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Political bodies – general 303
The Commission on Human Rights (1946–2006) 304
The Human Rights Council 306
Expert bodies established by UN organs 307
The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of
Human Rights 307
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights 308
Expert bodies established under particular treaties 311
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 311
The Human Rights Committee 314
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against
Women 322
The Committee Against Torture 326
The Committee on the Rights of the Child 331
TheCommitteeontheProtectionofMigrantWorkers 333
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 334
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances 334
Conclusions 335
The specialised agencies 338
The International Labour Organisation 338
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation 341
7 The regional protection of human rights 345
Europe 345
The Council of Europe 345
The European Convention on Human Rights 347
The convention system 351
The European Social Charter 360
The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and
Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment 362
The Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of
National Minorities 365
The European Union 369
The OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in
Europe) 372
The CIS Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms 378
The Human Rights Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina 379
The Inter-American Convention on Human Rights 381
The Banjul Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights 391
The Arab Charter on Human Rights 395