UN Human Rights Committee publishes new general comment on the ‘right to life’
UN Human Rights Committee publishes new general comment on the ‘right to life’
GENEVA (1 November 2018) — The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, today published a new general comment: a comprehensive text providing legal guidance on article 6, the right to life.
“The right to life is the prerequisite for the enjoyment of all other human rights,” explained Yuval Shany, Chair of the Human Rights Committee. “The general comment provides a rich and authoritative statement of the obligations deriving from the right to life, which the Committee defines as ‘the supreme right.’” (UN Human Rights Committee, Office oft he High Commissioner, Genf, 01.11.2018)
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