UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL A/ 40 /600 /Add .L I October 1985 ORIGINAL: EIIGLISH Fortielh sess ion Agenda item I04 (c) INTERNATIONAI, COVENAMS ON HUMAN TUGHTS Reporting obligations of States parties to United Nations conventions on human r ights ReDort of the Secr eta rv-Gen era I Addendum The present addendum contains a compilation of the generaf guidelines elaborated by the various human rights bodies under the human rights instrunents discussed i.n the report of the secreta ry-cenera 1 (A/40/6001 . The compilaeion (see annex) is made available for easy reference to States parCi.es to hunan ri.ghts conventions containing reportinq obligations as well as !o the members of the different human rights monitorinq bodies. 1/ L/ ft should be noted that, in order to arrive at a common structure in the compilation of the various general guidelines, the lettering and numbering of headings and paraqraphs in the individuat guidelines have been standardized. As a result, some letters or numbers do not corregpond to those in the formats sent to Governments tri.th the notes verbales. 85-26664 47I9e (E)A/40/600/Add.r English Page 2 ANNEX Compilation of the general guidelines elaborated by the various human riqhts bodies under the relevant. human rights instruments containing reportj.ng obliqations CONTENIS GEMRAL GUTDELTNES RTGARDTNG THE FORM AND CONTENTS OF REPORTS TO BE SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLES 15 AND ].7 OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENAM ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIiE PROGRAMME SET FORTH IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUI{CIL RESOLUTION I988 (LX)I. Guidelines for in articles 5 Guidelines for in articles 10 cuidelines for in articles 13rePorting on to 12 of the reporting onto 15 of thereporting on all. the rights recognized to 9 of the Covenant IlI. IV.GENERAL GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REGARDING THE
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