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paragraph 76 above) could be adapted to these procedures, and the bodies could
include in their own reporting guidelines specific reference to the right to development
and the criteria developed by the task force. This effort could focus on the criteria of
particular relevance to each treaty body’s monitoring function, including through
their integration into the ongoing support provided by OHCHR for the work of treaty
bodies in the area of indicators for human rights, as well as reporting by States
parties.
85.
The Working Group may also consider requesting that the right to
development criteria be included in reporting under the universal periodic review. In
the view of the task force, this suggestion seems useful for two reasons. First, the
review process applies to all human rights; to date, the right to development has been
neglected in the process. Second, the timing seems propitious in the light of both the
ongoing review process and the possibility to introduce improvements in the universal
periodic review once it starts its new cycle in 2011. Such an additional reporting
requirement should not detract from the interactive discussion, and should involve
non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions.
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