International Convention
on the Protection of the
Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of
Their Families (ICRMW)
Convention on the
Rights of Persons with
Disabilities
Committee on
the Protection of
the Rights of All
Migrant Workers
and Members
of Their Families
Committee on
the Rights of
Persons with
Disabilities
International Convention
for the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced
Disappearance
Convention on the Rights
of the Child (CRC)
Committee on
the Rights of
the Child
Committee
on Enforced
Disappearances
Optional Protocol to
the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
(OPCAT) (which
establishes national and
international monitoring
mechanisms)
Subcommittee
on Prevention of
Torture
Optional Protocol to the Convention
on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (which allows for
individual complaints)
Optional Protocol to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child on a
Communications Procedure
Optional Protocol to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child on the
sale of children, child prostitution
and child pornography
Optional Protocol to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child on the
involvement of children in armed
conflict
2011
2008
2004
1991
2006
Ten
18
14
18
Ten but to
increase to
25 after the
50th State
Party
As directed
by the
Committee
Four-yearly
Five-yearly
Fiveyearly, for
Convention
and for
Protocols
No reporting
requirements
Two sessions a
year
Two sessions a
year
Two sessions a
year
Three sessions
a year of three
weeks each
plus a week’s
pre-sessional
working group
on each
occasion
Three sessions
a year of one
week each
plus a week’s
pre-sessional
working group
on each
occasion
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