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#NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰 informs #HRCttee 🇺🇳 of increase in the budget provided for the Roma strategy & its focus on education, housing & employment. There are plans to increase Roma employees in public administration & to have a quota of 5% of Roma women entering labour market in 2025
#HRCttee 🇺🇳 seeks clarification on strategy for inclusion of Roma 2020-2030

What specific measures r being adopted to combat de facto segregation faced by Roma in areas such as housing & education? How will #NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰ensure women & girls are empowered in the strategy?
June 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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
July 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#HRCttee 🇺🇳 acknowledges #NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰 efforts to combat #trafficking in persons, especially in cases of children, but questions the State on alleged complicity of police in instances of trafficking (1/2)
July 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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
July 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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
July 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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)
July 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
#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
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#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
July 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
#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
July 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#Spain 🇪🇸 states before the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 that undocumented foreigners can report crimes without legal obstacles thanks to the Immigration Law and the Victims’ Law.
⚠️ However, NGOs report institutional barriers, mistrust, and rights violations, especially in police settings.
July 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The second day of the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #Latvia 🇱🇻 is starting now! The review will discuss:
- Violence against women
- Gender-Based Violence

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July 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
In gender-based violence, #Spain 🇪🇸 highlighted to the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 the renewal of the State Pact with laws, protocols, victim support, and accountability.
Regarding Law 10/2022 (“Only Yes Means Yes”) on sexual offenses, another law corrected the unintended sentence reductions
July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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
July 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#HRCttee 🇺🇳 commends #NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰 for progress in legal reforms, national strategies and establishment of new oversight bodies.
Concerns remain in areas of hate speech, prison conditions, implementation gaps in protective legislation and protection for stateless persons and asylum seekers.
July 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
#HRCttee 🇺🇳 based on reports from civil society identifies that there have been 21 attacks on #journalists and press workers between 2021 – 2024 in #NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰 and asks about measures that have been adopted to ensure their safety.

The State did not provide a response to this.
July 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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
July 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The second day of the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #Haiti🇭🇹 is starting now!
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4241st Meeting, 144th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR)
Consideration of Haiti (cont'd)
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July 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#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
July 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The continuation of the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #VietNam 🇻🇳 just started!

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4245st Meeting, 144th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR)
Consideration of Viet Nam (cont'd)
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July 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
#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) 🟡
July 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
July 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
On its opening statement during the #HRCttee 🇺🇳 review of #Latvia 🇱🇻, the State mentioned that it enhanced its commitment to implement obligations of #ICCPR It highlighted its concerns regarding the impact on its country’s situation, especially security situation, related to Russia
July 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#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.
July 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#HRCttee 🇺🇳 raises concern about ongoing discriminatory identity checks and ethnic profiling by law enforcement in #Spain 🇪🇸
•⁠ ⁠What constitutes reasonable grounds for a valid police request to produce the identity documents?
•⁠ ⁠Will a law that prohibits it be adopted?
July 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The #HRCttee 🇺🇳 #ICCPR review of #VietNam 🇻🇳 is about to start!

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July 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM