Equality and Human Rights Commission

Each international treaty establishes a treaty body to monitor implementation. The United Kingdom has an obligation to report to the international treaty bodies periodically. The Commission monitors the implementation of the treaties in Great Britain and submits shadow reports to the treaty bodies. To learn more about the treaty bodies read the treaty pages:

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
• UN Convention on the Elimination of  Discrimination against Women
• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment