List of Publications

About ICCPR

• Simple Guide on the ICCPR - an overview of articles 1-27 (EN) (Burmese) 

• ICCPR Guide for Ratification and Implementation (EN) (Burmese)

• Reservations and declarations made by State parties of the ICCPR (as of March 2017) (EN)

Guides for civil society

• NGO Guidelines for participation in the review process of the HR Committee (EN) (FR) (ES) (RU) (AR)

• FAQ how to engage with the UN HR Mechanisms (EN)

• FAQ NGO participation in the review process of HR Committee (EN)

Tools for national authorities

• Visual Guide on the National Mechanism for Reporting and Follow-up (NMRF) (EN) (Burmese)

Tools for follow-up to the reviews and implementation of HR Committee's recommendations

• Viet Nam: Recommended Actions from UN HR Mechanisms on Civil and Political Rights (EN) (Vietnamese)

• Nicaragua: Tool for follow-up and holistic utilisation of UN HR Bodies (ES)

• Costa Rica: Tool for follow-up and holistic utilisation of UN HR Bodies (ES)

• Thailand: Tool for follow-up and holistic utilisation of UN HR Bodies (EN) (Thai)

• Online tool to track recommendations issued by UN HR Mechanisms

  • Viet Nam (available in English and Vietnamese)

Thematic tools

• Practical Guide for the Protection of the Freedom of Religion or Belief (EN) (Vietnamese) 

• Guidelines on the right to participate in public affairs (EN) (FR) (ES)

• Simple Q&A on the HR Committee's General Comment No.37 on the right of peaceful assembly (EN) (Thai)

• Corruption and Human Rights: How do UN Treaty Bodies address the issue of corruption? (EN)

• Monitor ICCPR violations in the context of COVID-19 pandemi

• Protecting Civil and Political Rights through Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (EN) (Burmese)

• Online tracking tool – Impact of States of emergencies on civil and political rights

Yearbook on the work of the HR Committee

• 2022 (EN)

• 2018 (EN) 

• 2017 (EN)

• 2016 (EN)

• 2014 (EN)

Yearbook on the jurisprudence of the UN Treaty Bodies

• 2020 (EN)

• 2019 (EN) (FR) (ES)

Interviews with HR Committee members

• Marcia Kran (member since 2017) on the follow-up procedure of the HR Committee

• Yuval Shany (former Chair of the HR Committee) on the freedom of peaceful assembly

Translation of HR Committee's documents

• HR Committee's General Comment No.37 on the right of peaceful assembly (informal translation) (Thai) (Burmese)

About CCPR Centre

• Annual Reports

  • 2021 (EN)

  • 2020 (EN)

  • 2019-2020 (EN)

  • 2018-2019 (EN)

  • 2017-2018 (EN)

  • 2016-2017 (EN)

  • 2015 (EN)

• Strategic Plans

  • 2019-2023 (EN) (FR)

  • 2015-2017 (EN)

• Myanmar Strategic Plan 2021-2023

• Evaluation Reports

  • 2008-2014 (EN)

To find which countries will be soon reviewed by the Human Rights Committee click on next sessions.

Select your country in order to find out NGO submissions and official documentation submitted to the Human Rights Committee during different reviewing cycles.