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United Nations Human Rights Committee, the Glossary

The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a treaty body composed of 18 experts, established by a 1966 human rights treaty, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).^[1]

29 relations: Arenz and Röder v. Germany, Ballantyne v Canada, Boris Şyhmyradow, Capital punishment, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Diergaardt v. Namibia, First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Hélène Tigroudja, Human rights, Ignatāne v. Latvia, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Larry Pinkney, Laurence Helfer, Marcia V. J. Kran, Mellet v Ireland, Mikhail Marynich, Niqāb, Non-governmental organization, Pierre-Richard Prosper, Portillo Cáceres v Paraguay, Raihman v. Latvia, Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón, Toonen v. Australia, Treaty body, United Nations, United Nations Commission on Human Rights, United Nations Human Rights Council, Víctor Polay, Waldman v. Canada.
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United Nations organizations based in Geneva

Arenz and Röder v. Germany

Paul Arenz and Thomas and Dagmar Röder v. The Federal Republic of Germany (Communication №1138/2002) was a case decided by the UN Human Rights Committee in 2004.

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Ballantyne, Davidson, McIntyre v. Canada (Communications Nos. 359/1989 and 385/1989) was a case on Quebec's language law submitted in 1989 and decided by the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations in 1993.

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Boris Şyhmyradow

Boris Orazowiç Şyhmyradow (born 25 May 1949, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.) is a Turkmen politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan from 1995 to 2000.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

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Christian Solidarity Worldwide

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is a human rights organisation which specialises in religious freedom and works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs, persecuted for other religious belief or persecuted for lack of belief.

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Diergaardt v. Namibia

J.G.A. Diergaardt (late Captain of the Rehoboth Baster Community) et al.

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First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is an international treaty establishing an individual complaint mechanism for the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

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Hélène Tigroudja

Hélène Tigroudja (born 19 July 1975) is a French jurist and international law expert.

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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,.

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Ignatāne v. Latvia

Ignatāne v. Latvia (Communication No. 884/1999) was a case decided by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in 2001.

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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty that commits nations to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial.

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Larry Pinkney

Larry James Pinkney is an American political activist.

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Laurence Helfer

Laurence R. Helfer (born 1965) is an American lawyer.

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Marcia V. J. Kran

Marcia Vaune Jocelyn Kran is a Canadian lawyer and expert member of the UN Human Rights Committee.

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Mellet v Ireland

Mellet v Ireland is a finding from the United Nations Human Rights Committee in 2016 that the Republic of Ireland's abortion laws violated human rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by banning abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality and by forcing her to travel to the United Kingdom for an abortion.

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Mikhail Marynich

Mikhail Apanasavich Marynich (13 January 1940 — 17 October 2014) was a Belarusian diplomat, politician, and pro-democracy activist.

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Niqāb

A niqāb or niqaab (نقاب), also known as a ruband (روبند), is a long garment worn by some Muslim women in order to cover their entire body and face, excluding their eyes.

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Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.

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Pierre-Richard Prosper

Pierre-Richard Prosper (born September 19, 1963) is an American lawyer, prosecutor and former government official.

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Portillo Cáceres v Paraguay

Portillo Cáceres v Paraguay (Communication No.2751/2016) was a case decided by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in 2019.

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Raihman v. Latvia

Raihman v. Latvia (Communication No. 1621/2007) was a case decided by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in 2010 (UN Document CCPR/C/100/D/1621/2007).

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Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón

Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón (born 1948) is a Costa Rican politician, economist, lawyer and political scientist who was elected in June 2022 to a four-year term (starting January 1, 2023) as a member of the UN Human Rights Committee by the state parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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Toonen v. Australia

Toonen v. Australia was a landmark human rights complaint brought before the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) by Tasmanian resident Nicholas Toonen in 1994.

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Treaty body

In international law, a treaty body (or treaty-based body) is an internationally established body of independent experts that monitor how States party to a particular international legal instrument are implementing their obligations under it.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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United Nations Commission on Human Rights

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006.

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United Nations Human Rights Council

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. United Nations Human Rights Committee and United Nations Human Rights Council are United Nations organizations based in Geneva.

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Víctor Polay

Víctor Alfredo Polay Campos (born 6 April 1951) is one of the founders of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, a Peruvian Marxist–Leninist terrorist organization that fought in the internal conflict in Peru.

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Waldman v. Canada

Waldman v. Canada (Communication No. 694/1996) was a case decided by the UN Human Rights Committee in 1999.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Committee

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