ANNEX 2. Checklist for stakeholders – Engaging in the review of a State party by a Treaty Body The aim of this annex is to provide practical advice to stakeholders interested in engaging in the review of a State party by a Treaty Body. This advice does not intend to be exhaustive. It is suggested to read this annex in conjunction with chapters 5 and 6 of this Training Guide. I. Before deciding to engage in the Treaty Bodies reporting procedure, it may be useful to know: @@The core international human rights treaties which the State of your interest has ratified @@The State party upcoming deadlines to submit reports (initial and/or periodic); to which Treaty Bodies; and, under which reporting procedure (i.e., standard or simplified) @@Whether the State party has submitted its follow-up reports to the relevant Treaty Bodies This information may assist you in deciding to which Treaty Body reporting procedure your organization/institution may engage, taking in consideration its mandate and thematic priorities. II. Once there is an interest to engage on a particular Treaty Body reporting procedure you may wish to be aware of the following: @@The latest concluding observations issued by the Treaty Body to the State party and, where relevant the status of the follow-up procedure to those recommendations @@Has the State party already submitted its report to the Treaty Body of your interest? @@Has the respective Treaty Body scheduled the adoption of the list of issues on the report of the State party? @@For the simplified reporting procedure: has the Treaty Body scheduled the adoption of the list of issues prior to reporting? @@Has the Treaty Body adopted the list of issues on the report of the State party? @@Has the Treaty Body already scheduled the review (constructive dialogue) of the State party report? TIP ÎÎCheck the webpage of the Treaty Body of your interest to find out information about its upcoming and future sessions, such as: - Which States parties will be reviewed and when; and - For which States parties list of issues or list of issues prior to reporting will be adopted and when ÎÎTreaty Bodies webpages can be accessed at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/ Pages/HumanRightsBodies.aspx III. How to engage in the review of a State party? Reflecting on the following issues may assist your organization/institution on deciding how you would like to go about your engagement in a Treaty Body reporting procedure: @@At which stage of the reporting cycle would you like to engage? (i.e., for the List of Issues/List of Issues Prior to Reporting; for the constructive dialogue; or both) Why? 83