The HRC concluded its consideration on how India implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
- The HRC, comprising 18 independent experts, monitors implementation of ICCPR.
- HRC is a human rights treaty body of United Nation.
- Committee experts commended India’s Women’s Reservation Act 2023, reserving 1/3rd of seats in parliament for women.
About ICCPR
- A multilateral treaty adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and in force from 1976.
- Deals with freedom of movement; equality before the law; the right to a fair trial; freedom of thought, conscience and religion; freedom of opinion and expression; peaceful assembly; etc.
- Part of the International Bill of Human Rights along with Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948 and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), 1966.
- State Parties: 174
- India became a State Party to the ICCPR in 1979.
Other Important Human Rights Covenants
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (or Genocide Convention), 1948
- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), 1965
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 1979