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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 grades #Germany 🇩🇪 with a 🟡 B on the right to privacy, welcoming reforms to surveillance laws and the creation of an independent oversight body. However, it raises concerns over the lack of clear information on how these reforms are applied and remedies for abuse.

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

On institutional care in #Germany 🇩🇪, #HRCttee 🇺🇳 grades: 🟡 a, b, c, e. Noted abuse prevention and legal steps, but calls for more reforms 🔴 d. Criticizes ongoing allowance of forced sterilization of adults with disabilities 🟢 f. Praised COVID-19 protections for older persons

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 welcomes #Germany’s 🇩🇪 2021 law banning non-consensual sex-assignment surgeries on #intersex children unless medically necessary & court-approved. However, it remains concerned about lack of concrete steps to ensure implementation and access to remedies. Grade: B 🟡

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 downgraded its assessment from 🟡 B to 🔴 C (not satisfactory) on para. 40(a) over the prolonged lack of accountability for the 2008 crackdown. With investigations still pending 15+ years later and no victim compensation, impunity and inadequate redress persist

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 praises #Armenia’s 🇦🇲 electoral reforms but flags legal barriers preventing persons declared “incapacitated” from voting or standing for office. It also calls for stronger enforcement and updates on the 2024 reform package. Grade: B (partially satisfactory) 🟡

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

On peaceful assembly #HRCttee 🇺🇳 welcomes #Armenia’s 🇦🇲 reforms, including Police Guard and legal amendments, but raises concern over continued excessive force, arbitrary arrests and impunity, especially for 2008, 2015, 2016 & 2018 protests Grade: B (partially satisfactory) 🟡

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 welcomes #Armenia’s 🇦🇲 steps to combat domestic violence #GBV, including legal reforms and the "SAFE YOU" app, but urges stronger enforcement, better victim support, and progress on ratifying the Istanbul Convention. Grade: B (partially satisfactory) 🟡

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 adopted its follow-up reports on concluding observations of #Germany 🇩🇪 and #Armenia 🇦🇲 🔴 Watch again here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10...

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4257th Meeting, 144th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Progress report of Special Rapporteur on concluding observations

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

🆕 The #HRCttee has just published its latest recommendations for: 🔹Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 🔹Haiti 🇭🇹 🔹Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 🔹Latvia 🇱🇻 🔹North Macedonia 🇲🇰 🔹Spain 🇪🇸 🔹Viet Nam 🇻🇳 Available here: shorturl.at/QgHWs

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 raised concerns once again over the broad restrictions on freedom of expression in #Vietnam 🇻🇳, reminding that under General Comment 34, any limits must be lawful, necessary & proportionate. Shutting down media outlets for “distorting information” may be excessive

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 member Ndiaye finds #Vietnam 🇻🇳’s replies insufficient and presses further: 'Who disciplines judges, and how is independence from the Party ensured? Can non-Party candidates run without approval? What protects lawyers in sensitive cases from reprisals?'

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#Vietnam 🇻🇳 replies to #HRCttee 🇺🇳 that civil society operates freely within the law and no one is prosecuted solely for CSO membership, including HRDs or journalists. Recent convictions, such as for tax evasion, followed legal procedures and clemency was granted where applicable

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#Vietnam 🇻🇳 replies to #HRCttee 🇺🇳 that Decree 126/2024 regulates associations to ensure lawful operation and prevent abuses like terrorist financing. It cites over 70,000 registered groups and claims the rules are transparent and non-discriminatory, in line with the Constitution.

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#Vietnam 🇻🇳 replies to #HRCttee 🇺🇳 and justifies restrictions on online speech as necessary to combat disinformation and protect national security, citing threats from foreign websites spreading false information. It insists that its legal framework aligns with int' obligations

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#Vietnam 🇻🇳 replies to the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 and claims to promote religious freedom and equality among all communities, highlighting outreach efforts such as conferences and legal awareness activities in 2024. Decree 45 on religious freedom has also been revised for greater clarity.

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 mentions the restriction of the right to association in #Vietnam 🇻🇳 Decree 126/2024 expands State powers to dissolve groups without due process, while prior authorization, funding limits, and vague tax laws are used to silence activists and shrink civic space

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 expresses concern about the lack of judicial independence in #Vietnam 🇻🇳, especially in cases related to national security. Activists and HRDs are tried under vague charges with limited access to lawyers, who themselves face harassment, disbarment or prosecution.

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 mentions that human trafficking remains a serious issue in #Vietnam 🇻🇳, with 45% of cases in 2022 linked to domestic exploitation. Victims aged 16–17 are treated as adults, foreign victims lack protection, and shelters remain few and under-resourced.

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#Vietnam 🇻🇳 replied to #HRCttee 🇺🇳 concerns on the lack of a NHRI by stating it has a mechanism with similar functions (the Citizen Defence Committee). Establishing a Paris Principles-compliant NHRI would require constitutional reform, 'a complex process still under review'.

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#Vietnam 🇻🇳 responds to #HRCttee 🇺🇳 climate questions by highlighting its 1M-hectare low-emission rice program in Mekong Delta (2024–2030) Involving 44 ethnic groups—including Khmer Krom, Hoa & Cham—it uses sustainable methods to boost yields, cut emissions & improve livelihoods

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

The continuation of the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #VietNam 🇻🇳 just started! 🔴 Follow live at: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d...

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4245st Meeting, 144th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Consideration of Viet Nam (cont'd)

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 raises concern about persistence of discrimination and violence against #LGBTIQ+ people in #Vietnam 🇻🇳 despite the de-pathologization of homosexuality and transsexuality Cases of stigmatization, harassment, and exclusion persist, especially in rural areas and schools

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 notes credible reports of torture, ill-treatment & abusive solitary confinement in #VietNam 🇻🇳 targeting activists, journalists & religious minorities. Authorities deny such practices and fail to guarantee independent investigations/sanctions against those responsible

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 remains concerned about #VietNam 🇻🇳application of the #deathpenalty The State has reduced the number of punishable crimes, but it has not explained why it has not moved toward full abolition or how remaining capital offences align with the ICCPR’s 'most serious crimes' standard

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Minister of Justice of #VietNam 🇻🇳 Mr. Hai Ninh underlines importance of the dialogue with #HRCttee 🇺🇳 and claims progress after last review with adoption of the National Action Plan on legal reforms, access to justice, human rights education, and coordination with UN mechanisms

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 begins the dialogue with #VietNam 🇻🇳 emphasizing the importance of NGO submissions and reminding the State party of UN zero tolerance towards reprisals ‘No person or organization should face retaliation for cooperating with the Committee, whether in Geneva or elsewhere’

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #VietNam 🇻🇳 is about to start! 🔴 Follow live at: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i...

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The session on #Haiti 🇭🇹 closes unusually early, with the delegation not using its full speaking time and leaving many questions unanswered. The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 hopes to receive the outstanding replies within two working days, as per CCPR regulations

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 appreciates the State Party’s responses but notes that several questions remain unanswered, including concerns that many people still lack access to ID papers, leading to wide-ranging negative consequences

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

While #Haiti 🇭🇹 admits that courts do not systematically apply the #ICCPR, it cites a recent Port-au-Prince case on prolonged detention where #ICCPR and international human rights law provisions were applied

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Asked about holding a referendum on the new constitution amid the current insecurity, #Haiti 🇭🇹 says it aims to bolster security and increase police presence

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The #HRCttee🇺🇳 is concerned about limited SRHR healthcare & difficulties pregnant women face in accessing midwives and gynecological care. #Haiti 🇭🇹 reports it has launched mobile clinics & is training midwives to identify high-risk pregnancies for referral to health facilities

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The #HRCttee🇺🇳 is concerned about shrinking civic space in #Haiti🇭🇹, citing UN reports of radio & press outlets shut down, and journalists & HRDs facing harassment, intimidation, death threats. What is being done to protect them, including from cyberviolence, and to end impunity?

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 notes that #Haiti 🇭🇹 reported only 5 cases of torture and ill-treatment, while other sources, received by the Committee, indicate the true number is much higher. ➡️Why is this information omitted, and why are perpetrators not held accountable?

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The second day of the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #Haiti🇭🇹 is starting now! Follow live at: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m...

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4241st Meeting, 144th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Consideration of Haiti (cont'd)

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 asks #Haiti🇭🇹 to provide information on the drafting process of the new constitution and questions whether actors such as civil society, NHRI, and the public have been involved or whether the draft was done behind closed doors

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The head of delegation of #Haiti🇭🇹 acknowledges that corruption remains a major challenge. She shares with the #HRCttee🇺🇳that insecurity has significantly hampered progress, with many political initiatives and projects unable to move forward as planned

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Regarding gender-based violence, #Haiti🇭🇹 shares that efforts are being made to combat #GBV and a national plan to deal with this issue was adopted in 2017. However, the State Party recognizes that other actions need to be taken

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

#HRCttee 🇺🇳 asks #Haiti🇭🇹 to provide more information regarding the causes of legal impunity and the measures & steps taken to effectively combat this problem

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

While #Haiti🇭🇹 has an impressive representation of women (4 out of the 5 members are women), gender inequality, women’s underrepresentation, SGBV, and the impunity of the perpetrators remain major issues. The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 questions how these issues are tackled by the State Party

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

As the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 member @HeleneTigroudja underlines, corruption will be a core topic of discussion during this dialogue, given how corruption influences the civil and political rights of #Haiti's🇭🇹 citizens

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

In her opening statement, Madame Saint Jean, Minister for the Status of Women and Women’s Rights -acting as Head of the Delegation - welcomes explicitly civil society actors and underlines their importance in the state in order to improve the human rights situation

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #Haiti🇭🇹 is about to start! Follow live at: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13...

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

#HRCttee🇺🇳 reiterates its questions on freedom of expression to #Spain 🇪🇸 There was concern over police infiltration of social movements without judicial approval not investigated by courts and the use of Pegasus spyware by the CNI—particularly in the context of Catalangate case

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

#Spain🇪🇸 highlights its protection of unaccompanied minors through a decree-law for their distribution among regions, & a forthcoming decree establishing minimum reception standards. It defends the use of X-rays & states that, when in doubt, an individual is recognized as a minor

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

#Spain 🇪🇸 mentions a spike in irregular arrivals, especially in the Canary Islands, where 46,000 people were registered in 2024 As a response, an emergency plan with police reinforcement was activated and the number of international protection places was increased to 32,000

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The #HRCttee🇺🇳 raises concerns with #Spain🇪🇸 about pushbacks to Morocco at the Ceuta and Melilla borders without access to asylum. ⚠️ Reports of deaths and excessive use of force during border incidents (2014 and 2022) were noted, and accountability has yet to be established

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The #HRCttee🇺🇳 expresses concern over the effective implementation of the 2024 Amnesty Law in #Spain🇪🇸 regarding the Catalonia independence process and its compatibility with international standards. It also recalled its Views in the Puigdemont case (3165/2018)

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

#HRCttee🇺🇳 brings to attention that minors are often placed alongside adults in prisons. #Spain🇪🇸 is asked about the measures taken to ensure that all unaccompanied minors receive proper legal assistance and support for social & labor market integration once they reach adulthood

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CCPR Centre @ccprcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The continuation of the review by the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 of #Spain’s 🇪🇸 seventh report on the implementation of the #ICCPR is about to begin! 🔴Follow live here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a...

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4239th Meeting, 144th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Consideration of Spain (cont'd)

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