UN Treaty Bodies Want More Power-Governments Argue Back

NEW YORK, April 6 (C-FAM) The UN treaty body system may be on the verge of collapse due to a huge backlog of government reports and insufficient resources. In additional to backlog problems, the committees have been criticized for going beyond the mandate of the treaties they monitor and imposing their own interpretations, which include unrestricted abortion and homosexual rights.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) held a meeting this week to hash out disagreements. On the one hand, treaty body members want more staff and time to deal with voluminous reports from governments. On the other hand, governments are annoyed at the overreach of most of the treaty bodies…(read more)

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