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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Report on the fortysecond

and fortythird sessions

(422 May 2009, 220 November 2009)

Economic and Social Council

Official Record, 20!0

Supplement !o. 2

"nited !ations


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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Report on the fortysecond

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"nited !ations

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Symbol of "ni#ed Na#ion documen# are com$oed of ca$i#al le##er

combined %i#& fi'ure Men#ion of uc& a ymbol indica#e a reference #o a

"ni#ed Na#ion documen#

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Con#en#

Chapter Paragraphs Page

+ raf# deciion recommended for ado$#ion by #&e Economic and Social Council !4

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++ Or'ani-a#ional and o#&er ma##er .2. 2

/ S#a#e $ar#ie #o #&e Covenan# . 2

Seion and a'enda 1 *

C Member&i$ and a##endance 9!. *

3reeional %or5in' 'rou$ !1! .

E Elec#ion of officer !9 1

6 Or'ani-a#ion of %or5 202* 1

7 Ne8# eion 24

: S#a#e $ar#ie; re$or# c&eduled for conidera#ion by #&e Commi##ee

a# i# u$comin' eion 2.

+++ Overvie% of #&e $reen# %or5in' me#&od of #&e Commi##ee 2111

/ 7eneral re$or#in' 'uideline 2

E8amina#ion of S#a#e $ar#ie; re$or# 2942

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6 /c#ion by #&e Commi##ee %i#& re'ard #o informa#ion on economic

ocial and cul#ural ri' received from ource o#&er #&an #&e

S#a#e $ar#ie .0.. !*

! +nforma#ion $rovided in connec#ion %i#& #&e conidera#ion by

#&e Commi##ee of a S#a#e $ar#y re$or# .0 !*

2 +nforma#ion received follo%in' conidera#ion by #&e Commi##ee

of a S#a#e $ar#y re$or# and ado$#ion of concludin' oberva#ion .!.2

!*

* +nforma#ion $rovided %i#& re$ec# #o nonre$or#in' S#a#e $ar#ie .*..

!*

7 ay of 'eneral dicuion .1 !4

: O#&er conul#a#ion .. !4

+ 3ar#ici$a#ion of non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion in

#&e %or5 of #&e Commi##ee .91! !4

= 7eneral commen# 121. !.

> S#a#emen# ado$#ed by #&e Commi##ee 11 !1

+? Submiion of re$or# by S#a#e $ar#ie under ar#icle !1 and ! of

#&e Covenan# 119 !1

? Conidera#ion of re$or# ubmi##ed by S#a#e $ar#ie under ar#icle !1 and !

of #&e Covenan# 040 !

Forty-second session

/u#ralia 4!!! !

ra-il !!2!.0 2.

Cy$ru !.!! *4

Cambodia !922 *

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"ni#ed >in'dom of 7rea# ri#ain and Nor#&ern +reland, #&e Cro%n

e$endencie and #&e Overea e$enden# @erri#orie 222. 49

Forty-third session

@&e emocra#ic Re$ublic of #&e Con'o 21*! .

C&ad *!

*10 1

Mada'acar *1!400

3oland 40!44! .

@&e Re$ublic of >orea 44240 92

?+ Sub#an#ive iue ariin' in #&e im$lemen#a#ion of #&e +n#erna#ional Covenan#

on Economic, Social and Cul#ural Ri' 4!4 !02

/ /do$#ion of 'eneral commen# No 20 on nondicrimina#ion in

economic, ocial and cul#ural ri' 4! !02

/do$#ion of 'eneral commen# No 2! on #&e ri' of everyone #o

#a5e $ar# in cul#ural life 42 !02

C +n#erac#ive dialo'ue %i#& #&e inde$enden# e8$er# on #&e iue of &uman

ri' obli'a#ion rela#ed #o acce #o afe drin5in' %a#er and ani#a#ion 4*

!02

+nforma#ion eion on e8ual and re$roduc#ive &eal#& ri' 444. !0*

E Coo$era#ion %i#& $eciali-ed a'encieA #en#& mee#in' of #&e =oin# E8$er#

7rou$ "NESCO (Commi##ee on Conven#ion and Recommenda#ion)

Economic and Social Council (Commi##ee on Economic, Social and

Cul#ural Ri') on #&e Moni#orin' of #&e Ri' #o Educa#ion 41 !0*

6 E8$er# eminar on #&e O$#ional 3ro#ocol #o #&e +n#erna#ional

Covenan# on Economic, Social and Cul#ural Ri' 44 !04

?++ /ddi#ional deciion ado$#ed and ma##er dicued by #&e Commi##ee a# i#

for#yecond and for#y#&ird eion 4949. !0

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/ 3ar#ici$a#ion in in#ereional mee#in' 49 !0

6u#ure 'eneral commen# 490 !0

C 6u#ure #a#emen# 49! !0

Coo$era#ion %i#& $eciali-ed a'encie 492 !0

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?+++ Re$or# of #&e #en#& mee#in' of #&e =oin# E8$er# 7rou$ "NESCO (Commi##ee

on Conven#ion and Recommenda#ion)ECOSOC (Commi##ee on Economic,

Social and Cul#ural Ri') on Moni#orin' #&e Ri' #o Educa#ion !41

+B / i# of documen# of #&e Commi##ee a# i# for#yecond eion !..

i# of documen# of #&e Commi##ee a# i# for#y#&ird eion !.1

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Chapter * +ne#

-raft decision recommended for adoption )y the Economic and Social

Council

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conidera#ion of individual $e#i#ion %i#&in #&e frame of #%o eion $er

year in addi#ion #o i# conidera#ion of S#a#e $ar#y re$or#

-raft decision

4 @&e Economic and Social Council, concerned #&a# e8i#in' mee#in'

arran'emen# for #&e Commi##ee on Economic, Social and Cul#ural Ri'

no lon'er $ermi# i# #o fully dic&ar'e i# re$onibili#ie under #&e

+n#erna#ional Covenan# on Economic, Social and Cul#ural Ri' and

Council reolu#ion !9.! in an efficien# and #imely manner, and no#in'

#&a# #&e $reen# bac5lo' in conidera#ion of S#a#e $ar#y re$or# could be

effec#ively deal# %i#& #&rou'& addi#ional eion, a$$rove #&e convenin'

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Commi##ee, in May and November, eac& of #&ree %ee5; dura#ion, in

addi#ion #o a $reeional %or5in' 'rou$ of five member #o mee# for five

day immedia#ely af#er eac& eion #o $re$are #&e li# of iue for

conidera#ion a# #&e ubeDuen# eion @&e Council, in i# reolu#ion

!99.*9 of 2. =uly !99., endored #&e recommenda#ion of #&e Commi##ee

+n 2009, #&e Commi##ee &eld i# for#yecond eion from 4 #o 22

May, and i# for#y#&ird eion from 2 #o 20 November o#& eion %ere

&eld a# #&e "ni#ed Na#ion Office a# 7eneva @&e a'enda for eac& eion i

di$layed in anne8 ++ #o #&e $reen# re$or# / li# of documen# for eac&

eion i di$layed in anne8 +B #o #&e $reen# re$or#

/n accoun# of #&e Commi##ee; delibera#ion a# i# for#yecond and

for#y#&ird eion i con#ained in #&e relevan# ummary record

(EC!22009SR!2 and EC!22009SR2944, re$ec#ively)

C. em)ership and attendance

9 @%o ne% member of #&e Commi##ee %ere %elcomed a# #&e #ar# of

#&e for#yecond eionA Mr Fd-ila% >ed-ia and Mr Nicolaa =an

Sc&riGver @%o ou#'oin' member %ere #&an5ed for #&eir dedica#ion and

effor#A Mr /ndr-eG R-e$lin5i and M arbara oloov %&o &a rei'ned from #&e

Commi##ee effec#ive ! /u'u# 2009

!! /n elec#ion %a &eld #o fill #&e caual vacancy a $er rule !2 of #&e

3roviional Rule of 3rocedure of #&e Commi##ee on Economic, Social and

Cul#ural Ri' (EC!2!9904Rev!) On !. ecember 2009, under i#em

!, #&e Economic and Social Council elec#ed Mr /lan >&ueinovic&

/ba&id-e (Ruian 6edera#ion) by acclama#ion for a #erm be'innin' on !.

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ecember 2009 and e8$irin' on *! ecember 20!0 #o re$lace Mr uri

>oloov

!2 @&e ne%ly elec#ed and reelec#ed member of #&e Commi##ee, a# i#

fir# mee#in' of i# for#yecond eion on 4 May 2009, made a olemn

declara#ion in o$en mee#in', in accordance %i#& rule !* of #&e Commi##ee;

rule of $rocedure

!* @&e follo%in' $eciali-ed a'encie and "ni#ed Na#ion or'an and

de$ar#men# %ere invi#ed #o be re$reen#ed by oberver a# #&e for#yecond

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/# #&e for#yecond eionA

General consultative statusA /mne#y +n#erna#ional (/+), Cen#re Euro$e

@ierMonde (CE@+M), Comi#H na#ional

d;ac#ion $our le droi# de l;enfan# e# de la

6emme (C/E6), 6+/N +n#erna#ional

(6oodfir# +nforma#ion and /c#ion Ne#%or5),

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for :uman Ri' (+S:R), :uman Ri'

/dvoca#e, +nc (:R/), >urdi#an

Recon#ruc#ion and evelo$men# Socie#y,

?iva# +n#erna#ional, Minbyun a%yer for

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(:R@6), +ndi'enou Ri' /c#ive Member (+R/M) of +ndi'enou

Communi#y Su$$or# Or'ani-a#ion (+CSO), +n#erna#ional Reearc& Cen#re on

Social Minori#ie (+RCSM), >in'ford e'al Cen#re, Movimen#o Nacional

de Menino e Menina de Rua, Nor#&ern +reland Council for E#&nic

Minori#ie (N+CEM), Sco##i& Commiion for Men#al :eal#& (S/M:),

7ood Nei'&bor +n#erna#ional (7N+), +#i#u#o +n#erna-ionale Maria

/uilia#rice (++M/)

-. 6resessional #or%ing group

!1 @&e Economic and Social Council, in i# reolu#ion !94 of 24 May

!9, au#&ori-ed #&e e#abli&men# of a $reeional %or5in' 'rou$

com$oed of five member #o be a$$oin#ed by #&e C&air$eron #o mee# for

u$ #o one %ee5 $rior #o eac& eion y deciion !9902.2 of 2. May

!990, #&e Council au#&ori-ed #&e mee#in' of #&e %or5in' 'rou$ #o be &eld

one #o #&ree mon#& $rior #o a eion of #&e Commi##ee

! @&e C&air$eron of #&e Commi##ee, in conul#a#ion %i#& #&e member

of #&e ureau, dei'na#ed #&e follo%in' individual a member of #&e $re

eional %or5in' 'rou$ #o mee#A

Prior to the forty-second sessionA

M ?ir'inia onoanandan

Mr /--ou- >erdoun

Mr /lvaro @irado MeGia

Mr Fd-ila% >ed-ia

Mr Eibe Riedel

Prior to the forty-third sessionA

Mr Fd-ila% >ed-ia

Mr =aime Marc&anRomero

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Mr /riran'a 3illay

Mr 3&ili$$e @e8ier

Mr aode F&an

! @&e $reeional %or5in' 'rou$ &eld i# mee#in' a# #&e "ni#ed

Na#ion Office a# 7eneva from 2. #o 29 May 2009 and from 2* #o 21

November 2009 /ll dei'na#ed member of #&e %or5in' 'rou$ a##ended #&e

mee#in' @&e %or5in' 'rou$ iden#ified iue #&a# mi' mo# uefully be

dicued %i#& #&e re$reen#a#ive of #&e re$or#in' S#a#e and li# of uc&

Due#ion %ere #ranmi##ed #o #&e $ermanen# miion of #&e S#a#e

concerned @&e $reeional %or5in' 'rou$ #o $recede #&e for#yfif#&

eion %ill &old i# mee#in' from 2. #o 2 May 20!0, and for #&e for#y

i8#& eion from 22 #o 21 November 20!0

E. Election of officers

!9 +n accordance %i#& rule !4 of #&e Commi##ee; rule of $rocedure, #&e

Commi##ee, a# i# fir# mee#in' of i# for#yecond eion on 4 May 2009,

elec#ed #&e member of i# ureau, a follo%A

C&air$eronA Mr =aime Marc&anRomero

?iceC&air$eronA Mr Mo&ammed E--eldin /bdelMoneim

M Maria ?ir'inia ra 7ome

Mr ed-ia

8. rganiation of #or%


20 @&e Commi##ee conidered i# or'ani-a#ion of %or5 a# i# fir# mee#in'

on 4 May 2009 +n connec#ion %i#& #&i i#em, #&e Commi##ee &ad before i#

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#&e follo%in' documen#A

(a) 3roviional a'enda and draf# $ro'ramme of %or5 for #&e for#y

econd eion, $re$ared by #&e Secre#ary7eneral in conul#a#ion %i#& #&e

C&air$eron of #&e Commi##ee (EC!242!)K

(b) Re$or# of #&e Commi##ee on #&e %or5 of i# $reviou eionAL

fir# (E!92EC!2!9.), econd (E!9!4EC!2!94), #&ird

(E!9922EC!2 !99.), four#& (E!9902*EC!2!990* and Corr!),

fif#& (E!99!2*EC!2!990 and Corr!), i8#& (E!9922*

EC!2!99!4 and /dd!), even#& (E!99*22EC!2!9922), ei'& and

nin#& (E!9942*EC!2!99*!9), #en#& and eleven#& (E!99.22EC!2!994 20 and Corr!), #%elf#& and #&ir#een#& (E!99122

EC!2!99.!), four#een#& and fif#een#& (E!9922EC!2!9911),

i8#een#& and even#een#& (E!9922EC!2!99!0), ei'een#& and

nine#een#& (E!99922EC!2!9921), #%en#ie#& and #%en#yfir# (E2000

22EC!2!999!! and Corr!), #%en#yecond, #%en#y#&ird and #%en#y

four#& (E200!22EC!220002!), #%en#yfif#&, #%en#yi8#& and #%en#y

even#& (E200222EC!2200! !), #%en#yei'& and #%en#ynin#&

(E200*22EC!22002!*), #&ir#ie#& and #&ir#yfir# (E200422

EC!2200*!4), #&ir#yecond and #&ir#y#&ird (E200.22EC!220049),

#&ir#yfour#& and #&ir#yfif#& (E200122EC!2200..), #&ir#yi8#& and

#&ir#yeven#& (E20022EC!22001!!), #&ir#yei'& and #&ir#ynin#&

(E20022E C!2200*) and for#ie#& and for#yfir# (E200922

EC!2200*)

2! +n accordance %i#& rule of i# rule of $rocedure, #&e Commi##ee, a##&e ame mee#in', conidered #&e $roviional a'enda and draf# $ro'ramme

of %or5 for i# for#yecond eion and a$$roved #&em, a amended durin'

conidera#ion

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22 @&e Commi##ee conidered i# or'ani-a#ion of %or5 a# i# 29#& mee#in'

on 2 November 2009 +n connec#ion %i#& #&i i#em, #&e Commi##ee &ad

before i# #&e follo%in' documen#A

(a) 3roviional a'enda and draf# $ro'ramme of %or5 for #&e for#y

#&ird eion, $re$ared by #&e Secre#ary7eneral in conul#a#ion %i#& #&e

C&air$eron of #&e Commi##ee (EC!24*!)K

(b) Re$or# of #&e Commi##ee on #&e %or5 of i# $reviou eion

(ee $ara'ra$& !2 (b) above)

2* +n accordance %i#& rule of i# rule of $rocedure, #&e Commi##ee, a#

#&e ame mee#in', conidered #&e $roviional a'enda and draf# $ro'ramme

of %or5 for i# for#y#&ird eion and a$$roved #&em, a amended durin'

conidera#ion

&. !et sessions

24 +n accordance %i#& #&e e#abli&ed c&edule, #&e for#yfour#& and

for#yfif#& eion %ill #a5e $lace a# #&e "ni#ed Na#ion Office a# 7eneva

from * #o 20 May 20!0 and from ! #o !9 November 20!0, re$ec#ively

:. States parties; reports scheduled for consideration )y the Committee at

its upcoming sessions

2. +n accordance %i#& rule 1!, $ara'ra$& 2, of #&e Commi##ee; rule of

$rocedure, #&e re$or# ubmi##ed by S#a#e $ar#ie under ar#icle !1 of #&e

Covenan# are c&eduled for conidera#ion in #&e order in %&ic& #&ey &ave

been received by #&e Secre#ary7eneral @&e Commi##ee received a a# 20

November 2009, cloin' da#e of #&e for#y#&ird eion, #&e follo%in'

re$or#, %&ic& i# decided #o conider a# i# for#yfour#& and for#yfif#&

eion in 20!0A

Forty-fourth session !"#$ %ay #&$&'

/f'&ani#an Secondfour#& EC!2/6724

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/l'eria @&irdfour#& EC!2F/4

Colombia 6if#& EC!2CO.

>a-a5an +ni#ial EC!2>/F!

Mauri#iu Secondfour#& EC!2M"S4

Forty-fifth session $"$( Novem)er #&$&'

ominican Re$ublic @&ird EC!2OM*

@&e Ne#&erland and

Ne#&erland /n#ille

6our#&fif#& and

6our#&

EC!2N4. and

EC!2N4/dd!

Sri an5a Secondfour#& EC!2>/24

S%i#-erland Second#&ird EC!2C:E2*

"ru'uay @&irdfour#& EC!2"R*4

Chapter ***

'er'ie# of the present #or%ing methods of the Committee

21 @&i c&a$#er of #&e Commi##ee; re$or# aim a# $rovidin' a concie

and u$#oda#e overvie% and e8$lana#ion of #&e %ay in %&ic& #&e

Commi##ee carrie ou# i# variou func#ion, includin' informa#ion abou#

recen# develo$men# in i# %or5in' me#&od +# i dei'ned #o ma5e #&e

Commi##ee; curren# $rac#ice more #ran$aren# and readily acceible o a

#o ai# S#a#e $ar#ie and o#&er in#ere#ed in #&e im$lemen#a#ion of #&e

Covenan#

2 Since i# fir# eion, in !9, #&e Commi##ee &a made a concer#ed

effor# #o devie a$$ro$ria#e %or5in' me#&od #&a# adeDua#ely reflec# #&e

na#ure of #&e #a5 %i#& %&ic& i# &a been en#ru#ed +n #&e coure of i# 4*

eion i# &a ou' #o modify and develo$ #&ee me#&od in #&e li' of i#

e8$erience @&ee me#&od %ill con#inue #o evolve

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(. &eneral reporting guidelines

2 @&e Commi##ee a##ac&e maGor im$or#ance #o #&e need #o #ruc#ure #&e

re$or#in' $roce and #&e dialo'ue %i#& eac& S#a#e $ar#y; re$reen#a#ive in

uc& a %ay a #o enure #&a# #&e iue of $rinci$al concern #o i# are deal#

%i#& in a me#&odical and informa#ive manner 6or #&i $ur$oe, in 200, #&e

Commi##ee &a ado$#ed revied re$or#in' 'uideline on #rea#y$ecific

documen# #o be ubmi##ed by S#a#e $ar#ie under ar#icle !1 and ! of #&e

Covenan#,! %i#& a vie% #o ai#in' S#a#e in #&e re$or#in' $roce and

im$rovin' #&e effec#ivene of #&e moni#orin' y#em a a %&ole

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li5eli&ood #&a# #&e S#a#e $ar#y %ill be able #o $rovide $recie and de#ailed

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Commi##ee ee5, i# #ron'ly ur'e eac& S#a#e $ar#y #o $rovide in

%ri#in' i# re$lie #o #&e li# of iue and #o do o ufficien#ly in

advance of #&e eion a# %&ic& i# re$or# %ill be conidered #o enable

#&e re$lie #o be #ranla#ed and made available #o all member of #&e

Commi##ee

*. +n addi#ion #o #&e #a5 of formula#in' #&e li# of iue, #&e $re

eional %or5in' 'rou$ i alo en#ru#ed %i#& a varie#y of o#&er #a5

dei'ned #o facili#a#e #&e %or5 of #&e Commi##ee a a %&ole @&ee &ave

includedA dicuin' #&e mo# a$$ro$ria#e alloca#ion of #ime for #&e

conidera#ion of eac& S#a#e re$or#K coniderin' #&e iue of &o% be# #o

re$ond #o u$$lemen#ary re$or# con#ainin' addi#ional informa#ionK

e8aminin' draf# 'eneral commen#K coniderin' &o% be# #o #ruc#ure #&e

day of 'eneral dicuionK and o#&er relevan# ma##er

2. Consideration of the reports

*1 +n accordance %i#& #&e e#abli&ed $rac#ice of eac& of #&e "ni#ed

Na#ion &uman ri' #rea#y moni#orin' bodie, re$reen#a#ive of #&e

re$or#in' S#a#e &ould be $reen# a# #&e mee#in' of #&e Commi##ee %&en

#&eir re$or# are e8amined in order #o enure a con#ruc#ive dialo'ue %i#&

#&e Commi##ee @&e follo%in' $rocedure i 'enerally obervedA #&e

re$reen#a#ive of #&e S#a#e $ar#y i invi#ed #o in#roduce #&e re$or# by ma5in'

brief in#roduc#ory commen# and in#roducin' any %ri##en re$lie #o #&e li#

of iue dra%n u$ by #&e $reeional %or5in' 'rou$ @&e Commi##ee #&en

conider #&e re$or# by clu#er of ar#icle (uually ar#icle !., 19, !0!2

and !*!.), #a5in' $ar#icular accoun# of #&e re$lie furni&ed in re$one #o

#&e li# of iue @&e C&air$eron %ill normally invi#e Due#ion or

commen# from Commi##ee member in rela#ion #o eac& iue and #&en

invi#e #&e S#a#e $ar#y re$reen#a#ive #o re$ly immedia#ely #o Due#ion #&a#

do no# reDuire fur#&er reflec#ion or reearc& /ny remainin' Due#ion are

#a5en u$ a# a ubeDuen# mee#in' or, if neceary, may be #&e ubGec# of

addi#ional informa#ion $rovided #o #&e Commi##ee in %ri#in' Member of

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#&e Commi##ee are free #o $urue $ecific iue in #&e li' of #&e re$lie

#&u $rovided, al#&ou'& #&e Commi##ee &a ur'ed #&em no# #o (a) raie iue

ou#ide #&e co$e of #&e Covenan#K (b) re$ea# Due#ion already $oed or

an%eredK (c) add unduly #o an already lon' li# on a $ar#icular iueK or (d)

$ea5 for more #&an five minu#e in any one in#erven#ion Re$reen#a#ive of

relevan# $eciali-ed a'encie and o#&er in#erna#ional bodie may alo be

invi#ed #o con#ribu#e a# any #a'e of #&e dialo'ue

* @&e final $&ae of #&e Commi##ee; e8amina#ion of #&e re$or# coni#

of #&e draf#in' and ado$#ion of i# concludin' oberva#ion 6or #&i $ur$oe,

#&e Commi##ee uually e# aide a brief $eriod in cloed eion

immedia#ely af#er #&e concluion of #&e dialo'ue #o enable i# member #o

e8$re #&eir $reliminary vie% @&e coun#ry ra$$or#eur #&en $re$are, %i#&

#&e ai#ance of #&e ecre#aria#, a draf# e# of concludin' oberva#ion for

conidera#ion by #&e Commi##ee @&e a'reed #ruc#ure of #&e concludin'

oberva#ion i a follo%A in#roduc#ion, $oi#ive a$ec#, fac#or and

difficul#ie im$edin' #&e im$lemen#a#ion of #&e Covenan#, $rinci$al ubGec#

of concern and u''e#ion and recommenda#ion /# a la#er #a'e, #&e

Commi##ee #&en dicue #&e draf#, a'ain in $riva#e eion, %i#& a vie% #o

ado$#in' i# by conenu

* @&e concludin' oberva#ion, once formally ado$#ed, are 'enerally

made $ublic on #&e final day of #&e eion @&ey are for%arded a oon a

$oible #o #&e S#a#e $ar#y concerned and included in #&e Commi##ee;

re$or# +f i# o %i&e, #&e S#a#e $ar#y may addre any of #&e Commi##ee;

concludin' oberva#ion in #&e con#e8# of any addi#ional informa#ion #&a# i#

$rovide #o #&e Commi##ee

*9 +n 'eneral, #&e Commi##ee devo#e #&ree mee#in' (of #&ree &our

eac&) #o i# $ublic e8amina#ion of S#a#e $ar#ie; re$or# +n addi#ion, i#

'enerally devo#e be#%een #%o and #&ree &our #o%ard #&e end of #&e

eion, in $riva#e, #o i# dicuion of eac& e# of concludin' oberva#ion

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3. Comments )y States parties on concluding o)ser'ations

40 Once #&e Commi##ee &a ado$#ed i# concludin' oberva#ion on #&e

re$or# of a S#a#e $ar#y, and if #&e la##er ubmi# any commen# #&ereon #o #&e

Commi##ee, #&ee are made $ublic, a ubmi##ed, a Commi##ee documen#

and men#ioned in #&e annual re$or# Commen# from S#a#e $ar#ie are

$ubli&ed for informa#ion $ur$oe only

4! urin' #&e re$or#in' $eriod, #&e Commi##ee received commen# from

Cy$ru (EC!2C3CO./dd!) on #&e concludin' oberva#ion #&a# #&e

Commi##ee ado$#ed a# i# for#yecond eion in rela#ion #o #&e four#& #o

fif#& $eriodic re$or# ubmi##ed by Cy$ru and from #&e "ni#ed >in'dom of7rea# ri#ain and Nor#&ern +reland (EC!27RCO./dd!) on #&e

concludin' oberva#ion #&a# #&e Commi##ee ado$#ed a# i# for#yecond

eion in rela#ion #o #&e four#& #o fif#& $eriodic re$or# ubmi##ed by #&e

"ni#ed >in'dom

. 6ostponement of the consideration of reports

42 a#minu#e reDue# by S#a#e #o $o#$one #&e conidera#ion of a

re$or# #&a# &a been c&eduled for e8amina#ion a# a $ar#icular eion are

e8#remely diru$#ive for all concerned and &ave in #&e $a# caued maGor

$roblem for #&e Commi##ee /ccordin'ly, #&e Commi##ee; lon'#andin'

$olicy i no# #o 'ran# uc& reDue# and #o $roceed %i#& i# conidera#ion of

all c&eduled re$or#, even in #&e abence of a re$reen#a#ive of #&e S#a#e

$ar#y concerned

C. 8ollo#up procedure in relation to the consideration of reports

4* /# i# #%en#yfir# eion,*#&e Commi##ee decided #&a#A

(a) +n all concludin' oberva#ion, #&e Commi##ee %ould reDue# #&e

S#a#e $ar#y #o inform #&e Commi##ee, in i# ne8# $eriodic re$or#, abou# #e$

#a5en #o im$lemen# #&e recommenda#ion in #&e concludin' oberva#ionK

* On ! ecember !999 (.*rd mee#in')

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44 +n i#ua#ion in %&ic& #&e Commi##ee conider #&a# i# i unable #o

ob#ain #&e informa#ion i# reDuire on #&e bai of #&e abovemen#ioned

$rocedure, i# may decide #o ado$# a differen# a$$roac& +n $ar#icular, #&e

Commi##ee may reDue# #&a# #&e S#a#e $ar#y concerned acce$# a vii# from

one or #%o member of #&e Commi##ee @&e $ur$oe of uc& an oni#e vii#

%ould beA (a) #o collec# #&e informa#ion neceary for #&e Commi##ee #o

con#inue i# con#ruc#ive dialo'ue %i#& #&e S#a#e $ar#y and #o enable i# #o

carry ou# i# func#ion in rela#ion #o #&e Covenan#K and (b) #o $rovide a more

com$re&enive bai u$on %&ic& #&e Commi##ee mi' e8ercie i# func#ion

in rela#ion #o ar#icle 22 and 2* of #&e Covenan# concernin' #ec&nical

ai#ance and adviory ervice @&e Commi##ee %ould #a#e $ecifically

#&e iue() %i#& re$ec# #o %&ic& i# re$reen#a#ive() %ould ee5 #o 'a#&er

informa#ion from all available ource @&e re$reen#a#ive() %ould alo

&ave #&e #a5 of coniderin' %&e#&er #&e $ro'ramme of adviory ervice

admini#ered by #&e Office of #&e "ni#ed Na#ion :i'& Commiioner for

:uman Ri' could be of ai#ance in connec#ion %i#& #&e $ecific iue a#

&and

4. /# #&e concluion of #&e vii#, #&e re$reen#a#ive() %ould re$or# #o #&e

Commi##ee +n #&e li' of #&e re$or# $reen#ed by i# re$reen#a#ive(), #&e

Commi##ee %ould #&en formula#e i# o%n concluion @&oe concluion

%ould rela#e #o #&e full ran'e of func#ion carried ou# by #&e Commi##ee,

includin' #&oe rela#in' #o #ec&nical ai#ance and adviory ervice, #o be

$rovided by #&e Office of #&e :i'& Commiioner

41 @&i $rocedure &a already been a$$lied in rela#ion #o #%o S#a#e

$ar#ie and #&e Commi##ee conider #&e e8$erience #o &ave been a very

$oi#ive one in bo#& in#ance +n a cae %&ere #&e S#a#e $ar#y concerned

doe no# acce$# #&e $ro$oed miion, #&e Commi##ee %ill conider ma5in'

%&a#ever recommenda#ion mi' be a$$ro$ria#e #o #&e Economic and

Social Council

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-. 6rocedure in response to nonsu)mitted and considera)ly o'erdue

reports

4 @&e Commi##ee believe #&a# a i#ua#ion of $eri#en# nonre$or#in' by

S#a#e $ar#ie undermine one of #&e founda#ion of #&e Covenan#

4 /ccordin'ly, #&e Commi##ee reolved a# i# i8#& eion #o be'in in

due coure #o conider #&e i#ua#ion concernin' #&e im$lemen#a#ion of #&e

Covenan# in re$ec# of eac& S#a#e $ar#y %&oe re$or# are very i'nifican#ly

overdue /# i# even#& eion i# reolved #o be'in c&edulin' conidera#ion

of uc& re$or# a# i# fu#ure eion and #o no#ify #&e S#a#e $ar#ie

concerned /# i# #&ir#yi8#& eion, #&e Commi##ee ado$#ed #&e follo%in'

$rocedureA

(a) @o revie% #&ree li# of S#a#e $ar#ie %&oe re$or# are overdueA

(i) S#a#e $ar#ie %i#& re$or# #&a# %ere due %i#&in #&e $a# ei'

yearK

(ii) S#a#e $ar#ie %i#& re$or# #&a# %ere due from #o !2 year a'oK

(iii) S#a#e $ar#ie %i#& re$or# #&a# %ere due more #&an !2 year a'o

(b) @o end reminder #o S#a#e $ar#ie a follo%A

(i) @&efirst letter%ill be en# #o all S#a#e $ar#ie abou# #&e da#e on

%&ic& #&eir re$or# are dueK #&oe %i#& overdue re$or# %ill be

reminded of and reDue#ed #o ubmi# #&oe re$or# a oon a $oibleK

(ii) / econd le##er %ill be en# #o S#a#e $ar#ie %i#& #&e mo#

ou##andin' and overdue re$or# #&a# do no# re$ond #o #&e reminder,informin' #&em #&a# #&e Commi##ee $lan #o conider #&e overdue

re$or#() a# a $ecific eion in #&e fu#ure, and reDue#in' #&a# #&oe

re$or# be ubmi##ed in ufficien# #ime #o allo% a con#ruc#ive dialo'ue

#o #a5e $laceK

(iii) / #&ird le##er %ill be en# if no re$one i received #o #&e econd

le##er, confirmin' #&a# #&e Commi##ee %ill $roceed #o revie% #&e

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im$lemen#a#ion of #&e Covenan# in #&e S#a#e $ar#y a# #&e eion

communica#ed in #&e earlier le##er in li' of all available informa#ionK

(c) +n i#ua#ion %&ere #&e S#a#e $ar#y concerned indica#e #&a# a

re$or# %ill be $rovided #o #&e Commi##ee and u$on a reDue# from #&e S#a#e

$ar#y, #&e C&air$eron may decide #o defer i# conidera#ion of #&e

im$lemen#a#ion of #&e Covenan# in #&e S#a#e $ar#y for one eion

E. Consolidation of reports

49 /# i# ..#& mee#in', &eld on 22 November 2001 (#&ir#yeven#&

eion), #&e Commi##ee revie%ed #&e i#ua#ion of overdue re$or#, includin'

recen# ubmiion of everal lon' overdue re$or#, and decided a follo%A

(a) @&e Commi##ee %ill acce$# from S#a#e $ar#ie #&a# &ave never

ubmi##ed a re$or# under #&e Covenan#, a one#ime ubmiion of u$ #o #&ree

re$or# conolida#ed in a in'le documen#, in order #o brin' #&em u$ #o da#e

%i#& #&eir re$or#in' obli'a#ionK

(b) / conolida#ed re$or# &ould con#ain a 'eneral overvie% of

im$or#an# develo$men# in rela#ion #o #&e im$lemen#a#ion of #&e Covenan#

over #&e en#ire $eriod covered by #&e re$or# ubmi##ed and $reen# de#ailed

informa#ion on #&e $reen# i#ua#ion

8. (ction )y the Committee #ith regard to information on economic,

social and cultural rights recei'ed from sources other than the States

parties

1. *nformation pro'ided in connection #ith the consideration )y the

Committee of a State party report

.0 @&e Commi##ee alo #a5e in#o accoun# #&e informa#ion $rovided #o i#

by ource o#&er #&an #&e S#a#e $ar#y in connec#ion %i#& i# conidera#ion of

a S#a#e $ar#y; re$or# @&a# informa#ion, bein' an in#e'ral $ar# of #&e

Commi##ee; con#ruc#ive dialo'ue %i#& a S#a#e $ar#y, i made available by

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#&e ecre#aria# #o #&e S#a#e $ar#y concerned in advance of #&e Commi##ee;

conidera#ion of #&e re$or# of #&a# S#a#e $ar#y

2. *nformation recei'ed follo#ing consideration )y the Committee of a

State party report and adoption of concluding o)ser'ations

.! On variou occaion in #&e $a#, #&e Commi##ee &a received

informa#ion, mainly from non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion, af#er

conidera#ion of #&e S#a#e $ar#y; re$or# and ado$#ion of concludin'

oberva#ion #&ereon +n fac# #&i %a follo%u$ informa#ion on #&e

Commi##ee; concluion and recommenda#ion No# bein' in a $oi#ion #o

conider and ac# u$on uc& informa#ion %i#&ou# reo$enin' i# dialo'ue %i#&

a S#a#e $ar#y (e8ce$# in cae $ecifically addreed in concludin'

oberva#ion), #&e Commi##ee %ill conider and ac# u$on #&e informa#ion

received from ource o#&er #&an a S#a#e $ar#y only in cae %&ere uc&

informa#ion &a been $ecifically reDue#ed in i# concludin' oberva#ion

.2 @&e Commi##ee conider #&a#, follo%in' i# conidera#ion of #&e S#a#e

$ar#y re$or# and ado$#ion of concludin' oberva#ion, #&e $rimary

re$onibili#y for #&eir im$lemen#a#ion lie %i#& #&e na#ional 7overnmen#,

%&ic& i bound #o re$or# on meaure #a5en in #&i re$ec# #o #&e Commi##ee

in i# ne8# $eriodic re$or# @&erefore, #&e Commi##ee recommend #&a#

informa#ion referred #o in #&e $recedin' $ara'ra$& be ubmi##ed by au#&or

direc#ly #o na#ional com$e#en# au#&ori#ie %i#& a vie% #o ai#in' #&em in

im$lemen#in' #&e Commi##ee; concludin' oberva#ion

3. *nformation pro'ided #ith respect to nonreporting States parties

.* @&e Commi##ee &a alo been receivin' informa#ion from in#erna#ional

and na#ional non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion on #&e #a#u of #&e

im$lemen#a#ion of economic, ocial and cul#ural ri' byA

(a) S#a#e $ar#ie #&a# &ave no# ubmi##ed any re$or# a# all ince

ra#ifica#ion of #&e +n#erna#ional Covenan# on Economic, Social and Cul#ural

Ri' and i# en#ry in#o forceK

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(b) S#a#e $ar#ie %i#& lon' overdue $eriodic re$or#

.4 +n bo#& cae #&e S#a#e $ar#ie; failure #o com$ly %i#& #&eir

obli'a#ion under #&e Covenan#, and in $ar#icular %i#& #&eir re$or#in'

obli'a#ion, &ad made i# im$oible for #&e Commi##ee #o moni#or

effec#ively #&e im$lemen#a#ion by #&oe S#a#e of #&e economic, ocial and

cul#ural ri' e# for#& in #&e Covenan# in accordance %i#& #&e manda#e

conferred on #&e Commi##ee by #&e Economic and Social Council

.. /# i# #&ir#ie#& eion in 200*, #&e Commi##ee, in a $iri# of o$en and

con#ruc#ive dialo'ue %i#& S#a#e $ar#ie, decided #&a# in bo#& cae referred

#o above, i# may #a5e #&e follo%in' ac#ion on a caebycae baiA

(a) @&e Commi##ee may informally brin' #o #&e a##en#ion of #&e

S#a#e $ar#y concerned #&e informa#ion received and ur'e #&e S#a#e $ar#y #o

ubmi# i# overdue re$or# %i#&ou# fur#&er delayK

(b) @&e Commi##ee may formally #&rou'& a le##er from #&e

C&air$eron brin' #o #&e a##en#ion of #&e S#a#e $ar#y concerned #&e

informa#ion received and ur'e #&e S#a#e $ar#y #o ubmi# i# overdue re$or#

%i#&ou# fur#&er delay @&e Commi##ee may formally reDue# #&e S#a#e $ar#y

#o $rovide i# %i#& informa#ion addrein' iue raied in #&e ubmiion of

non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion and #o ubmi# i# overdue re$or# %i#&ou#

fur#&er delay @&a# le##er %ill alo be made available #o #&e non

'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion concerned u$on reDue#

&. -ay of general discussion

.1 /# eac& eion, #&e Commi##ee devo#e one day, uually #&e Monday

of #&e #&ird %ee5, #o a 'eneral dicuion of a $ar#icular ri' or of a

$ar#icular a$ec# of #&e Covenan# @&e $ur$oe i #&reefoldA uc& a 'eneral

dicuion ai# #&e Commi##ee in develo$in' in 'rea#er de$#& i#

under#andin' of #&e relevan# iueK i# enable #&e Commi##ee #o encoura'e

in$u# in#o i# %or5 from all in#ere#ed $ar#ieK and &el$ #&e Commi##ee #o

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lay #&e bai for a fu#ure 'eneral commen# @&e iue #&a# &ave been #&e

focu of dicuion &eld #o da#e by #&e Commi##ee may be found in anne8

?+ #o #&e $reen# re$or#

:. ther consultations

. @&e Commi##ee &a ou' #o coordina#e i# %or5 %i#& #&a# of o#&er

bodie #o #&e 'rea#e# e8#en# $oible and #o dra% a %idely a i# can on

available e8$er#ie in #&e field of i# com$e#ence @&e Commi##ee &a alo

ou' #o dra% on #&e e8$er#ie of #&e relevan# $eciali-ed a'encie and

"ni#ed Na#ion bodie, bo#& in i# %or5 a a %&ole and, more $ar#icularly, in

#&e con#e8# of i# 'eneral dicuion +# &a alo coni#en#ly invi#ed

individual uc& a $ecial ra$$or#eur of #&e :uman Ri' Council and #&e

Commiion on :uman Ri' and SubCommiion on #&e 3romo#ion and

3ro#ec#ion of :uman Ri', c&air$eron of Council and Commiion

%or5in' 'rou$ and o#&er #o addre i# and en'a'e in dicuion

. +n addi#ion, #&e Commi##ee &a invi#ed a varie#y of e8$er# %&o &ave a

$ar#icular in#ere# in, and 5no%led'e of, ome of #&e iue under revie% #ocon#ribu#e #o i# dicuion @&ee con#ribu#ion &ave added #o i#

under#andin' of ome a$ec# of #&e Due#ion ariin' under #&e Covenan#

*. 6articipation of nongo'ernmental organiations in the #or% of the

Committee

.9 +n order #o enure #&a# #&e Commi##ee i a %ell informed a $oible,

i# $rovide o$$or#uni#ie for non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion #o ubmi#

relevan# informa#ion #o i#4@&ey may do o in %ri#in' a# any #ime $rior #o

#&e conidera#ion of a 'iven S#a#e $ar#y; re$or# @&e Commi##ee; $re

eional %or5in' 'rou$ i alo o$en #o #&e ubmiion of informa#ion in

4 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council* #&&$*Supplement No+ # (E200!22EC!220002!), anne8 ?A INon'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion $ar#ici$a#ion in #&e ac#ivi#ie of #&e Commi##eeon Economic, Social and Cul#ural Ri'J

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$eron or in %ri#in' from any non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion, $rovided #&a#

i# rela#e #o ma##er on #&e a'enda of #&e %or5in' 'rou$ +n addi#ion, #&e

Commi##ee e# aide $ar# of #&e fir# af#ernoon a# eac& of i# eion #o

enable re$reen#a#ive of non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion #o $rovide oral

informa#ion Suc& informa#ion &ouldA (a) focu $ecifically on #&e

$roviion of #&e +n#erna#ional Covenan# on Economic, Social and Cul#ural

Ri'K (b) be of direc# relevance #o ma##er under conidera#ion by #&e

Commi##eeK (c) be credibleK (d) no# be abuive @&e relevan# mee#in' i o$en

and $rovided %i#& in#er$re#a#ion and $re ervice, bu# i no# covered by

ummary record

10 @&e Commi##ee &a reDue#ed #&e ecre#aria# #o enure #&a# %ri##en

informa#ion formally ubmi##ed #o i# by non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion in

rela#ion #o #&e conidera#ion of a $ecific S#a#e $ar#y re$or# i made

available a oon a $oible #o #&e re$reen#a#ive of #&e S#a#e $ar#y

concerned 3rior #o a eion, #&i i normally done #&rou'& $o#in' on #&e

%ebi#e of #&e Office of #&e :i'& Commiioner for :uman Ri', and

direc# delivery #o #&e re$reen#a#ive of #&e concerned S#a#e $ar#y durin' #&e

dialo'ue @&e Commi##ee #&erefore aume #&a# if any of #&i informa#ion i

referred #o durin' #&e dialo'ue %i#& #&e S#a#e $ar#y, #&e la##er %ill already be

a%are of #&e informa#ion

1! +n an effor# #o ecure #&e mo# effec#ive and %ide# $oible

$ar#ici$a#ion of non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion in i# ac#ivi#ie, #&e

Commi##ee ado$#ed, a# i# #%en#yfour#& eion in 2000, a documen# #&a#

e8$lain #&e modali#ie of #&eir $ar#ici$a#ion in #&e Commi##ee; %or5 and

$rovide de#ailed 'uideline for non'overnmen#al or'ani-a#ion %i#& a

vie% #o facili#a#in' #&eir coo$era#ion %i#& #&e Commi##ee .

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12 +n re$one #o an invi#a#ion addreed #o i# by #&e Economic and

Social Council, #&e Commi##ee decided #o be'in, a from i# #&ird eion,

#&e $re$ara#ion of 'eneral commen# baed on #&e variou ar#icle and

$roviion of #&e Covenan#, in $ar#icular %i#& a vie% #o ai#in' #&e S#a#e

$ar#ie in fulfillin' #&eir obli'a#ion under #&e Covenan# / of 20

November 2009, #&e Commi##ee &ad ado$#ed 2! 'eneral commen# (ee

anne8 +++ #o #&e $reen# re$or#)

1* y #&e end of i# for#y#&ird eion (20 November 2009), #&e

Commi##ee and #&e 'overnmen#al e8$er# eional %or5in' 'rou$, %&ic&

e8i#ed $rior #o #&e crea#ion of #&e Commi##ee, &ad e8amined $ar#ial re$or#

concernin' ri' covered by ar#icle 1 #o 9, !0 #o !2 or !* #o !. of #&e

Covenan#, and com$re&enive re$or# coverin' all #&e ub#an#ive ar#icle,

ubmi##ed by !20 of #&e !. S#a#e $ar#ie #o #&e Covenan# %&ic& &ad

re$or# due by #&en1@&e #o#al number of S#a#e $ar#ie #o #&e Covenan#

reac&ed !10 by #&e end of #&e for#y#&ird eion @&ey re$reen#ed all

re'ion of #&e %orld, %i#& differen# $oli#ical, le'al, ocioeconomic andcul#ural y#em @&e re$or# ubmi##ed #o da#e &ave illu#ra#ed many of #&e

$roblem #&a# mi' arie in im$lemen#in' #&e Covenan#

14 @&rou'& i# 'eneral commen#, #&e Commi##ee endeavour #o ma5e #&e

e8$erience 'ained #&rou'& #&e e8amina#ion of S#a#e; re$or# available for

#&e benefi# of all S#a#e $ar#ie in order #o ai# and $romo#e #&eir fur#&er

im$lemen#a#ion of #&e Covenan#K #o dra% #&e a##en#ion of #&e S#a#e $ar#ie

#o inufficiencie dicloed by a lar'e number of re$or#K #o u''e#

im$rovemen# in #&e re$or#in' $rocedureK and #o #imula#e #&e ac#ivi#ie of

#&e S#a#e $ar#ie, in#erna#ional or'ani-a#ion and #&e $eciali-ed a'encie

concerned in ac&ievin' $ro'reively and effec#ively #&e full reali-a#ion of

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may, in #&e li' of #&e e8$erience of S#a#e $ar#ie and of #&e concluion

dra%n #&erefrom, revie and u$da#e i# 'eneral commen#

1. /# i# #%en#yfir# eion, #&e Commi##ee ado$#ed #&e ou#line for

draf#in' 'eneral commen# on $ecific ri' en&rined in #&e Covenan#

@&e Commi##ee a'reed #&a# #&e ubGec# ma##er of a $ar#icular 'eneral

commen# %ould influence #&e overall #ruc#ure of #&a# commen# and

oberved #&a# #&e ou#line %a no# in#ended #o be #ric#ly ad&ered #o

:o%ever, #&e ou#line $rovided ueful i'n$o#, a c&ec5li# of iue #o be

conidered in #&e $roce of draf#in' a 'eneral commen# +n #&i re$ec#, #&e

ou#line %ould ai# in enurin' coni#ency in #&e con#en#, forma# and ambi#

of 'eneral commen# #o be ado$#ed by #&e Commi##ee @&e Commi##ee

em$&ai-ed #&e im$or#ance of enurin' #&a# 'eneral commen# are reader

friendly, of reaonable len'#& and readily under#andable #o a broad ran'e of

reader, $rimarily S#a#e $ar#ie #o #&e Covenan# @&e ou#line %ill ai# in

enurin' coni#ency and clari#y in #&e #ruc#ure of #&e 'eneral commen#,

#&u $romo#in' #&eir acceibili#y, and #ren'#&enin' #&e au#&ori#a#ive

in#er$re#a#ion of #&e Covenan# $rovided by #&e Commi##ee #&rou'& i#

'eneral commen#

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Chapter *?

Su)mission of reports )y States parties under articles 14 and 15 of the

Co'enant

1 +n accordance %i#& rule . of i# rule of $rocedure, #&e Commi##ee, a#

i# 29#& mee#in' on 2 November 2009, conidered #&e #a#u of ubmiion

of re$or# under ar#icle !1 and ! of #&e Covenan#

1 +n #&a# connec#ion, #&e Commi##ee &ad before i# #&e follo%in'

documen#A

(a) No#e by #&e Secre#ary7eneral on #&e revied 'eneral 'uideline

re'ardin' #&e form and con#en# of re$or# #o be ubmi##ed by S#a#e $ar#ie

(EC!22002)K

(b) No#e of #&e Secre#ary7eneral on #&e S#a#e $ar#ie #o #&e

Covenan# and #&e #a#u of ubmiion of re$or# a a# 9 Se$#ember 2009

(EC!24*2)

19 @&e Secre#ary7eneral informed #&e Commi##ee #&a#, in addi#ion #o #&e

re$or# c&eduled for conidera#ion by #&e Commi##ee a# i# for#yecond andfor#y#&ird eion (ee $ara'ra$& 0 and ! belo%), &e &ad received, from

2* November 200 #o 20 November 2009, #&e follo%in' re$or# ubmi##ed

under ar#icle !1 and ! of #&e Covenan# by S#a#e $ar#ieA

@&e ini#ial re$or# of @ur5meni#an (EC!2@>M!), 3eru

(EC!23ER!4), E#&io$ia (EC!2!4), @an-ania (EC!2@F/!4)

and Mauri#ania (EC!2MR@!)K #&e econd $eriodic re$or# of

Cameroon (EC!2CMR!2), Slova5ia (EC!2S?>2) and +ran(EC!2+RN2)K #&e #&ird $eriodic re$or# of E#onia (EC!2ES@*),

+rael (EC!2+SR*), Ne% Fealand (EC!2NF*), /r'en#ina

(EC!2/R7*), Ecuador (EC!2EC"*) and /-erbaiGan

(EC!2/FE*)K #&e combined four#& and fif#& $eriodic re$or# of

ul'aria (EC!27R4.)K #&e fif#& re$or# of S$ain (EC!2ES3.)

See no#e ! above

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Consideration of reports su)mitted )y States parties under articles 14

and 15 of the Co'enant

0 /# i# for#yecond eion, #&e Commi##ee e8amined #&e follo%in'

re$or# ubmi##ed by five S#a#e $ar#ie under ar#icle !1 and ! of #&e

Covenan#A

.nitial report

Cambodia EC!2>:M!

Second periodic report

ra-il EC!2R/2Fourth periodic report

/u#ralia EC!2/"S4

"ni#ed >in'dom EC!27R.

Cy$ru EC!2C3.

! /# i# for#y#&ird eion, #&e Commi##ee e8amined #&e follo%in'

re$or# ubmi##ed by five S#a#e $ar#ie under ar#icle !1 and ! of #&e

Covenan#A

.nitial report

C&ad EC!2@C* (Combined ini#ial and

econd and #&ird $eriodic re$or#)

Second periodic report

Mada'acar EC!2M72

@&e emocra#ic Re$ublic of #&e

Con'o

EC!2CO. (Combined econd,

#&ird,four#& and fif#& $eriodic re$or#)

/hird periodic report

Re$ublic of >orea EC!2RO>*

Fifth periodic report

3oland EC!23O.

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2 @&e Commi##ee conidered #&e ini#ial #o #&ird re$or# of C&ad, in #&e

abence of a dele'a#ion under rule 12 (*) of #&e rule of $rocedure, a #&e

dele'a#ion could no# a##end #&e eion a $lanned

* /# i# ei'& eion, #&e Commi##ee &ad decided #o dicon#inue i#

$rac#ice of includin' in i# annual re$or# ummarie of #&e conidera#ion of

coun#ry re$or# Reference i made, in #&i re'ard, #o #&e relevan# ummary

record of #&e mee#in' of #&e Commi##ee a# %&ic& #&e re$or# %ere

conidered +n accordance %i#& modified rule . of #&e Commi##ee; rule of

$rocedure, #&e annual re$or# &ould include #&e Commi##ee; concludin'

oberva#ion rela#in' #o eac& S#a#e $ar#y; re$or# /ccordin'ly, #&e

follo%in' $ara'ra$&, arran'ed on a coun#rybycoun#ry bai accordin' #o

#&e eDuence follo%ed by #&e Commi##ee in i# conidera#ion of #&e re$or#,

con#ain #&e concludin' oberva#ion ado$#ed by #&e Commi##ee %i#& re$ec#

#o #&e S#a#e $ar#ie; re$or# conidered a# i# for#yecond and for#y#&ird

eion +n accordance %i#& e#abli&ed Commi##ee $rac#ice, member do

no# #a5e $ar# in ei#&er #&e dra%in' u$ or #&e ado$#ion of #&e concludin'

oberva#ion rela#in' #o #&eir o%n coun#ry; re$or#


(ustralia

4 @&e Commi##ee on Economic, Social and Cul#ural Ri' conidered

#&e four#& $eriodic re$or# of /u#ralia on #&e im$lemen#a#ion of #&e

+n#erna#ional Covenan# on Economic, Social and Cul#ural Ri'

(EC!2/"S4) a# i# *rd, 4#& and .#& mee#in', &eld on . and 1 May 2009

(EC!22009SR*, 4 and .), and ado$#ed, a# i# 21#& mee#in' &eld on 20

May 2009, #&e follo%in' concludin' oberva#ion

(. *ntroduction

. @&e Commi##ee %elcome #&e o$en and con#ruc#ive dialo'ue %i#& #&e

dele'a#ion of #&e S#a#e $ar#y, a %ell a i# com$re&enive %ri##en re$lie #o

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i# li# of iue (EC!2/"S4 and /dd!) :o%ever, i# re're# #&a# #&e

forma# c&oen in $re$arin' #&e four#& $eriodic re$or# of /u#ralia did no#

$rovide #&e Commi##ee %i#& a ub#an#ive re$or# on #&e meaure ado$#ed by

#&e S#a#e $ar#y #o 'ive effec# #o #&e Covenan# ri' and on #&e $ro're

made in ac&ievin' #&e obervance of #&oe ri'

1 @&e Commi##ee %elcome #&e conul#a#ive con#ribu#ion of #&e

/u#ralian :uman Ri' Commiion #o #&e S#a#e $ar#y re$or#in' $roce,

a %ell a #&e $ar#ici$a#ion and frui#ful con#ribu#ion of non'overnmen#al

or'ani-a#ion #o #&e Commi##ee; %or5

. 6ositi'e aspects

@&e Commi##ee %elcome #&e $arliamen#ary a$olo'y #o #&e

indi'enou $eo$le, vic#im of #&e IS#olen 7enera#ionJ $olicie, iued on

!* 6ebruary 200, and ac5no%led'e #&e S#a#e $ar#y; commi#men# #o build

a u#ained and con#ruc#ive $ar#ner&i$ %i#& indi'enou $eo$le, and #o

cloe #&e 'a$ in #&e enGoymen# of #&e Covenan# ri' be#%een indi'enou

and nonindi'enou /u#ralian

@&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& a#ifac#ion #&a# #&e S#a#e $ar#y &a

re$ealed le'al $roviion %&ic& dicrimina#ed a'ain# amee8 cou$le in

rela#ion #o financial and %or5rela#ed benefi#

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@urisdictions in the 8ederation )D consider the introduction of a

8ederal charter of rights that includes recognition and protection of

economic, social and cultural rights, as recommended )y the (ustralian

:uman Rights Commission cD esta)lish an effecti'e mechanism to

ensure the compati)ility of domestic la# #ith the Co'enant and to

guarantee effecti'e @udicial remedies for the protection of economic,

social and cultural rights.

. @&e Commi##ee re're# #&a# in 2002009 #&e S#a#e $ar#y &a devo#ed

only 0*2 $er cen# of i# 'ro na#ional income (7N+) #o official

develo$men# ai#ance (O/), %&erea #&e "ni#ed Na#ion #ar'e# for O/

i 0 $er cen# of 73 for develo$ed coun#rie

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party increase its official

de'elopment assistance to 0.5 per cent of its &-6, as reaffirmed at the

8ollo#up *nternational Conference on 8inancing for -e'elopment to

Re'ie# the *mplementation of the onterrey Consensus, held in -oha

on 29 !o'em)erF2 -ecem)er 2007.

1 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a# #&e /u#ralian :uman Ri'Commiion &a limi#ed com$e#ency a re'ard #&e Covenan# ri' and

lac5 adeDua#e &uman and financial reource, %&ic& affec# i# ca$aci#y #o

fulfil i# role and func#ion

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party strengthen the

mandate of the (ustralian :uman Rights Commission in order to co'er

all the Co'enant rights and ensure that adeGuate human and financial

resources are allocated to this institution, in line #ith the 6aris

6rinciples.

@&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a# #&e S#a#e $ar#y; an#i

dicrimina#ion le'ila#ion doe no# $rovide com$re&enive $ro#ec#ion

a'ain# all form of dicrimina#ion in all area rela#ed #o #&e Covenan# ri'

(ar# 2, $ara 2)

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Ahe Committee recommends that the State party enact 8ederal

legislation to comprehensi'ely protect the rights to eGuality and non

discrimination on all the prohi)ited grounds.

@&e Commi##ee remain concerned #&a# ome of #&e Nor#&ern

@erri#ory +n#erven#ion meaure ado$#ed by #&e S#a#e $ar#y in re$one #o #&e

2000ittle Children are Sacredre$or#, are inconi#en# %i#& #&e Covenan#

ri', in $ar#icular %i#& #&e $rinci$le of nondicrimina#ion, and &ave a

ne'a#ive im$ac# on #&e reali-a#ion of #&e ri' of indi'enou $eo$le @&e

Commi##ee no#e %i#& re're# #&a# #&e Nor#&ern @erri#ory +n#erven#ion

meaure %ere ado$#ed %i#&ou# ufficien# and adeDua#e conul#a#ion %i#&

#&e indi'enou $eo$le concerned (ar# 2, $ara 2)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party aD address the human

rights 'iolations identified in the 2005Little Children are sacredreport

)earing in mind the recommendations of the 2007 report of the

!orthern Aerritory *nter'ention Response Re'ie# )oard in this regard

)D conduct formal consultations #ith the indigenous peoples concerned

regarding the operation and impact of the !orthern Aerritory

*nter'ention cD esta)lish a national indigenous representati'e )ody

#ith adeGuate resources dD ratify *H Con'ention !o. 149 1979D

concerning *ndigenous and Ari)al 6eoples in *ndependent Countries.

9 @&e Commi##ee re're# #&a# inufficien# meaure &ave been #a5en by

#&e S#a#e $ar#y #o enure an adeDua#e #andard of livin' for $eron %i#&

diabili#ie +n $ar#icular, i# no#e %i#& concern #&a# ec#ion .2 of #&e

iabili#y icrimina#ion /c# !992 e8em$# mi'ra#ion la%, re'ula#ion,$olicie and $rac#ice, from #&e effec# of #&e /c#, leadin' #o ne'a#ive

immi'ra#ion deciion baed on diabili#y or &eal#& condi#ion @&e

Commi##ee e8$ree concern a# #&e fac# #&a# #&i i#ua#ion &a &ad a

$ar#icularly ne'a#ive im$ac# on #&e familie of aylumee5er (ar# 2,

$ara 2K !0 and !!)

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Ahe Committee encourages the State party to strengthen its efforts

to#ards the adoption of concrete measures to ena)le persons #ith

disa)ilities to fully en@oy the rights guaranteed )y the Co'enant. *t

recommends that the igration (ct 197 and the -isa)ility

-iscrimination (ct 1992 )e amended to ensure that the rights to

eGuality and nondiscrimination apply to all aspects of migration la#,

policy and practice.

90 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a# de$i#e #&e S#a#e $ar#y;

effor# #o im$rove 'ender eDuali#y, a %a'e 'a$ #ill $eri# be#%een men

and %omen in #&e %or5$lace, $ar#icularly in mana'erial $oi#ion +# i alo

concerned a# #&e lo% $ercen#a'e of %omen in &i'&ran5in' $oi#ion in

$oli#ical and $ublic life (ar# *)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party continue

strengthening its effort to enhance eGuality )et#een men and #omen in

the #or%place, in particular those initiati'es aimed at implementing the

principle of eGual pay for #or% of eGual 'alue. Ahe State party should

consider implementing the recommendation of the Senate Hegal and

Constitutional (ffairs Committee in relation to amending the Se

-iscrimination (ct 197.

9! @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&e &i'& unem$loymen# ra#e

amon' indi'enou $eo$le, aylumee5er, mi'ran# and $eo$le %i#&

diabili#ie, and #&e i'nifican# difficul#ie #&ey face #o enGoy #&eir ri' #o

%or5 eDually (ar# 2, $ara 2K and 1

Ahe Committee recommends that special programmes and measures )e

designed to address the significant )arriers to the en@oyment of the

right to #or% faced )y many indigenous people, asylumsee%ers,

migrants and people #ith disa)ilities, including measures to protect

them from eploitation.

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92 @&e Commi##ee i concerned #&a# $roviion of #&e uildin' and

Con#ruc#ion +ndu#ry +m$rovemen# /c# 200. eriouly affec# freedom of

aocia#ion of buildin' and con#ruc#ion %or5er, by im$oin' i'nifican#

$enal#ie for indu#rial ac#ion, includin' i8 mon#& of incarcera#ion @&e

Commi##ee i alo concerned #&a# before %or5er can la%fully #a5e

indu#rial ac#ion a# lea# .0 $er cen# of em$loyee mu# vo#e in a ecre#

ballo# and a maGori#y mu# vo#e in favour of #a5in' #&e indu#rial ac#ion

%&ic& unduly re#ric# #&e ri' #o #ri5e, a laid do%n in ar#icle of #&e

Covenan# and +O Conven#ion No (!94) concernin' 6reedom of

/ocia#ion and 3ro#ec#ion of #&e Ri' #o Or'anie (ar# )

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party continue its efforts to

impro'e the realiation of #or%ers rights under the Co'enant. *t should

remo'e, in la# and in practice, o)stacles and restrictions to the right to

stri%e, #hich are inconsistent #ith the pro'isions of article 7 of the

Co'enant and *H Con'ention !o. 75. *n particular, the Committee

recommends that the State party a)rogate the pro'isions of the

uilding and Construction *ndustry *mpro'ement (ct 200 that

imposes penalties, including si months of incarceration, for industrial

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Ahe Committee recommends that the State party ta%e additional

measures, legislati'e or other#ise, to ensure uni'ersal co'erage of the

social security system so as to include asylumsee%ers, ne#ly arri'ed

immigrants and indigenous peoples. Ahe Committee also recommends

that social security )enefits, including unemployment )enefits, oldage

pensions and youth allo#ance ena)le recipients to en@oy an adeGuate

standard of li'ing. Ahe Committee strongly recommends that the State

party re'ie# conditionalities such as Imutual o)ligationsJ in the

#elfare to #or% programme and the IGuarantiningJ of #elfare

payments under the !orthern Aerritory *nter'ention that may ha'e a

puniti'e effect on disad'antaged and marginalied families, #omen and

children. Ahe Committee further recommends that the State party

consider ratifying *H Con'ention !o. 102 192D concerning

inimum Standards of Social Security.

94 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a# #&e S#a#e $ar#y &a no#

in#roduced a $aid ma#erni#y leave c&eme ye#, in $i#e of #&e Commi##ee;

recommenda#ion ado$#ed in 2000 (ar# !0)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party introduce a

compulsory paid maternity and paternity lea'e scheme and consider

ratifying *H Con'entions !o. 103 192D concerning inimum

Standards of Social Security and !o. 173 2000D concerning the

Re'ision of the aternity 6rotection Con'ention Re'isedD, 192.

9. @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a#, de$i#e #&e effor# under#a5en

by #&e S#a#e $ar#y #o addre dome#ic violence, includin' violence a'ain#%omen, #&i $rac#ice $eri# in /u#ralia, and affec# in $ar#icular

indi'enou %omen (ar# !0)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party ta%e appropriate

measures, including specific legislati'e measures criminaliing acts of

domestic 'iolence. *n particular, the State party should consider

adopting the (ustralian :uman Rights Commission;s proposals related

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Ahe Committee urges the State party to ta%e all necessary measures to

com)at po'erty and social eclusion, and to de'elop a comprehensi'e

po'erty reduction and social inclusion strategy #hich should integrate

the economic, social and cultural rights, in line #ith the Committee;s

statement on 6o'erty and the *nternational Co'enant on Economic,

Social and Cultural Rights E/2002/22E.12/2001/15, anne ?**D. Ahe

Committee recommends that the State party adopt e'aluation measures

to assess the impact of its po'erty and social reduction strategies and

identify its #ea%nesses, and reGuests that the State party include, in its

net report, comparati'e data disaggregated )y gender, age, rural and

ur)an populations, as #ell as indicators on the num)er of persons li'ing

in etreme po'erty, and on the progress made in its efforts to com)at

po'erty.

9 @&e Commi##ee i concerned a# #&e re#en#ion of #&e manda#ory

de#en#ion $olicy for aylumee5er for unau#&ori-ed arrival and no#e #&a#

in i# 200 +mmi'ra#ion e#en#ion Re$or#, #&e /u#ralian :uman Ri'

Commiion e8$reed eriou concern abou# #&e immi'ra#ion de#en#ion

facili#ie, in $ar#icular in C&ri#ma +land +# i alo concerned a# #&e fac#

#&a# ome aylumee5er are de#ained for $rolon'ed and indefini#e $eriod

of #ime, %&ic& reul# in a ne'a#ive im$ac# on #&eir men#al &eal#&, in $i#e of

#&e meaure #a5en by #&e S#a#e $ar#y #o im$rove #&e $ro#ec#ion of aylum

ee5er, includin' i# ne% Ieven valueJ $olicy (ar# 2, $ara 2K !! and

!2)

Ahe Committee encourages the State party to implement #ithout delay

its ne# Ise'en 'aluesJ in policy, and carry out the (ustralian :uman

Rights Commission;s recommendations adopted in its 2007

*mmigration -etention Report, including the repeal of the mandatory

immigration detention system and the closure of the Christmas *sland

-etention Centre.

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99 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a# #&e incidence of &omelene

&a increaed in #&e S#a#e $ar#y over #&e la# decade, mainly affec#in'

indi'enou $eo$le, in $i#e of #&e meaure under#a5en by #&e S#a#e $ar#y #o

addre &omelene in /u#ralia, includin' i# Na#ional :ouin' S#ra#e'y,

a %ell a i# commi#men# #o &alve &omelene by 2020 and #o im$rove

&ouin' affordabili#y for vulnerable individual (ar# !!)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party ta%e effecti'e

measures, in line #ith the Committee;s general comment !o. 1991D

on the right to adeGuate housing article 11, paragraph 1, of the

Co'enantD, to address homelessness in its territory. Ahe State party

should implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on

the Right to (deGuate :ousing contained in the report of his mission to

(ustralia (/:RC//17/(dd.2D. Ahe Committee reGuests the State party

to pro'ide, in its net periodic report, disaggregated data and

information #hich #ill allo# the Committee to assess the progress

made )y the State party in impro'ing the housing situation in its

territory, in particular #ith respect to indigenous peoples.

!00 @&e Commi##ee i concerned a# #&e ne'a#ive im$ac# of clima#e c&an'e

on #&e ri' #o an adeDua#e #andard of livin', includin' on #&e ri' #o food

and #&e ri' #o %a#er, affec#in' in $ar#icular indi'enou $eo$le, in $i#e of

#&e S#a#e $ar#y; reco'ni#ion of #&e c&allen'e im$oed by clima#e c&an'e

(ar# !, $ara !)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party ta%e all the necessary

and adeGuate measures to ensure the en@oyment of the right to food andof the right to afforda)le drin%ing #ater and sanitation in particular )y

indigenous peoples, using a human rights)ased approach, in line #ith

the Committee;s general comments !o. 1 2002D on the right to #ater,

!o. 1 2000D on the right to the highest attaina)le standard of health

and !o. 12 1999D on the right to food. *t also recommends that the

State party intensify its efforts to address issues of climate change,

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including through car)on reduction schemes. Ahe State party is

encouraged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and to ta%e all the

necessary and adeGuate measures to mitigate the ad'erse conseGuences

of climate change, impacting the right to food and the right to #ater for

indigenous peoples, and put in place effecti'e mechanisms to guarantee

consultation of affected ()original and Aorres Strait *slander peoples,

so to ena)le them to eercise their rights to an informed decision as #ell

as to harness the potential of their traditional %no#ledge and culture in

land management and conser'ationD.

!0! +n $i#e of #&e S#a#e $ar#y; commi#men# #o Icloe #&e 'a$J in 5ey

&eal#& indica#or be#%een indi'enou and nonindi'enou $eo$le, #&e

Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&e con#inuin' &i'& level of ill &eal#& amon'

indi'enou $eo$le, in $ar#icular %omen and c&ildren (ar# 2, $ara 2K and

!2)

Ahe Committee calls on the State party to ta%e immediate steps to

impro'e the health situation of indigenous people, in particular #omen

and children, including )y implementing a human rights frame#or%

that ensures access to the social determinants of health such as housing,

safe drin%ing #ater, electricity and effecti'e sanitation systems.

8urther, the Committee in'ites the State party to identify disaggregated

health indicators and appropriate national )enchmar%s in relation to

the right to health, in line #ith the Committee;s general comment !o.

1, and to include information on the process of identifying such

indicators and )enchmar%s in its net periodic report.

!02 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a# &eal#& ervice in $rion are

'enerally inadeDua#e, and in $ar#icular, dru' abue and #&e &i'& ra#e of

e8ually #ranmi##ed dieae remain a eriou $roblem (ar# !2)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party aD de'elop adeGuate

strategies to pro'ide all detainees #ith appropriate health and medical

care, in line #ith the Committee;s general comment !o. 1 and the

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rele'ant "nited !ations standard minimum rules for the treatment of

prisoners )D ensure that adeGuate health care for prisoners )e ta%en

into account in its health programmes and policies cD encourage the

-etention :ealth (d'ocacy &roup to adopt a human rights)ased

approach #hen proposing reforms to the detention care system.

!0* @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&e inufficien# u$$or# for $eron

%i#& men#al &eal#& $roblem, a %ell a #&e difficul# acce #o men#al &eal#&

ervice, in $ar#icular for indi'enou $eo$le, $rioner and aylumee5er

in de#en#ion (ar# 2, $ara 2K and !2)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party ta%e effecti'emeasures to ensure the eGual en@oyment of the right to the highest

attaina)le standard of mental health, including )y aD allocating

adeGuate resources for mental health ser'ices and other support

measures for persons #ith mental health pro)lems in line #ith the

"nited !ations 6rinciples for the 6rotection of 6ersons #ith ental

*llness and the *mpro'ement of ental :ealth Care )D implementing

the recommendations of the (ustralian edical (ssociation;s 2007

report on indigenous health cD reducing the high rate of incarceration

of people #ith mental diseases dD ensuring that all prisoners recei'e an

adeGuate and appropriate mental health treatment #hen needed.

!04 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&e $eri#ence in #&e S#a#e $ar#y

of di$ari#ie in acce #o #&e educa#ional y#em for indi'enou $eo$le,

includin' #&oe livin' in remo#e area, com$ared %i#& #&e re# of #&e

$o$ula#ion, a %ell a #&e deficien# Duali#y of educa#ion $rovided #o $eronlivin' in remo#e area, in $ar#icular indi'enou $eo$le +# re're# #&a# acce

#o $rec&ool educa#ion i no# eDually 'uaran#eed #&rou'&ou# #&e S#a#e $ar#y

(ar# 2, $ara 2K and !*)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party produce accurate

national data on indigenous schoolage children in remote areas to

assess #hether the eisting education infrastructure and ser'ices meet

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the needs of indigenous peoples li'ing in remote areas. Ahe Committee

also recommends that #here'er the school pro'ision does not meet the

populations; needs, the State party de'elop an adeGuate national plan

to impro'e the educational system for indigenous peoples, including in

remote areas.

!0. @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a#, de$i#e #&e reform #o #&e

na#ive #i#le y#em, #&e &i'& co#, com$le8i#y and #ric# rule of evidence

a$$lyin' #o claim under #&e Na#ive @i#le /c#, &ave a ne'a#ive im$ac# on #&e

reco'ni#ion and $ro#ec#ion of #&e ri' of indi'enou $eo$le #o #&eir

ance#ral land (ar# !.)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts to

impro'e the operation of the !ati'e Aitle system, in consultation #ith

()original and Aorres Strait *slander 6eoples, and remo'e all o)stacles

to the realiation of the right to land of indigenous peoples.

!01 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a# accordin' #o #&e Na#ional

+ndi'enou an'ua'e Survey, only abou# !4. of #&e ori'inal e#ima#ed 2.0

indi'enou lan'ua'e e8i# #oday in #&e S#a#e $ar#y, and mo# of #&em arecri#ically endan'ered @&e Commi##ee i alo concerned #&a#, de$i#e #&e

na#ional $ro'ramme, includin' #&e Na#ional /r# and Craf# +ndu#ry

Su$$or# 3ro'ram, #&e indi'enou cul#ural and in#ellec#ual $ro$er#y are no#

adeDua#ely $ro#ec#ed in #&e S#a#e $ar#y (ar# !.)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party aD strengthen its

efforts to guarantee the indigenous peoples; rights under articles 1 and

1 to en@oy their identity and culture, including through the

preser'ation of their traditional languages )D consider impro'ing the

aintenance of *ndigenous Hanguages and Records 6rogram cD

preser'e and promote )ilingual education at schools dD reform the

Copyright (ct 1974 to etend its legal protection to indigenous people

and eD de'elop a special intellectual property regime that protects the

collecti'e rights of indigenous peoples, including protection of their

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scientific products, traditional %no#ledge and medicine. Ahe

Committee also recommends that a registry of intellectual property

rights of indigenous peoples )e opened and that the State party ensure

that the profits deri'ed thereof )enefit them directly.

!0 @&e Commi##ee recommend #&a# #&e S#a#e $ar#y $rovide &uman ri'

educa#ion on economic, ocial and cul#ural ri' #o #uden# a# all level of

educa#ion and ma5e available e8#enive &uman ri' #rainin' for member

of all $rofeion and ec#or &avin' a direc# role in #&e $romo#ion and

$ro#ec#ion of &uman ri', includin' Gud'e, la%yer, civil ervan#,

#eac&er, la% enforcemen# officer, mi'ra#ion officer, #&e $olice and #&e

mili#ary

!0 @&e Commi##ee recommend #&a# #&e S#a#e $ar#y conider ra#ifyin' #&e

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rail

!!2 @&e Commi##ee on Economic, Social and Cul#ural Ri' conidered

#&e econd $eriodic re$or# of ra-il on #&e im$lemen#a#ion of #&e

+n#erna#ional Covenan# on Economic, Social and Cul#ural Ri'

(EC!2R/2) a# i# 1#&, #& and #& mee#in' &eld on 1 and May 2009

(EC!22009SR1) and ado$#ed, a# i# 2*rd mee#in' &eld on !9 May, #&e

follo%in' concludin' oberva#ion

(. *ntroduction

!!* @&e Commi##ee %elcome #&e ubmiion of #&e econd $eriodic

re$or# of #&e S#a#e $ar#y and #&e o$$or#uni#y #o en'a'e in a con#ruc#ive

dialo'ue %i#& #&e S#a#e $ar#y @&e Commi##ee alo %elcome #&e S#a#e

$ar#y; %ri##en re$lie #o i# li# of iue, a %ell a #&e re$one $rovided

by #&e mul#iec#oral dele'a#ion of #&e S#a#e $ar#y #o #&e Commi##ee; oral

Due#ion

. 6ositi'e aspects

!!4 @&e Commi##ee %elcome #&e le'ila#ive and o#&er meaure ado$#ed

by #&e S#a#e $ar#y ince #&e e8amina#ion of i# ini#ial re$or#, includin' #&e

follo%in'A

(a) a% No !!*40 (%aria da Penha 0a1), $aed in 2001, %&ic&

$rovide for #&e re$reion of dome#ic and family violence a'ain# %omen,

for $ro#ec#ive meaure and for ai#ance #o vic#imK

(b) @&e removal from #&e 3enal Code of #&e dicrimina#ory conce$#of an I&one# %omanJ, $reviouly a$$lied in cer#ain cae of e8ual

violence a'ain# %omenK

(c) @&e in#roduc#ion, in 200*, of #&e Na#ional ualifica#ion 3lan #o

coordina#e $ublic $olicie on em$loymen# for diadvan#a'ed 'rou$,

includin' indi'enou $eo$le, /frora-ilian and %omenK

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(d) @&e Na#ional Sc&ool 6ood 3ro'ramme e#abli&ed #o $rovide

meal free of c&ar'e for * million c&oolc&ildren in $ublic c&oolK

(e) @&e ra-il 6ree of :omo$&obia 3ro'ramme, %&ic& aim #o

$ro#ec# and $romo#e #&e ri' of &omoe8ual $eron, includin' #&eir ri'

#o $eronal ecuri#y, educa#ion, &eal#& and %or5K

(f) Com$ulory licenin' of :+?/+S an#ire#roviral dru' in order

#o ma5e #&em affordable and enable #&e e8#enion of #rea#men# #o all

$a#ien#K

(') @&e Na#ional :ouin' of Social +n#ere# Sy#em (SN:+S),

%&oe main #a5 i #o urbani-e lum, build &oue, and im$rove #&e

&ouin' condi#ion of lo%income 'rou$K

(&) @&e Na#ional 6und for :ouin' of Social +n#ere#, #o'e#&er %i#&

i# Mana'in' Council, dei'ned #o cen#rali-e and mana'e bud'e#ary

reource for $ro'ramme under #&e SN:+S

!!. @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& a#ifac#ion #&e broad conul#a#ion %i#&

civil ocie#y or'ani-a#ion in #&e $roce of #&e $re$ara#ion of #&e S#a#e

$ar#y; econd $eriodic re$or#

!!1 @&e Commi##ee %elcome #&e ra#ifica#ion by #&e S#a#e $ar#y of #&e

follo%in' in#erna#ional in#rumen#A

(a) +O Conven#ion No !19 concernin' +ndi'enou and @ribal

3eo$le in +nde$enden# Coun#rie (ra#ified in =uly 2002)K

(b) @&e 3ro#ocol #o 3reven#, Su$$re and 3uni& @raffic5in' in

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C. 8actors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Co'enant

!! @&e Commi##ee no#e #&e abence of any i'nifican# fac#or or

difficul#ie im$edin' #&e effec#ive im$lemen#a#ion of #&e Covenan# in #&e

S#a#e $ar#y

-. 6rincipal su)@ects of concern and recommendations

!! @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a# #&e Council on #&e efence of

#&e Ri' of #&e :uman 3eron &a ye# #o com$ly %i#& #&e !99* 3rinci$le

rela#in' #o #&e #a#u of na#ional in#i#u#ionfor #&e $romo#ion and $ro#ec#ion

of &uman ri' (#&e I3ari 3rinci$leJ)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party adopt the necessary

measures, legislati'e or other#ise, to ena)le the Council on the -efence

of the Rights of the :uman 6erson to fully conform to the 6aris

6rinciples. Ahe Committee also urges the State party to ensure that

economic, social and cultural rights are fully co'ered )y the mandate of

the Council on the -efence of the Rights of the :uman 6erson and that

the necessary resources are allocated for its effecti'e functioning.

!!9 @&e Commi##ee i dee$ly concerned abou# #&e cul#ure of violence and

im$uni#y $revalen# in #&e S#a#e $ar#y +n #&i re'ard, #&e Commi##ee i

concerned abou# re$or# #&a# &uman ri' defender, includin' #&oe

ai#in' individual and communi#ie in aer#in' #&eir economic, ocial

and cul#ural ri', are #&rea#ened, &araed and ubGec#ed #o violence,

freDuen#ly by $riva#e mili#ia commiioned by $riva#e and $ublic ac#or

@&e Commi##ee i alo dee$ly concerned abou# #&e re$or# of #&e failure of

#&e ra-ilian au#&ori#ie #o enure #&e afe#y of &uman ri' defender and

$roecu#e #&oe re$onible for commi##in' uc& ac#

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party ta%e all necessary

measures to com)at the culture of 'iolence and impunity pre'alent in

the State party and to ensure the protection of human rights defenders

against any 'iolence, threats, retaliation, pressure or any ar)itrary

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action as a conseGuence of their acti'ities. Ahe Committee recommends

that the State party impro'e its human rights training for la#

enforcement officials, especially police officers, and ensure that all

allegations of human rights 'iolations are promptly and thoroughly

in'estigated )y an independent )ody capa)le of prosecuting

perpetrators.

!20 @&e Commi##ee i concerned a# #&e lo% $ro're in #&e land reform

$roce no#%i#andin' #&e con#i#u#ional ri' #o $ro$er#y and elf

de#ermina#ion, a %ell a #&e enac#men# of le'ila#ion #o facili#a#e #&e

demarca#ion of land belon'in' #o #&e indi'enou $eo$le, #&e S#a#e $ar#y;

ado$#ion of #&e "ni#ed Na#ion eclara#ion on #&e Ri' of +ndi'enou

3eo$le (ado$#ed in 200) and i# ra#ifica#ion of +O Conven#ion No !19

(ar# !, $ara !)

Ahe Committee recalls the recommendation made in its concluding

o)ser'ations on the State party;s initial report in this regard

E/C.12/1/(dd.75, para. 7D and recommends that the State party

epeditiously complete the process of demarcation and allocation of

indigenous land in accordance #ith the Constitution and eisting la#s.

!2! @&e Commi##ee remain concerned abou# #&e $eri#en# ineDuali#ie in

economic condi#ion and aocia#ed ocial inGu#ice $revailin' in #&e S#a#e

$ar#y be#%een differen# re'ion, communi#ie and individual, de$i#e #&e

$oi#ive meaure #a5en by #&e S#a#e $ar#y in #&a# re'ard, uc& a #&e Fero

:un'er 3ro'ramme and #&e increae in #&e minimum %a'e (ar# 2, $ara 2)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to

reduce the persisting ineGualities and social in@ustice )et#een different

regions, communities and indi'iduals.

!22 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&a# #&ere remain a i'nifican#

dicre$ancy be#%een #&e re$ec#ive life e8$ec#ancie of #&e blac5 and %&i#e

$o$ula#ion de$i#e #&e increae in #&e avera'e life e8$ec#ancy from 1.1

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year in #&e early !990 #o !1 year in 2004 6ur#&ermore, #&e Commi##ee

remain concerned a# #&e i'nifican# difference in #&e $over#y level of blac5

and %&i#e $o$ula#ion 'rou$, %&ile no#in' #&a# #&e overall $over#y indica#or

in #&e S#a#e $ar#y im$roved be#%een 200! and 2004 (ar# 2, $ara 2)

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party ta%e all appropriate

measures to address the discrepancy )et#een the life epectancies and

po'erty le'els of the )lac% and #hite population groups through a

sharper focus on health and po'erty eradication programmes for the

former. Ahe Committee reGuests updated statistical information and

data on life epectancy and po'erty le'els in the State party,

disaggregated )y region and ethnic group.

!2* @&e Commi##ee no#e #&a# illi#eracy ra#e remain a $roblem in #&e

S#a#e $ar#y and #&a# ineDuali#ie $eri# in li#eracy level be#%een #&e %&i#e

and blac5 $o$ula#ion @&e Commi##ee i fur#&er concerned #&a# #&e avera'e

illi#eracy ra#e i i'nifican#ly &i'&er in rural area in #&e nor#& of #&e S#a#e

$ar#y (ar# 2, $ara 2)

Ahe Committee urges the State party to strengthen remedial action to

address the pro)lem of illiteracy, particularly in rural areas and in the

(frorailian community.

!24 @&e Commi##ee i concerned #&a# $eron %i#& diabili#ie #ill uffer

dicrimina#ion in acce #o em$loymen# de$i#e #&e Duo#a for #&e

em$loymen# of $eron %i#& diabili#ie in bo#& #&e $ublic and $riva#e

ec#or (ar# 2, $ara 2)

Ahe Committee encourages the State party to effecti'ely implement its

measures to o'ercome the o)stacles faced )y persons #ith disa)ilities in

accessing the la)our mar%et.

!2. @&e Commi##ee i concerned #&a# ne'a#ive 'ender role $eri#,

includin' #&e re$reen#a#ion of %omen a e8 obGec# and #&e #radi#ional

#ereo#y$e of %omen in #&e family and ocie#y, and #&a# #&ee may render

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%omen more vulnerable #o dome#ic and o#&er form of violence Moreover,

al#&ou'& %omen in 'eneral &ave a &i'&er educa#ional level #&an men, #&ey

are #ill underre$reen#ed in elec#ed office and admini#ra#ive and

mana'erial $o#, are concen#ra#ed in le remunera#ive andor $ar##ime

em$loymen# and receive lo%er avera'e $ay and limi#ed ocial $ro#ec#ion

(ar# *)

Ahe Committee urges the State party to enforce its legislation on gender

eGuality, and to ta%e all effecti'e measures, including through the use of

media and education, to o'ercome the traditional stereotypes regarding

the status of #omen in the pu)lic and pri'ate spheres and to ensure, in

practice, eGuality )et#een men and #omen in all fields of life, as

pro'ided for in articles 2, paragraph 2, and 3 of the Co'enant. *n this

regard, the Committee dra#s the attention of the State party to its

general comment !o. 14 200D on the eGual right of men and #omen to

the en@oyment of all economic, social and cultural rights and its general

comment !o. 19 2005D on the right to social security.

!21 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern #&e lar'e number of ra-ilian

em$loyed under in&uman and de'radin' condi#ion imilar #o lavery or

ubGec#ed #o forced labour and o#&er e8$loi#a#ive labour condi#ion,

$ar#icularly in fore# clearin', lo''in', and #&e &arve#in' of u'ar cane, and

i concerned #&a# #&e $&enomenon of forced labour di$ro$or#iona#ely

affec# youn' men from lo%income familie (ar# )

Ahe Committee recommends that the State partyB

aD Aa%e effecti'e measures to end all forms of eploitati'e

la)our

)D Ensure that 'iolations concerning prohi)ited la)our

practices, such as forced la)our, are stringently prosecuted

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cD 6ro'ide, in its net periodic report, information on the steps

ta%en to address eploitati'e la)our conditions, as #ell as the impact of

such measures.

!2 @&e Commi##ee no#e %i#& concern $eri#in' racial ineDuali#ie in

acce #o em$loymen#, $ar#icularly affec#in' /frora-ilian and indi'enou

$eo$le 6ur#&ermore, #&e Commi##ee i concerned a# #&e di$ari#y in

%or5in' condi#ion baed on 'ender and race, de$i#e #&e S#a#e $ar#y;

ini#ia#ive in #&i area @&e Commi##ee alo no#e %i#& re're# #&e abence of

#a#i#ical da#a on #&e e8#en# #o %&ic& indi'enou $eo$le livin' ou#ide

e##lemen# enGoy acce #o em$loymen# (ar# 2, $ara 2K and )

Ahe Committee recommends that the State party cont

general assembly resolution

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