Each of these treaties has established a “treaty body” (Committee) of experts to monitor implementation of the treaty provisions by its States parties. CAT | Informal guidance note by the secretariat for the States parties on procedures for the submission and consideration by treaty bodies of individual communications Note: In 2018, three inter-state communications were submitted under Article 11 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination, first time in its history. Currently, eight of the human rights treaty bodies (CCPR, CERD, CAT, CEDAW, CRPD, CED, CESCR and CRC) may, under certain conditions, receive and consider individual complaints or communications from individuals: The Human Rights Committee (CCPR) may consider individual communications alleging violations of the rights set forth in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by States parties to the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; The Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) may consider individual communications alleging violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women by States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; The Committee against Torture (CAT) may consider individual complaints alleging violations of the rights set out in the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by States parties who have made the necessary declaration under article 22 of the Convention; The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) may consider individual petitions alleging violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by States parties who have made the necessary declaration under article 14 of the Convention; The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) may consider individual communications alleging violations of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention; The Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) may consider individual communications alleging violations of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance by States parties who have made the necessary declaration under article 31 of the Convention. The Committee may, on the basis of the State party's observations and other relevant information available to it, decide to designate one or more of its members to conduct an inquiry and report urgently to the Committee. If you require a reasonable adjustment because you are a disabled person and unable to contact us in writing, please see the 'contacting us' section on page 11 of our complaints policy for details of how you can register your complaint, or discuss your adjustment needs with us. The overall reference for this procedure of the Human Rights Council is the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948. The complaint procedure addresses communications submitted by individuals, groups, or non-governmental organizations that claim to be victims of human rights violations or that have direct, reliable knowledge of such violations. That is party to the treaty in question (through ratification or accession) providing for the rights which have allegedly been violated; That accepted the Committee’s competence to examine individual complaints, either through ratification or accession to an Optional Protocol (in the case of ICCPR, CEDAW, CRPD, ICESCR and CRC) or by making a declaration to that effect under a specific article of the Convention (in the case of CERD, CAT, CED and CMW). On matters where the Commission has no jurisdiction, the cases are referred to appropriate institutions that can effectively deal with them. We will need to contact you about the complaint, so please provide your name and contact details, including one contact number if possible. Individual Communications . Copyright © 2020 Human Rights Commission. Where warranted and with the consent of the State party concerned, an inquiry may include a visit to its territory. There are nine core international human rights treaties. Groupe de travail des situations – sont chargés, respectivement, d’examiner les communications écrites et de porter un ensemble de violations flagrantes attestées par des éléments dignes de foi des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales à l’attention du Conseil. the reason for which it was filed. S. Several of the human rights treaties contain provisions to allow for State parties to complain to the relevant treaty body (Committee) about alleged violations of the treaty by another State party. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.The complaint procedure allows an examination of such complaints which reveal the existence of a consistent pattern of gross and reliably attested violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms. This document explains the Commission's policy and procedure for handling complaints. Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) may consider individual communications alleging violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child or its two first Optional Protocols on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (OPSC), and on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OPAC) by State Parties to the Third Optional Protocol on a communications procedure (OPIC). The procedure is confidential and examines the human rights situation within a State. If you prefer, you can print off a complaint form, fill it in and post it to us at GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001 or fax it to 02 9284 9611. The complainant is advised as to whether the case is admissible. [email protected], * Contenu disponible uniquement en anglais, © 2020 Nations Unies M4 3AQ. However, despite all the precautions taken by the United Nations, a State can still ascertain the claimants identity (due to the facts mentioned in the complaint or by other means). The Human Rights Commission helps facilitate complaints of discrimination. Courriel : Aussi bien l’auteur d’une communication que l’État intéressé sont informés de l’état de la procédure à tous les stades. You can make a complaint in a number of ways: by e-mail: [email protected]. Toutefois, des communications assorties d’éléments dignes de foi ne seront pas déclarées irrecevables simplement parce que la connaissance qu’ont leurs auteurs de la violation est indirecte, pourvu qu’elles soient étayées par des éléments de preuve incontestables ; Qu’elle ne repose pas exclusivement sur des informations diffusées par les médias ; Qu’elle ne renvoie pas à une situation qui semble révéler un ensemble de violations flagrantes des droits de l’homme attestées par des éléments dignes de foi, mais qui est déjà traitée dans le cadre d’une procédure spéciale d’un organe conventionnel ou d’autres procédures de requête relatives aux droits de l’homme de l’Organisation des Nations Unies ou de procédures régionales similaires ; Que les recours internes aient été épuisés, à moins qu’il n’apparaisse que ces recours seraient inefficaces ou d’une durée excessivement longue.