UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Reviews CameroUn - Feb. 20 - 21, 2019.
- Linda EYONG Suzy
- Feb 17, 2019
- 2 min read
Following a Press Release from GENEVA on February 15, 2019, The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will meet in Geneva from 18 February to 8 March to review the following countries: Bulgaria, Cameroon, Estonia, Kazakhstan, and Mauritius.
The above mentioned countries, which are among the 169 States that are party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will be required to undergo regular reviews by its Committee, which will also hear from NGOs and national human rights institutions.
The leading UN entity on human rights has also mentioned that the public meetings will be webcast at http://webtv.un.org/ and will take place in the ground floor conference room of Palais Wilson in Geneva. According to the schedule, CameroUn will be on the floor for review on February 20, 2019 from 03:00 pm and on February 21, 2019 from 10:00 am. Download the complete program schedule here.
The committee's recommended hashtag for the session will be #CESCR65 and more information, including reports submitted by the States under review, can be found on the here.
The Committee’s findings on the countries reviewed, officially termed concluding observations, will be published here on March 11.
About The UN Committee
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its States parties. The Committee was established under ECOSOC Resolution 1985/17 of 28 May 1985 to carry out the monitoring functions assigned to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Part IV of the Covenant.
They have regularly reviewed CameroUn and other countries on the basis of human rights, and on several occasions they have expressed concerns over allegations of human rights abuses in Southern Cameroons, and recently it was on the arbitrary arrest and detention of the president of MRC, Prof. Maurice Kamto.
Given the seriousness of the reports of violence against Cameroonians in the western part of the country, we have asked for access to be able to verify allegations made against both security forces and armed elements. We will now need to explore other options, including remote monitoring”. -High Commissioner Zeid said.
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