This reading clarifies and arguably expands upon the commonly-applied concept of “power or effective control” over the person whose right is at issue, rather than over that person’s enjoyment of that right. This includes persons located outside any territory effectively controlled by the State, whose right to life is nonetheless impacted by its military or other activities in a direct and reasonably foreseeable manner.” See id. It defines “jurisdiction” to extend to “all persons over whose enjoyment of the right to life exercises power or effective control. Importantly, the Committee clarifies that States’ duty to protect individuals’ right to life extends to all persons subject to its jurisdiction, even if located outside of its territory. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.” Article 6 requires States parties to protect and respect individuals’ right to life in all situations, including during armed conflict and public emergencies, as a non-derogable right. The core of Article 6 reads, “Every human being has the inherent right to life. 36, the Human Rights Committee announced that it will begin working on the next general comment in 2019, which it provisionally decided will be on the right to peaceful assembly. In conjunction with the publication of General Comment No. Other issues addressed in the general comment include police brutality, the death penalty, and nuclear weapons. It incorporates many developments with respect to the right to life under Article 6, such as States’ obligations with regard to the availability of “safe and legal abortion,” the development and sale of weapons, and extra-territorial activities. 36 replaces the Human Rights Committee’s two previous general comments on the right to life, both published in the 1980s. 36 (2018) on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right to life, UN Doc. See Human Rights Committee, General comment No.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued new legal guidance on the right to life under Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR), expanding its interpretation of government obligations to protect reproductive rights and address climate change, among other topics.
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