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CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life", "Access to justice & remedy" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
c) slowness of the proceedings designed to establish responsibility for the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes and at the circumstances under which he was shot by police at Stockwell underground railway station (art.6)
c) slowness of the proceedings designed to establish responsibility for the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes and at the circumstances under which he was shot by police at Stockwell underground railway station (art.6)
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 2ca6e130-d0e8-4c3a-aa1c-89c166bbec83
28677131-f875-40f0-92d6-1be86aedb4e1
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life", "Access to justice & remedy" ]
[]
r) ensure that the findings of the coroner’s inquest, due to begin in September 2008, are followed up vigorously, including on questions of individual responsibility, intelligence failures and police training
r) ensure that the findings of the coroner’s inquest, due to begin in September 2008, are followed up vigorously, including on questions of individual responsibility, intelligence failures and police training
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 28677131-f875-40f0-92d6-1be86aedb4e1
74188ef8-773e-49aa-ae41-86451a786181
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life" ]
[]
c) use of Attenuating Energy Projectiles (AEPs) by police and army forces since 21 June 2005 and emerging medical evidence that they may cause serious injuries (art.6)
c) use of Attenuating Energy Projectiles (AEPs) by police and army forces since 21 June 2005 and emerging medical evidence that they may cause serious injuries (art.6)
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 74188ef8-773e-49aa-ae41-86451a786181
7b8f279d-9e9e-430b-b7a5-e9a51ec4d354
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life" ]
[]
r) closely monitor the use of Attenuating Energy Projectiles (AEPs) by police and army forces and consider banning such use if it is established that AEPs can cause serious injuries
r) closely monitor the use of Attenuating Energy Projectiles (AEPs) by police and army forces and consider banning such use if it is established that AEPs can cause serious injuries
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 7b8f279d-9e9e-430b-b7a5-e9a51ec4d354
397ace27-9809-471a-8f10-64266a08b034
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) until the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Saadi v. Italy, the State party was defending the position that persons suspected of terrorism could under certain conditions be returned to countries without the appropriate safeguards to prevent treatment prohibited by ICCPR c) furthermore, while t...
c) until the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Saadi v. Italy, the State party was defending the position that persons suspected of terrorism could under certain conditions be returned to countries without the appropriate safeguards to prevent treatment prohibited by ICCPR c) furthermore, while t...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 397ace27-9809-471a-8f10-64266a08b034
523f9a5a-75aa-4474-9142-fe044d312828
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) ensure that all individuals, including persons suspected of terrorism, are not returned to another country if there are substantial reasons for fearing that they would be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment r) further recognise that the more systematic the practice of torture ...
r) ensure that all individuals, including persons suspected of terrorism, are not returned to another country if there are substantial reasons for fearing that they would be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment r) further recognise that the more systematic the practice of torture ...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 523f9a5a-75aa-4474-9142-fe044d312828
7c890956-9985-4639-81f0-e9ddb7a3eb27
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) the State party has allowed the use of the British Indian Ocean Territory as a transit point on at least two occasions for rendition flights of persons to countries where they risk being subjected to torture or ill-treatment (arts. 2, 7 and 14)
c) the State party has allowed the use of the British Indian Ocean Territory as a transit point on at least two occasions for rendition flights of persons to countries where they risk being subjected to torture or ill-treatment (arts. 2, 7 and 14)
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 7c890956-9985-4639-81f0-e9ddb7a3eb27
7eb13d64-ea79-4409-bbbd-96badfbfc509
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) investigate allegations related to transit through its territory of rendition flights and establish an inspection system to ensure that its airports are not used for such purposes
r) investigate allegations related to transit through its territory of rendition flights and establish an inspection system to ensure that its airports are not used for such purposes
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 7eb13d64-ea79-4409-bbbd-96badfbfc509
2d4da06a-48a0-4e83-8695-7f517e8f5082
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
n) the Committee is disturbed about the State party’s statement that its obligations under ICCPR can only apply to persons who are taken into custody by the armed forces and held in British-run military detention facilities outside the United Kingdom in exceptional circumstances c) it also notes with regret that the St...
n) the Committee is disturbed about the State party’s statement that its obligations under ICCPR can only apply to persons who are taken into custody by the armed forces and held in British-run military detention facilities outside the United Kingdom in exceptional circumstances c) it also notes with regret that the St...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 2d4da06a-48a0-4e83-8695-7f517e8f5082
a1dc8ce4-3cdd-4959-b878-0eb448c892a7
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) state clearly that ICCPR applies to all individuals who are subject to its jurisdiction or control r) conduct prompt and independent investigations into all allegations concerning suspicious deaths, torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment inflicted by its personnel (including commanders), in d...
r) state clearly that ICCPR applies to all individuals who are subject to its jurisdiction or control r) conduct prompt and independent investigations into all allegations concerning suspicious deaths, torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment inflicted by its personnel (including commanders), in d...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: a1dc8ce4-3cdd-4959-b878-0eb448c892a7
90a6c7b8-8385-45d4-abf5-a4004e0edc38
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[]
c), in order to combat terrorist activities, the State party is considering the adoption of further legislative measures which may have potentially far‑reaching effects on the rights guaranteed in the Covenant c) in particular, while it is disturbed by the extension of the maximum period of detention without charge of ...
c), in order to combat terrorist activities, the State party is considering the adoption of further legislative measures which may have potentially far‐reaching effects on the rights guaranteed in the Covenant c) in particular, while it is disturbed by the extension of the maximum period of detention without charge of ...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 90a6c7b8-8385-45d4-abf5-a4004e0edc38
cc6e6391-c329-4c31-8d54-58be4f0b813a
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) ensure that any terrorist suspect arrested should be promptly informed of any charge against him or her and tried within a reasonable time or released
r) ensure that any terrorist suspect arrested should be promptly informed of any charge against him or her and tried within a reasonable time or released
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: cc6e6391-c329-4c31-8d54-58be4f0b813a
f75de9fd-f307-4f9e-9a69-5ce49dc456f8
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Freedom of thought, conscience & religion" ]
[]
c) negative public attitudes towards Muslim members of society continue to develop in the State party (arts. 18 and 26)
c) negative public attitudes towards Muslim members of society continue to develop in the State party (arts. 18 and 26)
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: f75de9fd-f307-4f9e-9a69-5ce49dc456f8
80586db1-145e-4a52-9745-46d567a21f7a
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Freedom of thought, conscience & religion" ]
[ "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
r) take energetic measures in order to combat and eliminate this phenomenon, and ensure that the authors of acts of discrimination on the basis of religion are adequately deterred and sanctioned r) ensure that the fight against terrorism does not lead to raising suspicion against all Muslims
r) take energetic measures in order to combat and eliminate this phenomenon, and ensure that the authors of acts of discrimination on the basis of religion are adequately deterred and sanctioned r) ensure that the fight against terrorism does not lead to raising suspicion against all Muslims
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 80586db1-145e-4a52-9745-46d567a21f7a
3079d999-2ba4-42ec-964a-9c5e3fe30254
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing" ]
c) the control order regime established under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 which involves the imposition of a wide range of restrictions, including curfews of up to 16 hours, on individuals suspected of being “involved in terrorism”, but who have not been charged with any criminal offence c) while control order...
c) the control order regime established under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 which involves the imposition of a wide range of restrictions, including curfews of up to 16 hours, on individuals suspected of being “involved in terrorism”, but who have not been charged with any criminal offence c) while control order...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 3079d999-2ba4-42ec-964a-9c5e3fe30254
e0716f67-090c-4447-b111-c0a212031e6d
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[]
r) review the control order regime established under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 in order to ensure that it is in conformity with the provisions of ICCPR r) in particular, it should ensure that the judicial procedure whereby the imposition of a control order can be challenged complies with the principle of equ...
r) review the control order regime established under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 in order to ensure that it is in conformity with the provisions of ICCPR r) in particular, it should ensure that the judicial procedure whereby the imposition of a control order can be challenged complies with the principle of equ...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: e0716f67-090c-4447-b111-c0a212031e6d
bcd8ada1-1798-47c3-8d3c-0858cea3c3b4
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
c) that, despite improvements in the security situation in Northern Ireland, some elements of criminal procedure continue to differ between Northern Ireland and the remainder of the State party’s territory c) in particular, under the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, persons whose cases are certified by...
c) that, despite improvements in the security situation in Northern Ireland, some elements of criminal procedure continue to differ between Northern Ireland and the remainder of the State party’s territory c) in particular, under the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, persons whose cases are certified by...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: bcd8ada1-1798-47c3-8d3c-0858cea3c3b4
bffc1dde-6f01-4105-b2ce-e3c1de4fc99a
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) carefully monitor, on an ongoing basis, whether the exigencies of the situation in Northern Ireland continue to justify any such distinctions with a view to abolishing them r) in particular, it should ensure that, for each case that is certified by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland as requirin...
r) carefully monitor, on an ongoing basis, whether the exigencies of the situation in Northern Ireland continue to justify any such distinctions with a view to abolishing them r) in particular, it should ensure that, for each case that is certified by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland as requirin...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: bffc1dde-6f01-4105-b2ce-e3c1de4fc99a
94929152-e00f-4c6f-9c8b-3124006515e8
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
c) under Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000, access to a lawyer can be delayed for up to 48 hours if the police conclude that such access would lead, for instance, to interference with evidence or alerting another suspect n) the Committee considers that the State party has failed to justify this power, particularly h...
c) under Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000, access to a lawyer can be delayed for up to 48 hours if the police conclude that such access would lead, for instance, to interference with evidence or alerting another suspect n) the Committee considers that the State party has failed to justify this power, particularly h...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 94929152-e00f-4c6f-9c8b-3124006515e8
808c3668-4523-4242-b1dc-4ae5de38cb8b
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[]
r) ensure that anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge, including persons suspected of terrorism, has immediate access to a lawyer
r) ensure that anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge, including persons suspected of terrorism, has immediate access to a lawyer
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 808c3668-4523-4242-b1dc-4ae5de38cb8b
4787f91a-30e8-424f-976d-e8ab76ba38cd
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Children: juvenile justice", "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection" ]
[]
c) despite anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) being civil orders, their breach constitutes a criminal offence which is punishable by up to five years in prison c) fact that ASBOs can be imposed on children as young as 10 in England and Wales and 8 in Scotland, and with the fact that some of these children can subsequ...
c) despite anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) being civil orders, their breach constitutes a criminal offence which is punishable by up to five years in prison c) fact that ASBOs can be imposed on children as young as 10 in England and Wales and 8 in Scotland, and with the fact that some of these children can subsequ...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 4787f91a-30e8-424f-976d-e8ab76ba38cd
4f821997-0b8c-46ca-b986-18717aa29c74
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Children: juvenile justice", "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
r) review legislation on anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), including the definition of anti-social behaviour, in order to ensure that it complies with the provisions of the Covenant r) in particular, ensure that young children are not detained as a result of breaching the conditions of their ASBOs and that the priv...
r) review legislation on anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), including the definition of anti-social behaviour, in order to ensure that it complies with the provisions of the Covenant r) in particular, ensure that young children are not detained as a result of breaching the conditions of their ASBOs and that the priv...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 4f821997-0b8c-46ca-b986-18717aa29c74
fb047005-2005-4b57-beb4-c55dbe0a1b91
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Freedom of movement", "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Enforced disappearances", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
c) the State party has continued its practice of detaining large numbers of asylum-seekers, including children c) furthermore, the Committee reiterates that it considers unacceptable any detention of asylum‑seekers in prisons and is concerned that while most asylum-seekers are detained in immigration centres, a small m...
c) the State party has continued its practice of detaining large numbers of asylum-seekers, including children c) furthermore, the Committee reiterates that it considers unacceptable any detention of asylum‐seekers in prisons and is concerned that while most asylum-seekers are detained in immigration centres, a small m...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: fb047005-2005-4b57-beb4-c55dbe0a1b91
3bf4d65b-49fc-42eb-a51b-e6c600058c48
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Freedom of movement", "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Enforced disappearances", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
r) review its detention policy with regard to asylum-seekers, especially children r) take immediate and effective measures to ensure that all asylum-seekers who are detained pending deportation are held in centres specifically designed for that purpose, should consider alternatives to detention, and should end the dete...
r) review its detention policy with regard to asylum-seekers, especially children r) take immediate and effective measures to ensure that all asylum-seekers who are detained pending deportation are held in centres specifically designed for that purpose, should consider alternatives to detention, and should end the dete...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 3bf4d65b-49fc-42eb-a51b-e6c600058c48
a32dc338-d740-43c8-bec0-1a9ee0821488
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Freedom of movement", "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
c) despite its previous recommendation, the State party has not included the British Indian Ocean Territory in its periodic report because it claims that, owing to an absence of population, the Covenant does not apply to this territory n) note of the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Regina (Bancoult) v. Secret...
c) despite its previous recommendation, the State party has not included the British Indian Ocean Territory in its periodic report because it claims that, owing to an absence of population, the Covenant does not apply to this territory n) note of the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Regina (Bancoult) v. Secret...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: a32dc338-d740-43c8-bec0-1a9ee0821488
3838a0a7-9843-44d5-89b7-91259db90c69
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Freedom of movement", "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
r) ensure that the Chagos islanders can exercise their right to return to their territory and should indicate what measures have been taken in this regard r) consider compensation for the denial of this right over an extended period r) include the Territory in its next periodic report
r) ensure that the Chagos islanders can exercise their right to return to their territory and should indicate what measures have been taken in this regard r) consider compensation for the denial of this right over an extended period r) include the Territory in its next periodic report
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 3838a0a7-9843-44d5-89b7-91259db90c69
cdaef924-87e1-4feb-bb49-04e7d9af5621
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Private life & privacy" ]
[]
c) while the Governor of the Cayman Islands has not recently exercised his power to deport any person who is “destitute” or “undesirable”, section 89 of the Immigration Law (2007 Revision) has not been amended (arts. 17 and 23)
c) while the Governor of the Cayman Islands has not recently exercised his power to deport any person who is “destitute” or “undesirable”, section 89 of the Immigration Law (2007 Revision) has not been amended (arts. 17 and 23)
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: cdaef924-87e1-4feb-bb49-04e7d9af5621
ac30a501-5811-4dec-b2f0-ef9e699abe88
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Private life & privacy" ]
[]
r) review the law on deportation in the Cayman Islands in order to bring it into conformity with the provisions of ICCPR
r) review the law on deportation in the Cayman Islands in order to bring it into conformity with the provisions of ICCPR
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: ac30a501-5811-4dec-b2f0-ef9e699abe88
a0a19111-d40a-4409-a8ba-df6aec5d515a
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Freedom of opinion and expression & access to information" ]
[]
c) powers under the Official Secrets Act 1989 have been exercised to frustrate former employees of the Crown from bringing into the public domain issues of genuine public interest, and can be exercised to prevent the media from publishing such matters n) disclosures of information are penalized even where they are not ...
c) powers under the Official Secrets Act 1989 have been exercised to frustrate former employees of the Crown from bringing into the public domain issues of genuine public interest, and can be exercised to prevent the media from publishing such matters n) disclosures of information are penalized even where they are not ...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: a0a19111-d40a-4409-a8ba-df6aec5d515a
6db295be-5f7a-49df-9805-920b94a7483d
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Freedom of opinion and expression & access to information" ]
[]
r) ensure that its powers to protect information genuinely related to matters of national security are narrowly utilized and limited to instances where the release of such information would be harmful to national security
r) ensure that its powers to protect information genuinely related to matters of national security are narrowly utilized and limited to instances where the release of such information would be harmful to national security
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 6db295be-5f7a-49df-9805-920b94a7483d
13e9d43e-1baf-4354-ab08-c5963eec3e0b
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Freedom of opinion and expression & access to information" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
c) the State party's practical application of the law of libel has served to discourage critical media reporting on matters of serious public interest, adversely affecting the ability of scholars and journalists to publish their work, including through the phenomenon known as "libel tourism" n) the advent of the intern...
c) the State party's practical application of the law of libel has served to discourage critical media reporting on matters of serious public interest, adversely affecting the ability of scholars and journalists to publish their work, including through the phenomenon known as "libel tourism" n) the advent of the intern...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 13e9d43e-1baf-4354-ab08-c5963eec3e0b
216b7e93-b8df-4903-bedd-908d4492db49
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Freedom of opinion and expression & access to information" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
r) re-examine technical doctrines of libel law, and consider the utility of a so-called "public figure" exception, requiring proof by the plaintiff of actual malice in order to go forward on actions concerning reporting on public officials and prominent public figures, as well as limiting the requirement that defendant...
r) re-examine technical doctrines of libel law, and consider the utility of a so-called "public figure" exception, requiring proof by the plaintiff of actual malice in order to go forward on actions concerning reporting on public officials and prominent public figures, as well as limiting the requirement that defendant...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 216b7e93-b8df-4903-bedd-908d4492db49
c7797499-f025-4c1f-9183-27f7801951bc
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Freedom of opinion and expression & access to information" ]
[]
c) the offence of “encouragement of terrorism” has been defined in section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 in broad and vague terms c) in particular, a person can commit the offence even when he or she did not intend members of the public to be directly or indirectly encouraged by his or her statement to commit acts of ter...
c) the offence of “encouragement of terrorism” has been defined in section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 in broad and vague terms c) in particular, a person can commit the offence even when he or she did not intend members of the public to be directly or indirectly encouraged by his or her statement to commit acts of ter...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: c7797499-f025-4c1f-9183-27f7801951bc
96849acf-ba8c-45c5-896d-858d11d53074
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Freedom of opinion and expression & access to information" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
r) consider amending that part of section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 dealing with “encouragement of terrorism” so that its application does not lead to a disproportionate interference with freedom of expression
r) consider amending that part of section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 dealing with “encouragement of terrorism” so that its application does not lead to a disproportionate interference with freedom of expression
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 96849acf-ba8c-45c5-896d-858d11d53074
75d41a35-66ad-45d5-8e1a-e542b9cd1b41
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "4.a - Build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools" ]
c) corporal punishment of children is not prohibited in schools in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat and the Crown Dependencies (arts. 7 and 24)
c) corporal punishment of children is not prohibited in schools in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat and the Crown Dependencies (arts. 7 and 24)
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 75d41a35-66ad-45d5-8e1a-e542b9cd1b41
0d9c1b5b-1397-486e-8dc3-4435760bb858
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "4.a - Build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools" ]
r) expressly prohibit corporal punishment of children in all schools in all British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
r) expressly prohibit corporal punishment of children in all schools in all British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 0d9c1b5b-1397-486e-8dc3-4435760bb858
e5189b35-8580-474b-b342-9be2da1908ba
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote" ]
[]
c) the State party’s maintenance of section 3 (1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 prohibiting convicted prisoners from exercising their right to vote, especially in the light of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Hirst v. United Kingdom (2005) n) the Committee is of the view that general...
c) the State party’s maintenance of section 3 (1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 prohibiting convicted prisoners from exercising their right to vote, especially in the light of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Hirst v. United Kingdom (2005) n) the Committee is of the view that general...
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: e5189b35-8580-474b-b342-9be2da1908ba
302e958b-5b8c-4072-b774-74a6f75ffb2e
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote" ]
[]
r) review its legislation denying all convicted prisoners the right to vote in light of ICCPR
r) review its legislation denying all convicted prisoners the right to vote in light of ICCPR
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 302e958b-5b8c-4072-b774-74a6f75ffb2e
d353bf7b-73f8-460b-8ee4-9d225cc132db
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Racial discrimination" ]
[ "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
n) the State party is currently investigating the practice of “stop and search” in order to ensure that it is applied fairly and appropriately to all communities c) use of racial profiling in the exercise of stop and search powers and its adverse impact on race relations (art. 26)
n) the State party is currently investigating the practice of “stop and search” in order to ensure that it is applied fairly and appropriately to all communities c) use of racial profiling in the exercise of stop and search powers and its adverse impact on race relations (art. 26)
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: d353bf7b-73f8-460b-8ee4-9d225cc132db
8972ce24-3d0c-434f-8505-096f509b5fda
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Racial discrimination" ]
[]
r) ensure that stop and search powers are exercised in a non-discriminatory manner r) to that end, undertake a review of stop and search powers under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000
r) ensure that stop and search powers are exercised in a non-discriminatory manner r) to that end, undertake a review of stop and search powers under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 8972ce24-3d0c-434f-8505-096f509b5fda
ebad5ea8-d470-427e-96e9-fd4ac4e59107
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) publicize widely the text of its sixth periodic report, the written answers it has provided in response to the list of issues drawn up by the Committee, and the present concluding observations
r) publicize widely the text of its sixth periodic report, the written answers it has provided in response to the list of issues drawn up by the Committee, and the present concluding observations
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: ebad5ea8-d470-427e-96e9-fd4ac4e59107
6bf79548-92ba-4e8a-a124-46ed81782a8f
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) in accordance with rule 71, paragraph 5, of the Committee’s rules of procedure, provide, within one year, relevant information on the assessment of the situation and the implementation of the Committee’s recommendations in paragraphs 9, 12, 14 and 15 above
r) in accordance with rule 71, paragraph 5, of the Committee’s rules of procedure, provide, within one year, relevant information on the assessment of the situation and the implementation of the Committee’s recommendations in paragraphs 9, 12, 14 and 15 above
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 6bf79548-92ba-4e8a-a124-46ed81782a8f
14e2cc6a-7f88-40c0-92fd-94ca9c35002d
CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) provide in next report, due to be submitted by 31 July 2012, information on the remaining recommendations made and on the Covenant as a whole
r) provide in next report, due to be submitted by 31 July 2012, information on the remaining recommendations made and on the Covenant as a whole
CCPR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 | 2008 | DocumentId: 4026ba63-695a-44e4-90a9-692851421a00 | AnnotationId: 14e2cc6a-7f88-40c0-92fd-94ca9c35002d
6eaaff23-cade-408a-a91e-a8a82a7a893f
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health" ]
w) the legislative and other measures that have been taken to improve the protection and promotion of human rights recognized under the ICCPR since the examination of the second periodic report, including the establishment of the Irish Human Rights Commission in 2000; the adoption of the Mental Health Act in 2001; the ...
w) the legislative and other measures that have been taken to improve the protection and promotion of human rights recognized under the ICCPR since the examination of the second periodic report, including the establishment of the Irish Human Rights Commission in 2000; the adoption of the Mental Health Act in 2001; the ...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 6eaaff23-cade-408a-a91e-a8a82a7a893f
922f2ffc-0c73-42c0-83f3-ba612fb8218c
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
n) progress made in combating domestic violence, including the increased budgetary allocation for measures taken in this regard, the establishment of an Equality Authority and an Equality Tribunal, and the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
n) progress made in combating domestic violence, including the increased budgetary allocation for measures taken in this regard, the establishment of an Equality Authority and an Equality Tribunal, and the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 922f2ffc-0c73-42c0-83f3-ba612fb8218c
3c8ce13d-ee2f-4147-8c82-a460434aab19
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations" ]
[]
n) the State party’s intention to withdraw its reservations to article 10, paragraph 2 and article 14 ICCPR, but regrets that the State party intends to maintain its reservations to article 19, paragraph 2 and article 20, paragraph 1
n) the State party’s intention to withdraw its reservations to article 10, paragraph 2 and article 14 ICCPR, but regrets that the State party intends to maintain its reservations to article 19, paragraph 2 and article 20, paragraph 1
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 3c8ce13d-ee2f-4147-8c82-a460434aab19
82920fe2-6d34-4f16-9c17-dd3d14c367a0
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations" ]
[]
r) implement its intention to withdraw its reservations to article 10, paragraph 2 and article 14 ICCPR r) review its reservations to article 19, paragraph 2, and article 20, paragraph 1 of the Covenant, with a view to withdrawing them in whole or in part
r) implement its intention to withdraw its reservations to article 10, paragraph 2 and article 14 ICCPR r) review its reservations to article 19, paragraph 2, and article 20, paragraph 1 of the Covenant, with a view to withdrawing them in whole or in part
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 82920fe2-6d34-4f16-9c17-dd3d14c367a0
e1cc958c-616b-431e-bdbc-22992fe33446
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
n) unlike the European Convention on Human Rights, ICCPR is not directly applicable in the State party n) in this regard, it reiterates that a number of Covenant rights go beyond the scope of the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (art. 2)
n) unlike the European Convention on Human Rights, ICCPR is not directly applicable in the State party n) in this regard, it reiterates that a number of Covenant rights go beyond the scope of the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (art. 2)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: e1cc958c-616b-431e-bdbc-22992fe33446
7708b415-d596-4c74-9c1c-0b4fe2170dfa
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
r) ensure that all rights protected under ICCPR are given full effect in domestic law r) provide the Committee with a detailed account of how each Covenant right is protected by legislative or constitutional provisions
r) ensure that all rights protected under ICCPR are given full effect in domestic law r) provide the Committee with a detailed account of how each Covenant right is protected by legislative or constitutional provisions
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 7708b415-d596-4c74-9c1c-0b4fe2170dfa
dd37b6d1-8d34-490b-b049-f81fd36bce0c
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
c) while welcoming the establishment of the Irish Human Rights Commission, the Committee regrets the limited resources of the Commission as well as its administrative link to a Government department (art. 2)
c) while welcoming the establishment of the Irish Human Rights Commission, the Committee regrets the limited resources of the Commission as well as its administrative link to a Government department (art. 2)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: dd37b6d1-8d34-490b-b049-f81fd36bce0c
8346b7cc-6d23-4941-ab25-6f36c1da1e39
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
r) strengthen the independence and the capacity of the Irish Human Rights Commission to fulfil its mandate effectively in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles, General Assembly resolution 48/134), by endowin...
r) strengthen the independence and the capacity of the Irish Human Rights Commission to fulfil its mandate effectively in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles, General Assembly resolution 48/134), by endowin...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 8346b7cc-6d23-4941-ab25-6f36c1da1e39
3e7dad5a-e7b3-4f77-99eb-0930bf852197
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Right to be recognized as a person before the law", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Private life & privacy" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.9 - Universal legal identity and birth registration" ]
w) the State party’s intention to adopt legislation on a civil partnership bill c) no provisions regarding taxation and social welfare are proposed at present c) the State party has not recognized a change of gender by transgender persons by permitting birth certificates to be issued for these persons. (arts. 2, 16, 17...
w) the State party’s intention to adopt legislation on a civil partnership bill c) no provisions regarding taxation and social welfare are proposed at present c) the State party has not recognized a change of gender by transgender persons by permitting birth certificates to be issued for these persons. (arts. 2, 16, 17...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 3e7dad5a-e7b3-4f77-99eb-0930bf852197
85e0be29-94fb-437c-bc15-b9cdd78b236c
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Right to be recognized as a person before the law", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Private life & privacy" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.9 - Universal legal identity and birth registration" ]
r) ensure that its legislation is not discriminatory of non-traditional forms of partnership, including taxation and welfare benefits r) recognize the right of transgender persons to a change of gender by permitting the issuance of new birth certificates
r) ensure that its legislation is not discriminatory of non-traditional forms of partnership, including taxation and welfare benefits r) recognize the right of transgender persons to a change of gender by permitting the issuance of new birth certificates
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 85e0be29-94fb-437c-bc15-b9cdd78b236c
f1b72ef9-27bd-426a-b3e4-0daf869fa999
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
n) considerable efforts made by the State party in combating domestic violence c) continuing impunity due to high withdrawal rates of complaints and few convictions c) lack of gender-based statistics with regard to complaints, prosecutions, and sentences in matters of violence against women (arts. 3, 7, 23, 26)
n) considerable efforts made by the State party in combating domestic violence c) continuing impunity due to high withdrawal rates of complaints and few convictions c) lack of gender-based statistics with regard to complaints, prosecutions, and sentences in matters of violence against women (arts. 3, 7, 23, 26)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: f1b72ef9-27bd-426a-b3e4-0daf869fa999
98bf1d5d-a506-4423-9f19-1e0f2c5641c0
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
r) continue to strengthen its policies and laws against domestic violence and prepare adequate statistics, including sex, age and family relationship of victims and perpetrators r) increase the provision of services to victims, including rehabilitation
r) continue to strengthen its policies and laws against domestic violence and prepare adequate statistics, including sex, age and family relationship of victims and perpetrators r) increase the provision of services to victims, including rehabilitation
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 98bf1d5d-a506-4423-9f19-1e0f2c5641c0
2ba04aaf-e38f-44a0-878f-51e917fe7576
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
c) despite considerable progress achieved in respect of equality in recent years, inequalities between women and men continue to persist in many areas of life c) while noting the broad judicial interpretation of article 41.2 of the Constitution by the Irish courts, it remains concerned that the State party does not int...
c) despite considerable progress achieved in respect of equality in recent years, inequalities between women and men continue to persist in many areas of life c) while noting the broad judicial interpretation of article 41.2 of the Constitution by the Irish courts, it remains concerned that the State party does not int...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 2ba04aaf-e38f-44a0-878f-51e917fe7576
b7542187-f704-468f-9989-6fe4a1483c83
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) reinforce the effectiveness of its measures to ensure equality between women and men in all spheres, including by increased funding for the institutions established to promote and protect gender equality r) take steps to initiate a change of article 41.2 of the Constitution with a view to including a gender-neutral ...
r) reinforce the effectiveness of its measures to ensure equality between women and men in all spheres, including by increased funding for the institutions established to promote and protect gender equality r) take steps to initiate a change of article 41.2 of the Constitution with a view to including a gender-neutral ...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: b7542187-f704-468f-9989-6fe4a1483c83
62ba44eb-06ee-465d-96de-a9048272ab80
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
n) the State party’s assurance that its counter-terrorism measures are in compliance with international law c) Irish legislation does not contain a definition of terrorism and no information has been provided on the extent, if any, to which limitations have been made to Covenant rights, especially with regard to articl...
n) the State party’s assurance that its counter-terrorism measures are in compliance with international law c) Irish legislation does not contain a definition of terrorism and no information has been provided on the extent, if any, to which limitations have been made to Covenant rights, especially with regard to articl...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 62ba44eb-06ee-465d-96de-a9048272ab80
b7779a8d-04d8-43d3-b94e-88dcc56fd235
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) introduce a definition of “terrorist acts” in its domestic legislation, limited to offences which can justifiably be equated with terrorism and its serious consequences r) carefully monitor how and how often terrorist acts have been investigated and prosecuted, including with regard to the length of pre-trial detent...
r) introduce a definition of “terrorist acts” in its domestic legislation, limited to offences which can justifiably be equated with terrorism and its serious consequences r) carefully monitor how and how often terrorist acts have been investigated and prosecuted, including with regard to the length of pre-trial detent...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: b7779a8d-04d8-43d3-b94e-88dcc56fd235
eb64dd16-1704-42a1-b848-e42e4cc63340
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Derogation & state of emergency" ]
[]
c) article 28.3 of the Constitution of the State party is not consistent with article 4 ICCPR and that derogations may be made to the rights identified as non-derogable under the Covenant with the exception of the death penalty (art. 4)
c) article 28.3 of the Constitution of the State party is not consistent with article 4 ICCPR and that derogations may be made to the rights identified as non-derogable under the Covenant with the exception of the death penalty (art. 4)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: eb64dd16-1704-42a1-b848-e42e4cc63340
c2f4745d-48fa-453f-88d0-8bb94cb4bbfa
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Derogation & state of emergency" ]
[]
r) ensure that its provisions concerning states of emergency are compatible with article 4 of ICCPR r) in this regard, the Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general comment No. 29 (2001) on Article 4: Derogations during a state of emergency
r) ensure that its provisions concerning states of emergency are compatible with article 4 of ICCPR r) in this regard, the Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general comment No. 29 (2001) on Article 4: Derogations during a state of emergency
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: c2f4745d-48fa-453f-88d0-8bb94cb4bbfa
f2e0facb-e2ad-4991-8a23-538bb4fbcbe2
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights" ]
c) regarding the highly restrictive circumstances under which women can lawfully have an abortion in the State party c) while noting the establishment of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, the Committee regrets that the progress in this regard is slow (arts. 2, 3, 6, 26)
c) regarding the highly restrictive circumstances under which women can lawfully have an abortion in the State party c) while noting the establishment of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, the Committee regrets that the progress in this regard is slow (arts. 2, 3, 6, 26)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: f2e0facb-e2ad-4991-8a23-538bb4fbcbe2
73fedf3e-3826-47f7-a4d7-8e2027ac5bbd
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.6 - Universal access to reproductive health and rights" ]
r) bring its abortion laws into line with ICCPR r) take measures to help women avoid unwanted pregnancies so that they do not have to resort to illegal or unsafe abortions that could put their lives at risk (article 6) or to abortions abroad (articles 26 and 6)
r) bring its abortion laws into line with ICCPR r) take measures to help women avoid unwanted pregnancies so that they do not have to resort to illegal or unsafe abortions that could put their lives at risk (article 6) or to abortions abroad (articles 26 and 6)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 73fedf3e-3826-47f7-a4d7-8e2027ac5bbd
6291e146-39f6-408d-b434-6d7a926b04cd
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
c) backlog of cases before the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the ensuing reassignment of the investigation of a number of complaints involving the potentially criminal conduct of Gardaí to the Garda Commissioner c) access to counsel during interrogation at Garda stations is not prescribed by law and the right...
c) backlog of cases before the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the ensuing reassignment of the investigation of a number of complaints involving the potentially criminal conduct of Gardaí to the Garda Commissioner c) access to counsel during interrogation at Garda stations is not prescribed by law and the right...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 6291e146-39f6-408d-b434-6d7a926b04cd
f77da950-538e-41f3-ba9c-593c0f28486a
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
r) take immediate measures to ensure the effective functioning of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission r) give full effect to the rights of criminal suspects to contact counsel before, and to have counsel present during, interrogation r) furthermore amend its legislation to ensure that inferences from the failure to...
r) take immediate measures to ensure the effective functioning of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission r) give full effect to the rights of criminal suspects to contact counsel before, and to have counsel present during, interrogation r) furthermore amend its legislation to ensure that inferences from the failure to...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: f77da950-538e-41f3-ba9c-593c0f28486a
e2e6d626-ebb7-405c-8466-881900d02ad5
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health" ]
n) measures taken to improve the conditions of detention, in particular the current and planned construction of new facilities c) increased incarceration c) persistence of adverse conditions in a number of prisons in the State party, such as overcrowding, insufficient personal hygiene conditions, non-segregation of rem...
n) measures taken to improve the conditions of detention, in particular the current and planned construction of new facilities c) increased incarceration c) persistence of adverse conditions in a number of prisons in the State party, such as overcrowding, insufficient personal hygiene conditions, non-segregation of rem...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: e2e6d626-ebb7-405c-8466-881900d02ad5
a151502f-7ed7-4e70-9aa0-4b56d10f8984
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) increase efforts to improve the conditions of all persons deprived of liberty before trial and after conviction, fulfilling all requirements outlined in the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners r) in particular, the overcrowding and the “slopping-out” of human waste should be addressed as priority i...
r) increase efforts to improve the conditions of all persons deprived of liberty before trial and after conviction, fulfilling all requirements outlined in the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners r) in particular, the overcrowding and the “slopping-out” of human waste should be addressed as priority i...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: a151502f-7ed7-4e70-9aa0-4b56d10f8984
8f739b6e-4047-4f92-8424-6f4da82415ca
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
n) positive measures adopted concerning trafficking in human beings, such as the establishment of an Anti-Human Trafficking Unit and the provision of training to border guards, immigration officers, and trainees in these fields c) lack of recognition of the rights and interests of trafficking victims c) lesser protecti...
n) positive measures adopted concerning trafficking in human beings, such as the establishment of an Anti-Human Trafficking Unit and the provision of training to border guards, immigration officers, and trainees in these fields c) lack of recognition of the rights and interests of trafficking victims c) lesser protecti...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 8f739b6e-4047-4f92-8424-6f4da82415ca
b21431df-9be5-491c-9fa7-748bdb8c88fc
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
r) consider ratifying the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
r) consider ratifying the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: b21431df-9be5-491c-9fa7-748bdb8c88fc
8c449924-40e6-4510-bf23-305d596c7144
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) continue to reinforce its measures to combat trafficking of human beings, in particular by reducing the demand for trafficking r) ensure the protection and rehabilitation of victims of trafficking r) ensure that permission to remain in the State party is not dependent on the cooperation of victims in the prosecution...
r) continue to reinforce its measures to combat trafficking of human beings, in particular by reducing the demand for trafficking r) ensure the protection and rehabilitation of victims of trafficking r) ensure that permission to remain in the State party is not dependent on the cooperation of victims in the prosecution...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 8c449924-40e6-4510-bf23-305d596c7144
9a263c96-5160-4929-8c73-4608727be36c
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
c) increased detention periods for asylum-seekers under the Immigration Act 2003 c) an immigration officer’s assessment that a person is not under 18 years of age could lead to the detention of that person and such assessments are not verified by social services c) the placement of persons detained for immigration-rela...
c) increased detention periods for asylum-seekers under the Immigration Act 2003 c) an immigration officer’s assessment that a person is not under 18 years of age could lead to the detention of that person and such assessments are not verified by social services c) the placement of persons detained for immigration-rela...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 9a263c96-5160-4929-8c73-4608727be36c
e51795a8-be99-4c5b-9095-061c1fb6519a
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
r) review detention policy with regard to asylum-seekers and give priority to alternative forms of accommodation r) take immediate and effective measures to ensure that all persons detained for immigration-related reasons are held in facilities specifically designed for this purpose r) ensure that the principle of the ...
r) review detention policy with regard to asylum-seekers and give priority to alternative forms of accommodation r) take immediate and effective measures to ensure that all persons detained for immigration-related reasons are held in facilities specifically designed for this purpose r) ensure that the principle of the ...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: e51795a8-be99-4c5b-9095-061c1fb6519a
af3e9197-7f04-4a49-931f-5a052a3f0e36
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations" ]
[]
c) the State party does not intend to amend the laws which may in effect permit imprisonment for failure to fulfil a contractual obligation (art. 11)
c) the State party does not intend to amend the laws which may in effect permit imprisonment for failure to fulfil a contractual obligation (art. 11)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: af3e9197-7f04-4a49-931f-5a052a3f0e36
67a2134c-5db3-45a7-bfbb-57f99d8d4df6
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations" ]
[]
r) ensure that its laws are not used to imprison a person for the inability to fulfill a contractual obligation (art. 11)
r) ensure that its laws are not used to imprison a person for the inability to fulfill a contractual obligation (art. 11)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 67a2134c-5db3-45a7-bfbb-57f99d8d4df6
300c14de-226a-4673-a3b8-81d3a8252cb0
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[]
w) proposal in the immigration, residence and protection bill of 2008 to introduce a single procedure for determining all of a person’s protection related claims c) some provisions, including the possibility of summary removal and the absence of formal legal protection as required by article 13 ICCPR c) alleged lack of...
w) proposal in the immigration, residence and protection bill of 2008 to introduce a single procedure for determining all of a person’s protection related claims c) some provisions, including the possibility of summary removal and the absence of formal legal protection as required by article 13 ICCPR c) alleged lack of...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 300c14de-226a-4673-a3b8-81d3a8252cb0
94eb96c1-eada-410a-8d74-51c68c142bf0
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) amend the immigration, residence and protection bill 2008 to outlaw summary removal which is incompatible with ICCPR and ensure that asylum-seekers have full access to early and free legal representation so that their rights under ICCPR receive full protection r) introduce an independent appeals procedure to review ...
r) amend the immigration, residence and protection bill 2008 to outlaw summary removal which is incompatible with ICCPR and ensure that asylum-seekers have full access to early and free legal representation so that their rights under ICCPR receive full protection r) introduce an independent appeals procedure to review ...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 94eb96c1-eada-410a-8d74-51c68c142bf0
ea083efc-2ec4-443a-8dfd-ef9a3d68daea
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Derogation & state of emergency" ]
[]
c) continuing operation of the Special Criminal Court and the establishment of additional special courts (arts. 4, 9, 14, 26)
c) continuing operation of the Special Criminal Court and the establishment of additional special courts (arts. 4, 9, 14, 26)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: ea083efc-2ec4-443a-8dfd-ef9a3d68daea
a430ef72-654a-4c00-a19a-b33db10b4952
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Derogation & state of emergency" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) carefully monitor, on an ongoing basis, whether the exigencies of the situation in Ireland continue to justify the continuation of a Special Criminal Court with a view to abolishing it r) in particular, it should ensure that, for each case that is certified by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Ireland as requi...
r) carefully monitor, on an ongoing basis, whether the exigencies of the situation in Ireland continue to justify the continuation of a Special Criminal Court with a view to abolishing it r) in particular, it should ensure that, for each case that is certified by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Ireland as requi...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: a430ef72-654a-4c00-a19a-b33db10b4952
23850c4e-f808-49ab-8dde-62e404870e35
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Reservations", "Freedom of thought, conscience & religion" ]
[]
c) judges are required to take a religious oath (art. 18)
c) judges are required to take a religious oath (art. 18)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 23850c4e-f808-49ab-8dde-62e404870e35
f3f81250-d5b1-4c2e-87a1-2f06b62beefa
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Reservations", "Freedom of thought, conscience & religion" ]
[]
r) amend the constitutional provision requiring a religious oath from judges to allow for a choice of a non-religious declaration
r) amend the constitutional provision requiring a religious oath from judges to allow for a choice of a non-religious declaration
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: f3f81250-d5b1-4c2e-87a1-2f06b62beefa
6a84194c-8157-46d2-a977-621e13226bec
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Freedom of thought, conscience & religion", "Children: definition; general principles; protection" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.1 - Free primary and secondary education" ]
c) the vast majority of Ireland’s primary schools are privately run denominational schools that have adopted a religious integrated curriculum thus depriving many parents and children who so wish to have access to secular primary education (arts. 2, 18, 24, 26)
c) the vast majority of Ireland’s primary schools are privately run denominational schools that have adopted a religious integrated curriculum thus depriving many parents and children who so wish to have access to secular primary education (arts. 2, 18, 24, 26)
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 6a84194c-8157-46d2-a977-621e13226bec
584b2964-2612-4f2e-be48-2c369ea47934
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Children", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Freedom of thought, conscience & religion", "Children: definition; general principles; protection" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.1 - Free primary and secondary education" ]
r) increase efforts to ensure that non-denominational primary education is widely available in all regions of the State party, in view of the increasingly diverse and multi-ethnic composition of the population of the State party
r) increase efforts to ensure that non-denominational primary education is widely available in all regions of the State party, in view of the increasingly diverse and multi-ethnic composition of the population of the State party
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 584b2964-2612-4f2e-be48-2c369ea47934
c3c6d6ec-7131-4ce2-a451-7e633f057c4d
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Racial discrimination" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "11.1 - Safe and affordable housing", "1 - NO POVERTY", "2 - ZERO HUNGER", "2.3 - Double the productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers" ]
c) the State party does not intend to recognize the Traveller community as an ethnic minority c) furthermore members of the Traveller community were not represented in the High Level Group on Traveller issues c) criminalization of trespassing on land in the 2002 Housing Act which disproportionately affects Travellers (...
c) the State party does not intend to recognize the Traveller community as an ethnic minority c) furthermore members of the Traveller community were not represented in the High Level Group on Traveller issues c) criminalization of trespassing on land in the 2002 Housing Act which disproportionately affects Travellers (...
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: c3c6d6ec-7131-4ce2-a451-7e633f057c4d
f572e8bf-6de7-4ab9-bb3b-e2af7a16876e
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Racial discrimination" ]
[]
r) take steps to recognize Travellers as an ethnic minority group r) ensure that in public policy initiatives concerning Travellers, representatives from the Traveller community should always be included r) amend its legislation to meet the specific accommodation requirements of Traveller families
r) take steps to recognize Travellers as an ethnic minority group r) ensure that in public policy initiatives concerning Travellers, representatives from the Traveller community should always be included r) amend its legislation to meet the specific accommodation requirements of Traveller families
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: f572e8bf-6de7-4ab9-bb3b-e2af7a16876e
db293928-7461-4c6c-b360-485235fd2ea3
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) publicize widely the text of its third periodic report, the written answers it has provided in response to the list of issues drawn up by the Committee, and the present concluding observations
r) publicize widely the text of its third periodic report, the written answers it has provided in response to the list of issues drawn up by the Committee, and the present concluding observations
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: db293928-7461-4c6c-b360-485235fd2ea3
2f5324f6-fb88-48a9-9e35-578661b80953
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) in accordance with rule 71, paragraph 5, of the Committee’s rules of procedure, provide, within one year, relevant information on its implementation of the Committee’s recommendations made in paragraphs 11, 15, and 22 above
r) in accordance with rule 71, paragraph 5, of the Committee’s rules of procedure, provide, within one year, relevant information on its implementation of the Committee’s recommendations made in paragraphs 11, 15, and 22 above
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 2f5324f6-fb88-48a9-9e35-578661b80953
325354e6-02af-499a-9044-c44a20b0cffd
CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3
CCPR
2008-07-30
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Ireland" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) provide in its fourth periodic report, due to be submitted by 31 July 2012, information on the remaining recommendations made and on the Covenant as a whole r) the process of compiling the next report again involve civil society and non-governmental organizations operating in the State party
r) provide in its fourth periodic report, due to be submitted by 31 July 2012, information on the remaining recommendations made and on the Covenant as a whole r) the process of compiling the next report again involve civil society and non-governmental organizations operating in the State party
CCPR | Ireland | CCPR/C/IRL/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: 135855cd-3d4d-4d16-938f-e2f31e444ace | AnnotationId: 325354e6-02af-499a-9044-c44a20b0cffd
19dbec4b-c65a-4437-95fc-f621089c8486
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Children: family environment & alternative care", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.c - Adopt policies and enforce legislation for gender equality", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
w) adoption of several legislative and institutional measures designed to advance the equal enjoyment of rights by men and women, in particular: - the adoption of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society in 1999 - the appointment of a Government minister for gender equality - the approval by the Cabinet in 2005 of the ...
w) adoption of several legislative and institutional measures designed to advance the equal enjoyment of rights by men and women, in particular: - the adoption of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society in 1999 - the appointment of a Government minister for gender equality - the approval by the Cabinet in 2005 of the ...
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: 19dbec4b-c65a-4437-95fc-f621089c8486
e53dc727-5759-43e2-bb2f-97c67d0a2c34
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
n) measures taken by the State party to protect and assist victims of gender-based violence and exploitation, including domestic violence, sexual violence and trafficking in persons, such as the establishment of spousal violence counselling and support centres, women’s consulting offices and women’s protection faciliti...
n) measures taken by the State party to protect and assist victims of gender-based violence and exploitation, including domestic violence, sexual violence and trafficking in persons, such as the establishment of spousal violence counselling and support centres, women’s consulting offices and women’s protection faciliti...
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: e53dc727-5759-43e2-bb2f-97c67d0a2c34
e053850c-ddb4-4488-9016-31579680f607
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[]
w) State party’s accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2007
w) State party’s accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2007
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: e053850c-ddb4-4488-9016-31579680f607
f9334a59-7d6c-4309-94b6-2a01183a185c
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
c) many of the recommendations made after the consideration of the State party’s fourth periodic report have not been implemented
c) many of the recommendations made after the consideration of the State party’s fourth periodic report have not been implemented
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: f9334a59-7d6c-4309-94b6-2a01183a185c
ac090fe8-eaf4-41ce-a752-6e956f6a0aa5
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) give effect to the recommendations adopted by the Committee in the present as well as in its previous concluding observations
r) give effect to the recommendations adopted by the Committee in the present as well as in its previous concluding observations
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: ac090fe8-eaf4-41ce-a752-6e956f6a0aa5
3766f26a-62f8-4c56-b6e3-b5eb0e82e1c0
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations" ]
[]
n) absence of information on domestic court decisions, other than Supreme Court judgements finding no violation of ICCPR, which make direct reference to provisions of ICCPR (art. 2)
n) absence of information on domestic court decisions, other than Supreme Court judgements finding no violation of ICCPR, which make direct reference to provisions of ICCPR (art. 2)
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: 3766f26a-62f8-4c56-b6e3-b5eb0e82e1c0
bc50a90a-e064-43f5-9c80-4912da7e6898
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) ensure the application and interpretation of ICCPR form part of the professional training for judges, prosecutors and lawyers and that information about ICCPR is disseminated at all levels of the judiciary, including the lower courts
r) ensure the application and interpretation of ICCPR form part of the professional training for judges, prosecutors and lawyers and that information about ICCPR is disseminated at all levels of the judiciary, including the lower courts
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: bc50a90a-e064-43f5-9c80-4912da7e6898
3311fe93-6da5-4edf-8a93-09269d2b992c
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
n) one of the reasons why the State party has not ratified ICCPR-OP1 to ICCPR is the concern that such ratification may give rise to problems with regard to its judicial system, including the independence of its judiciary
n) one of the reasons why the State party has not ratified ICCPR-OP1 to ICCPR is the concern that such ratification may give rise to problems with regard to its judicial system, including the independence of its judiciary
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: 3311fe93-6da5-4edf-8a93-09269d2b992c
806ea4be-4732-471d-af83-0b28456b4247
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[]
r) consider ratifying ICCPR-OP1, taking into account the Committee’s consistent jurisprudence that it is not a fourth instance of appeal and that it is, in principle, precluded from reviewing the evaluation of facts and evidence or the application and interpretation of domestic legislation by national courts
r) consider ratifying ICCPR-OP1, taking into account the Committee’s consistent jurisprudence that it is not a fourth instance of appeal and that it is, in principle, precluded from reviewing the evaluation of facts and evidence or the application and interpretation of domestic legislation by national courts
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: 806ea4be-4732-471d-af83-0b28456b4247
9af7201b-207a-4130-84dc-419b69d1bf9e
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
c) State party has still not established an independent national human rights institution (art. 2)
c) State party has still not established an independent national human rights institution (art. 2)
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: 9af7201b-207a-4130-84dc-419b69d1bf9e
b0cd6af8-f306-477d-9809-a8c1221b3dc5
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
r) establish an independent national human rights institution outside the Government, in accordance with the Paris Principles (General Assembly resolution 48/134, annex), with a broad mandate covering all international human rights standards accepted by the State party and with competence to consider and act on complai...
r) establish an independent national human rights institution outside the Government, in accordance with the Paris Principles (General Assembly resolution 48/134, annex), with a broad mandate covering all international human rights standards accepted by the State party and with competence to consider and act on complai...
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: b0cd6af8-f306-477d-9809-a8c1221b3dc5
8a2e288a-a3b9-4ddb-95b3-1e0d7c84e7a1
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
n) state party’s explanation that “public welfare” cannot be relied on as a ground for placing arbitrary restrictions on human rights c) the concept of “public welfare” is vague and open-ended and may permit restrictions exceeding those permissible under ICCPR (art. 2)
n) state party’s explanation that “public welfare” cannot be relied on as a ground for placing arbitrary restrictions on human rights c) the concept of “public welfare” is vague and open-ended and may permit restrictions exceeding those permissible under ICCPR (art. 2)
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: 8a2e288a-a3b9-4ddb-95b3-1e0d7c84e7a1
c54e5334-26c4-43bb-98ad-d916a69a25da
CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5
CCPR
2008-12-18
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Japan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
r) adopt legislation defining the concept of “public welfare” and specifying that any restrictions placed on the rights guaranteed in ICCPR on grounds of “public welfare” may not exceed those permissible under ICCPR
r) adopt legislation defining the concept of “public welfare” and specifying that any restrictions placed on the rights guaranteed in ICCPR on grounds of “public welfare” may not exceed those permissible under ICCPR
CCPR | Japan | CCPR/C/JPN/CO/5 | 2008 | DocumentId: db94664a-e1c8-4d9e-bec4-86ea801113d1 | AnnotationId: c54e5334-26c4-43bb-98ad-d916a69a25da