International Feedback: duty of the authorities to inform the public on international human rights
In the following we have chosen some citations on the subject. At the end of each original citation you can find the source with a link to the complete text of the citation.
« The State party should widely publicize the text of its second periodic report, the written answers it has provided in response to the list of issues drawn up by the Committee and, in particular, the present concluding observations.»
- Source: HRC 2001, al. 16
«The Committee recommends that the State party disseminate widely the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate languages, through official web sites, the media and non-governmental organizations.»
- Source: CAT 2005, al. 6
«The Committee requests that the text of the present concluding comments be widely disseminated in Switzerland in all official languages so as to informthe public, in particular administrators, officials and politicians, of themeasures taken to guarantee de jure and de facto equality between men and
women and of the supplementary measures to be adopted in that area. The Committee also urges the State party to continue to give broad publicity to theConvention, its Optional Protocol, the general recommendations of theCommittee, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the results of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace in the Twenty-first Century”,which was held in June 2000, particularly among women’s associations andhuman rights organizations.»
- Source: CEDAW 2003, al. 55
«The Committee requests the State party to disseminate its concluding observations widely among all levels of society and to inform the Committee onall steps taken to implement them. It also urges the Government to consult with nongovernmentalorganizations in the preparation of the second periodic report.»
- Source: CESCR 1998, al. 37
«Strengthen and continue its programme for the dissemination of information on the Convention and its implementation among children and parents, civil society, and all sectors and levels of Government, including initiatives to reach vulnerable groups, especially migrant and asylum-seeking children»
- Source: CRC 2002, al. 20a
Update: 14.04.2008
