9. Comments by States parties on concluding observations of treaty bodies (Content Code B24)

Comments by States parties on the concluding observations adopted by treaty bodies are issued as addenda to the documents containing the concluding observations.

Generally, while the concluding observations are sessional documents issued under agenda items of treaty body sessions, the State comments on concluding observations are not sessional documents. Therefore, tag 191 subfield $c and tag 991 are generally not assigned to the addenda to concluding observations.

- Assign primary topical subject terms (tag 650 level 1) for the main subject(s) of the treaty, as well as the term PERIODIC REPORTS and the geographic term for the State party. Other terms may also be appropriate as primary subjects (e.g., LAWS AND REGULATIONS, CRIMINAL LAW, STATISTICAL DATA) depending upon the type and amount of information provided. In general, do not assign secondary subject terms for specific issues or topics unless there are substantive sections or annexes providing information on specific topics. See the list of "core" primary subject terms under Periodic reports of States parties to UN human rights treaties.

- Assign content code B24 (Concluding observations/recommendations of UN treaty bodies) in tag 089.

- Assign the corporate subject heading for the treaty body (without sessional information) in tag 610 followed by the modifying term Recommendations in subfield $g.

- Assign the title subject heading for the treaty (tag 630).

- Assign the corporate name heading for the State party (tag 710).

Example 1: Comments by a State party on concluding observations

089 $b B24
191 $a CCPR/C/SUR/CO/2/Add.1 $b CCPR/C/
245 10 $a Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant : $b International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : Suriname
505 0_ $a Replies by the Government of Suriname on the concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR/CO/80/SUR)
610 27 $a UN. Human Rights Committee $g Recommendations
630 07 $a International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
650 17 $a CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
650 17 $a PERIODIC REPORTS
650 17 $a PRISONER TREATMENT
650 17 $a SURINAME
710 2_ $a Suriname

In example 1, the comments by the State party primarily concern issues relating to prisoner treatment.

Example 2: Comments by a State party on concluding observations

089 $b B24
191 $a CCPR/C/USA/CO/3/Rev.1/Add.1 $b CCPR/C/
245 10 $a Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant : $b International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : United States of America : addendum
505 0_ $a Comments by the Government of the United States of America on the concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee.
610 27 $a UN. Human Rights Committee $g Recommendations
630 07 $a International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
650 17 $a CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
650 17 $a PERIODIC REPORTS
650 17 $a UNITED STATES
650 27 $a DETAINED PERSONS
650 27 $a COUNTER-TERRORISM
650 27 $a TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT
650 27 $a DETENTION CENTRES
650 27 $a GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE (CUBA)
650 27 $a INVOLUNTARY TRANSFERS
650 27 $a REFOULEMENT
650 27 $a LAWS AND REGULATIONS
650 27 $a HURRICANES
650 27 $a DISASTER VICTIMS
650 27 $a NEW ORLEANS (LA.)
710 2_ $a United States

In example 2, the comments by the State party on concluding observations adopted by the Human Rights Committee provide specific information pertaining to selected recommendations, chiefly concerning United States policies and laws with respect to torture, treaty obligations with respect to  detention centres outside United State territory, refoulement or rendition to countries where persons are in danger of being subjected to torture, and measures taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Since this information could be useful in potential searches for United States policy on those issues, and substantive segments of the document provide relevant information, the indexer assigns secondary subject terms.

Example 3: Comments by a State party on concluding observations

089 $b B24
191 $a CCPR/C/CHL/CO/5/Add.1 $b CCPR/C/
245 10 $a Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant : $b International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : Chile : addendum
505 0_ $a Information provided by the Government of Chile on the implementation of the concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR/C/CHL/CO/5).
610 27 $a UN. Human Rights Committee $g Recommendations
630 07 $a International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
650 17 $a CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
650 17 $a PERIODIC REPORTS
650 17 $a LAWS AND REGULATIONS
650 17 $a CHILE
650 27 $a HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
650 27 $a TRUTH COMMISSIONS
650 27 $a TORTURE VICTIMS
650 27 $a AMERINDIANS
650 27 $a LAND RIGHTS
710 2_ $a Chile

In example 3, the comments by the State party on concluding observations adopted by the Human Rights Committee chiefly consist of information about seeking the truth regarding human rights violations committed during the dictatorship, and about land rights of indigenous communities.

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