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Foreword ............................................................................................. |
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List of Charts ...................................................................................... |
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List of Documents ............................................................................... |
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List of Abbreviations ............................................................................. |
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Introduction: The United Nations and Human Rights........................... |
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The UN Human Rights Council............................................................ |
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Bodies Created to Supervise the Implementation of Treaties ("Treaty Mechanisms") |
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights .............. |
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The Human Rights Committee ................................................................ |
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination...................... |
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women....... |
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The Committee against Torture.................................................................. |
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child................................................ |
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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families........................................................................ |
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities....................... |
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances......................................... |
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Other Procedures Within the UN System.................................................... |
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The UNESCO Procedures........................................................................... |
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The ILO Procedures...................................................................................... |
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Conclusions: The Increasing Role and Importance of Human Rights NGOs... |
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Annexes....................................................................................................... |
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Excerpts from the Charter of the United Nations.......................................... |
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.................................................. |
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Status of International Human Rights Instruments (as of 11 January 2010) |
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