Number of members 25 18 14 18 10 Treaty body Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Committee on the Rights of the Child Committee on Enforced Disappearances Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (61 parties) Convention on the Rights of the Child (193 parties) International Committee on Convention on the Migrant Workers Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (45 parties) Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Treaty Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (108 parties) International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (30 parties) 2/year, in Geneva 2/year, in Geneva 2/year, in Geneva 3/year, in Geneva Number and venue of sessions 3/year, in Geneva 0 0 1 13 General comments or recommendations adopted 0 As requested by the Committee 4 years 5 years 5 years n/a Periodicity of obligation to report Under art. 29 Reports examined a year: to be determined Reports pending examination: 0 Under art. 44 Reports examined a year: 30 (including reports on the first two Optional Protocols) Reports pending examination: 99 (estimated backlog of over 3 years) Under arts. 73–74 Reports examined a year: 4 Reports pending examination: 6 (estimated backlog of 1 ½ years) Under arts. 35–36 Reports examined a year: 4 Reports pending examination: 23 (estimated backlog of nearly 6 years) Review of State party reports and issue of recommendations n/a Yes, under the Optional Protocol Registered communications pending examination: 5 Average time between registration and final decision on merits: n/a (Committee has yet to adopt its first decision) Yes, through acceptance of art. 31 Yes, through acceptance of art. 77 (not yet operative) Yes, under the Optional Protocol on a communications procedure (not yet in force) n/a Individual complaints procedure Figure IV. United Nations human rights treaties and treaty bodies (continued) Visits, inquiries into grave or systematic violations, under arts. 33–34 Inquiries into systematic violations, under the Optional Protocol, art. 6 Inquiries into grave or systematic violations, under the Optional Protocol, arts. 13–14 (not yet in force) Regular visits to places where people are deprived of their liberty, under arts. 11–16 Additional mechanisms 46 PROMOTING AND PROTECTING MINORITY RIGHTS