IV. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS ISSUES CONCERNING MINORITIES A. Human rights treaty bodies To ensure that the rights contained in international human rights conventions are realized, committees have been established to monitor the progress made by States parties in fulfilling their obligations. Those of particular relevance to minority rights are: x The Human Rights Committee, which oversees the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (see also chap. III, sect. A above, in particular regarding its article 27); x The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which oversees the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; x The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which oversees the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; x The Committee on the Rights of the Child, which oversees the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; x The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, which oversees the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; • The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, which oversees the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; and • The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. By ratifying these conventions, States parties undertake to submit periodic reports to the respective committees outlining the legislative, judicial, policy and other measures they have taken to ensure the enjoyment of, inter alia, the minority-specific rights contained in these instruments. On the basis of the information the committees receive, they can pursue a dialogue with the reporting States parties. Once a State party’s report has 19