GENEVA (16 September 2022) – The (CMW) will hold its upcoming session from 19 to 30 September, during which it will review the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Syrian Arab Republic.
The three countries are among the 57 States parties to the . They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 14 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention.
The Committee, which has received the respective country reports as well as submissions from national human rights institutions and non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues in public dialogues with the three State delegations on the following dates at Geneva time:
Venezuela
20 September 15:00 – 18:00
21 September 10:00 – 13:00
Bolivia
22 September 15:00 – 17:00
23 September 15:00 – 17:00
Syria
22 September 10:00 – 12:00
23 September 10:00 – 12:00
26 September 10:00 – 12:00
The above public dialogues will be held at the Palais des Nations, Room XXIII, Geneva. All public meetings are open to the press and livecast on