
Germany
Regional group:Western European & Others Group
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Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living; high-level panel on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Human Rights Council; human rights and access to safe drinking water and sanitation; human rights and the environment; human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic; the right to privacy in the digital age; trafficking in persons, especially women and children; situation of human rights in Eritrea; equal pay; promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka; moratorium on the use of the death penalty; national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights; mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children; and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.
During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:
Regional
group statements
Subregional
group statements
Political group
statements
Cross-regional
group statements
Other joint
statements
Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.
Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on Eritrea, 2012
CAT
ICCPR
CED
CEDAW
CERD
ICESCR
CRC
CRPD
Ratified
NPM established
Received Sub-Committee visit
Germany presented voluntary pledges and commitments in support of its candidature for membership for the period 2016-2018 in July 2015.
Key pledges includes: continue to implement Germany’s obligations under the core human rights conventions; cooperate with the Treaty Bodies, including by fulfilling reporting obligations and by following-up on implementation; continue the country’s close cooperation with, and continue to provide support for, OHCHR; promote the participation of NHRIs and civil society in the work of the Council; maintain a standing invitation to Special Procedures and engage fully with the UPR; implement the National Action Plan to realise the provisions of CRPD; develop a national action plan on business and human rights; and fully implement the Federal Government’s Plan of Action for Human Rights 2014-2016.
An analysis of steps taken by Germany in fulfilment of its international level pledges shows that it continues to make substantial voluntary contributions to OHCHR (of around US$5 million per year). Germany has ratified all core human rights conventions. In terms of its periodic reports, Germany has three overdue period reports (under CERD, CRC and CRPD) – although each is overdue by less than a year. In terms of cooperation with Special Procedures, Germany maintains a standing invitation, has facilitated over 90% of all visit requests, and has responded to 86% of communications. In terms of support for the work of the Council, Germany (individually) participates in around 40% of the Council’s panel discussions, interactive dialogues and general debates.