COLOMBIA

 Special Decisions or Action Taken Re: Reporting

CESCR E/1992/23

Chapter VI

CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES PURSUANT TO THE COMMITTEE'S REQUEST

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Additional information submitted by States parties subsequent to the Committee's consideration of their respective reports

            Colombia                                                        E/1989/5/Add. 3

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329. At its 19^th meeting, on 6 December 1991, the Committee considered the additional information submitted by the Government of Colombia subsequent to the consideration by the Committee, at its fourth session, in 1990, of Colombia second periodic on articles 10 to 12 of the Covenant (E/1986/4/Add. 25), as well as the relevant recommendations of its pre-sessional working group and adopted the following conclusions:

"(a) The Committee wishes to thank the Government of Colombia for kindly cooperating in supplying the additional information which was requested;

(b) The Committee notes with interest that the additional information submitted relating to:

(i)        The right to health,

(ii)       Social security,

(iii)      The rights of women and protection of mothers and families,

(iv)      Protection of children,

(v)       The right to decent housing,

(vi)      Protection of individuals in extreme poverty, and

(vii)     The situation of indigenous communities,

has helped to enrich the dialogue between the State party and the Committee, which is thus better informed;

(c) The Committee wishes to draw the attention of the Government of Colombia to the fact that additional information was also requested on the following points:

(i) The role and activities of paramilitary groups, and

(ii) Protection of working in the unstructured sector of the economy;

(d) This being the case, and in conformity with the obligations of the State party under the Covenant, the Committee would be grateful if the Government of Colombia provided, in the next periodic report, additional information on the two points which have not been covered;

(e) The Committee is confident that this will improve still further dialogue and cooperation already existing with the Government of Colombia."

CESCR E/1996/22

Chapter VII

REVIEW OF METHODS OF WORK OF THE COMMITTEE

A. Decisions adopted by the Committee at its twelfth session

Follow-up to recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights

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Working methods

367.     The Committee agreed that, despite the time pressures involved, it would consider at its thirteenth session reports from five States parties, namely ... Colombia ... It resolved to consider making use of sessional working groups for purposes yet to be determined.

CESCR E/1997/22

Chapter VI

Review of Methods of Work of the Committee

B. Decisions adopted by the Committee at its fifteenth session

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Matters for special attention

391.     The Committee took note of a wide range of correspondence, documentation and other materials provided to it by various sources in relation to its work and decided that letters should be sent by its Chairperson to the Governments of ... Colombia ... in relation to those matters identified by the Committee as warranting special attention.