Background information about Togo:
- BBC country profile: Togo
- Governments on the WWW: Togo
- politicalresources.net: Togo
- allAfrica.com: Togo
- OHCHR country page on Togo
Universal Periodic Review
Togo was examined under the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 12th session of the UPR Working Group on 3-14 October 2011 in Geneva.
- UPR documentation on Togo, including outcome report
Treaty Bodies
Forthcoming
Committee Against Torture
Togo will be examined by the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - at its 49th session, 29 October - 23 November 2012.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Togo 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 53rd session, 1-19 October 2012, in New York.
Recent
Human Rights Committee (civil and political rights)
Togo was examined by 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.
