Background information about Dominican Republic:
- BBC country profile: Dominican Republic
- politicalresources.net: Dominican Republic
- OHCHR country page on the Dominican Republic
- UPR documentation on the Dominican Republic
Universal Periodic Review
The Dominican Republic was examined under the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 6th session of the UPR Working Group on 1 December 2009.
Treaty Bodies
Forthcoming
Recent
Human Rights Committee (civil and political rights)
The Dominican Republic was examined by the Country Report Task Forces of the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of civil and political rights as defined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - at its 101st sesssion, 11 March to 1 April 2011 in New York. This was in preparation for a full examination to be conducted by the HRC at a future session.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Dominican Republic was examined by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - at its 45th session, 1-19 November 2010, in Geneva.
Special Procedures
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