Introduction
Part 1: Complaints under the international human rights treaties
Overview
Procedure under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights = 13
Procedure under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment = 16
Procedure under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination = 19
Procedure under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women = 21
Procedure under the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families = 24
Part 2: Complaints to the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission on the Status of Women
The 1503 procedure of the Commission on Human Rights = 26
The procedure of the Commission on the Status of Women = 31
Annexes
1. Model Complaint Form (Human Rights Committee, Committee against Torture, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination) = 33
2. Complaint Guidelines (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women) = 36
Part 1: Complaints under the international human rights treaties
Overview
Procedure under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights = 13
Procedure under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment = 16
Procedure under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination = 19
Procedure under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women = 21
Procedure under the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families = 24
Part 2: Complaints to the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission on the Status of Women
The 1503 procedure of the Commission on Human Rights = 26
The procedure of the Commission on the Status of Women = 31
Annexes
1. Model Complaint Form (Human Rights Committee, Committee against Torture, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination) = 33
2. Complaint Guidelines (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women) = 36