Author Archives: Carmelo

Morocco ratified the Convention and its Optional Protocol in 2009. It is obliged to submit regularly a report on the measures taken to respect the rights set forth in the Convention in the territory under its jurisdiction. Until today, only the initial …

Thanks to the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (see OP CRPD), a State party may recognize the competence of the Committee to receive and consider individual communications. Once the Committee receives a …

Under Art. 34 of the Convention, a Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was established in order to control the respect of the obligations enshrined in the Convention. It consists of twelve experts who are elected for a term of …

The Committee may address the situation of human rights in Western Sahara through the following mechanisms: Periodic Review Individual Communication

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Periodic Review Mechanism The Individual Communication Procedure

Until today no communications have been brought by individuals to the attention of the Committee in relation to the Human Rights situation in Western Sahara. It is worth noting that Morocco has accepted the competence of the Committee to receive …

The situation of human rights in Western Sahara has been taken into account during the periodic evaluation of Morocco’s reports. It ratified the Convention in 1970 and it is obliged to submit regularly a report on the measures taken in order to respect …

The Committee may address the situation of human rights in Western Sahara through the following mechanisms: Periodic Review Individual Communications

The Convention established a Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination that verifies that its obligations are respected by States parties. One of its main function is considering the reports submitted by States parties every two years on the legislative, judicial, administrative or other …