The Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR Centre) was founded in 2008 with the objective to promote the participation of NGOs in the work of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The CCPR Centre envisions the full and universal realisation of the rights proclaimed in the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and its two Optional Protocols. The CCPR Centre aims to fulfil this vision by facilitating the application of the ICCPR and promoting the implementation of Human Rights Committee recommendations, mainly through engaging with national NGOs and strengthening the Committee itself.