State report (human rights agreement)
A state report in the context of a human rights agreement is usually under a contractual clause in periodic intervals of several years to the set up for this purpose treaty body . In it, the state party shall give an account and report on the progress made in realizing the human rights codified in the agreement, the problems that have arisen in the reporting period and the attempts at solving them, as well as, if necessary, the progress made in implementing the treaty body's recommendations with regard to previous state reports. The treaty bodies listen to government delegations as well as civil society organizations. It has become common practice for these organizations to submit so-called parallel reports or alternative reports. Human rights organizations criticize the fact that a number of states very often comply with their reporting obligations with delays of several years or even not at all.
In 2006 Germany was one year behind with its report on the implementation of the Anti-Racism Convention to the Anti-Racism Committee .
Web links
- The website of the German Institute for Human Rights provides information on Germany's previous and due national reports .
- More about the state reporting procedure in the online manual Active against Discrimination! of the German Institute for Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN Convention on Genocide |
Geneva Refugee Convention |
UN social pact |
UN Civil Pact |
UN Convention on Racial Discrimination |
UN Convention on Women's Rights |
UN Convention against Torture |
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child |
UN Migrant Workers Convention |
UN Convention against Enforced Disappearances |
UN Disability Rights Convention