While there are a few procedural variations between the nine mechanisms, their design and operation are very similar. If an individual in a member State has exhausted all other …show more content…
Nevertheless, the rise in the creation and use of individual complaint mechanisms as a part of international Human Rights Treaties has created a significant challenge to the maintenance of this gap. The main benefits associated with the UN Treaty Bodies are: the States often follow what the UN directs, language barriers is not an issue as the UN has interpreters to translate for them and third parties can make complaints to the State on behalf of an individual. Conversely, the shortcomings of the UN Treaty Bodies are that States may disregard the decisions made by the UN and some States may decide not to ratify the Treaty Bodies. The UN hears a large number of individual complaints against States. However, it may take significant time for the UN Treaty Bodies to address these complaints. There is an ever-increasing backlog of complaints, as a result of the UN being under-resourced and relying on funding from member