What are the international human rights treaty bodies? There are currently nine core international human rights treaties: •  International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) 1966 •  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) 1966 •  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1966 •  Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 1979 •  Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) 1986 •  Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 1989 •  International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICRMW) 1990 •  Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) 2006 •  International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICED) 2006 Each of these treaties contains provisions for reviewing the implementation of the human rights provisions of the treaty. Eight of the nine treaties provide for the creation of a committee of independent experts elected by States parties to perform certain functions. These committees are commonly known as the human rights treaty bodies. 03