08 February 2009

Libya: Follow up to the Human Rights Committee’s Recommendations

The Human Rights Council has just published the report submitted by Alkarama on 30 October 2008 in the follow up of its recommendations regarding Libya on its website. Libya did not present any comments on this occasion. The review will take place at the Committee’s next session.The report on Lybia concerning the"Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee" is available for download in .pdf format.

Lebanon - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR: Accessed on 03.11.1972
Optional Protocol: No

State report: Overdue since 21.03.2001 (3rd)
Last concluding observations: 05.05.1997

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Accessed on 05.10.2000
Optional Protocol: Yes
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): Yes
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

State report: Overdue since 03.11.2001 (1st)
Last concluding observations: N/A

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

CED: Signed on 06.02.2007

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 11.2010 (1st cycle)
Next review: 2015 (2nd cycle)

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

No