Fiji to co-host regional human rights treaty body follow-up review training

Cabinet agreed that Fiji co-host the regional training in relation to the Regional Human Rights Treaty Body Follow-Up Review in November 2023.

The training will be co-hosted by the Office of the Attorney General, the Ministry for Women, Children and Social Protection, supported by the Pacific Community (SPC) in partnership with the Geneva Human Rights Platform and the Commonwealth (Project Partners).

Cabinet says the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies play a pivotal role in the global human rights framework, monitoring the implementation of human rights treaties by States.

Traditionally, Treaty Body reviews of Member States have been conducted in Geneva, the heart of international human rights diplomacy.

However, as of late there has been a keen interest to bring the review process closer to national stakeholders.

The training will involve three key Treaty Bodies: the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; the Committee on the Rights of the Child; and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

These treaty bodies were chosen due to their broad mandates covering critical areas of human rights, including gender equality, children’s rights and the rights of persons with disabilities.