First Concluding Observations of the UN Human Rights Committee Released

UN Human Rights Committee - July 1998

The UN HRC monitors State Parties implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In July 1998, the UN HRC reviewed Israel's first report (CCPR/C/81/Add. 13) and issued Concluding Comments, which raised concerns about the government's protection of the civil and political rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Concluding Comments of the Human Rights Committee - July 1998