2004/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2004/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2004/2 Report on Implementation of Recommendations of the Fifteenth Meeting of Chairpersons and the Second Inter-Committee Meeting E | F | S
HRI/MC/2004/3 Draft Guidelines on an Expanded Core Document and Targeted Reports and Harmonized Guidelines for Reporting under the International Human Rights Treaties: Report by the Secretariat A | C | E | F | R | S
See also documents on reform of the treaty reporting system
2nd Inter-Committee Meeting (18-20 June 2003) and
15th Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (23-27 June 2003)
A/58/350 Report of the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies on their fifteenth meeting A | C | E | F | S l R
HRI/MC/2003/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2003/2 Review of Recent Developments relating to the Work of the Treaty Bodies E | F | S
HRI/MC/2003/3
[same document as HRI/ICM/2003/3]		 Background Note on the Secretary General’s proposals for reform of the human rights treaty system E | F | S
HRI/MC/2003/3/Add.1 [same document as HRI/ICM/2003/3/Add.1] Background Note on the Secretary General’s proposals for reform of the human rights treaty system E | F | S
HRI/MC/2003/4

Report of the Brainstorming Meeting held in Malbun , Liechtenstein (submitted to the General Assembly as A/58/123)

E | F | S
HR/ICM/2003/1 Provisional Agenda and Annotations E | F | S
HR/ICM/2003/2 [document not produced]  
HRI/ICM/2003/3
[same document as HRI/MC/2003/3]
Methods of Work Relating to the State Reporting Process: Background document prepared by the secretariat E | F | S
HRI/ICM/2003/3/Add.1 [same document as HRI/MC/2003/3/Add.1] Methods of Work Relating to the State Reporting Process: Background document prepared by the secretariat E | F | S
HRI/ICM/2003/4

Report of the Brainstorming Meeting held in Malbun, Liechtenstein (subsequently submitted to the General Assembly as A/58/123)

E | F | S
See also documents on reform of the treaty reporting system
Inter-Committee Meeting of Human Rights Treaty Bodies (26-28 June 2002) and 14th Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (24-26 June 2002)
A/57/399 Report of the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies on their fourteenth meeting E | F | S
A/57/56 Report of the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies on their thirteenth meeting E | F | S
HRI/MC/2002/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2002/2 Follow up to the recommendations of the 13th meeting and background for the 14th meeting E | F | S
HRI/MC/2002/Misc.1 Informal note on the deliberations of the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-eighth session on agenda item 18 (a) (“Effective functioning of human rights mechanisms: treaty bodies”) E | F | S
HRI/MC/2002/Misc.2 Informal Consultation with States: E | F | S
HRI/MC/2002/Misc.3 Implementation of Recommendations of the Second Joint Meeting of the Chairpersons and Special Mandate Holders E | F | S
HRI/MC/2002/Misc.4 World Conference - Informal Background Note : E | F | S
HRI/ICM/2002/3 Report of the first inter-committee meeting of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies
 E | F | S
HRI/ICM/2002/2 Methods of Work Relating to the State Reporting Process, background document to the First Inter-Committee meeting E | F | S
HRI/ICM/2002/2/Corr.1 Corrigendum E | F | S
General Documents    
HRI/GEN/1/Rev.5 Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies E | F | S
HRI/GEN/1/Rev.5/Add.1 General Comment no. 29 of the Human Rights Committee on derogations during a state of emergency (article 4) [2001] E | F | S
HRI/GEN/2/Rev.1 Compilation of Guidelines on the form and content of reports to be submitted by States parties to the International Human Rights Treaties E | F | S
HRI/GEN/2/Rev.1/Add.1 Guidelines on the initial reports to be submitted in accordance with the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict; and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography E | F | S
HRI/GEN/3 Compilation of Rules of Procedure Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies E | F | S
HRI/GEN/3/Add.1 Updated rules of procedure of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women E | F | S
HRI/GEN/4/Rev.2 Recent reporting history of States parties under the principal international human rights instruments E | F | S
     
See also documents on reform of the treaty reporting system
13th meeting of chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies (2001)
HRI/MC/2001/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2001/2 Follow up to the recommendations of the 12th meeting and background for the 13th meeting E | F | S
HRI/MC/2001/MISC.1  Informal note on the deliberations of the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-seventh session on agenda item 18 (a) (“Effective functioning of human rights mechanisms:  treaty bodies”) E | F | S
HRI/MC/2001/MISC.2 Strengthening Support to and Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Treaty Bodies - Informal Note E | F | S
HRI/MC/2001/MISC.3 Implementation of Recommendations of the Second Joint Meeting of the Chairpersons and Special Mandate Holders E | F | S
A/57/56 Report of the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies on their thirteenth meeting  E | F | S
See also documents on reform of the treaty reporting system
12th meeting of chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies (2000)
HRI/MC/2000/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/2000/2 Status of the international human rights instruments and the general situation of overdue reports E | F | S
HRI/MC/2000/3 Follow up to the recommendations of the 11th meeting E | F | S
HRI/MC/2000/4 Plan of Action 2000-2004 E | F | S
A/55/206 Report of the twelfth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies E | F | S
11th meeting of human rights treaty bodies (1999)

HRI/MC/1999/1

 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/1999/2 Status of the international human rights instruments and the general situation of overdue reports E | F | S
HRI/MC/1999/3 Follow up to the recommendations of the 10th meeting E | F | S
A/54/805 Report of the eleventh meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies E | F | S
     
10th meeting of human rights treaty bodies (1998)
HRI/MC/1998/3  Provisional agenda and annotations E | F
HRI/MC/1998/4 Improving the operation of the human rights treaty bodies E
HRI/MC/1998/5 Status of the international human rights instruments and the general situation of overdue reports E | F
A/53/432 Report of the tenth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies E | F | S
     
9th meeting of human rights treaty bodies (1998)
HRI/MC/1998/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/1998/2 Status of the international human rights instruments and the general situation of overdue reports E | F | S
A/53/125 Report of the ninth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies E | F | S
8th meeting of human rights treaty bodies (1997)
HRI/MC/1997/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/1997/2 Improving the effectiveness of the human rights treaty bodies E | F | S
A/52/507 Report of the eighth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies E | F | S
7th meeting of human rights treaty bodies (1996)
HRI/MC/1996/1 Provisional agenda and annotations E | F | S
HRI/MC/1996/2 Follow-up action on the conclusions and recommendations of the Sixth Meeting of Persons chairing the Human Rights Treaty Bodies E | F | S
HRI/MC/1996/3 Status of international human rights instruments and the general situation of overdue reports E | F | S
A/51/482 Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights: report to the General Assembly E | F | S
6th meeting of human rights treaty bodies (1995)
A/50/505 Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights: report to the General Assembly E | F | S
5th meeting of human rights treaty bodies (1994)
A/49/537 Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights: report to the General Assembly E | F | S
 
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