Background information about Pakistan:
- BBC country profile: Pakistan
- Governments on the WWW: Pakistan
- http://www.politicalresources.net/pakistan.htm
- OHCHR country page on Pakistan
- UPR documentation on Pakistan
- International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) resources: (1) Fact sheet on caste discrimination in Pakistan; (2) Caste-Based Discrimination in South Asia: A Study on Pakistan
Universal Periodic Review
Pakistan was examined during the 2nd session (5-16 May 2008) of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism.
- UPR documentation on Pakistan, including outcome report.
Treaty Bodies
Forthcoming
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Pakistan will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - at its 54th session, in February 2013.
Recent
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Pakistan was examined by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 52nd session, 28 September 2009 in Geneva.
Special Procedures
28 May 2010: The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, the Independent Expert on minority issues and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions strongly condemned the attacks against Ahmadis in Pakistan. The full press release is available at: http://bit.ly/9IgAVO
