This compendium provides a systematic review of United Nations human rights treaty bodies’ concluding observations related to private involvement in healthcare over 2006-2020.

It replaces the former version we had published back in 2018.

Concluding observations are remarks and recommendations issued by treaty bodies after their periodic review of States’ efforts regarding the implementation of their human rights obligations. Concluding observations are quasi-legal interpretations of how the human rights obligations of a State should be interpreted and applied. The concerns and recommendations issued by the treaty bodies contribute to ongoing work to elaborate a human rights impact assessment framework for private actors in health services.