Treaty Bodies

The human rights treaty bodies are committees of independent experts that monitor implementation of the core international human rights treaties. Each State party to a treaty has an obligation to take steps to ensure that everyone in the State can enjoy the rights set out in the treaty.

There are ten human rights treaty bodies composed of independent experts of recognized competence in human rights, who are nominated and elected for fixed renewable terms of four years by State parties.

The treaty bodies meet in Geneva, Switzerland. All the treaty bodies receive support from the Human Rights Treaties Division of OHCHR in Geneva.

This is the list of treaty bodies with which APG23 collaborates and actively follows:

• Committee of the Rights of the Child – CRC
• Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – CESCR
• Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – CERD
• Human Rights Committee – CCPR
• Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – CEDAW
• Committee against Torture – CAT
• Committee on Migrant Workers – CMW
• Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture – SPT
• Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – CRPD
• Committee on Enforced Disappearances – CED

United Nations links:

• Treaty Bodies OHCHR official page