كما أعربت عن القلق إزاء حالات لم يتم فيها الإعلان رسميا أو بطريقة سليمة عن قيام حالة الطوارئ، مع ما يلازمها من أحكام تتعلق بالحماية(33). وقد تناولت اللجنة المعنية بحقوق الإنسان المسألة العامة لحقوق الإنسان وحالات الطوارئ بالتفصيل في تعليقها العام رقم 29 (CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.11)، المؤرخ 31 آب/أغسطس 2001.
For example, it has cited cases where the life and existence of the nation may not be threatened30 and where states of emergency have been left in place for many years without adequate justification.31 It has noted situations in which states of emergency are imprecisely defined in law, possibly leading to unjustified restriction of rights.32 It has also expressed concern over instances in which a state of emergency, with its attendant protective provisions, has not been formally or properly declared.33 The Human Rights Committee addressed the overall question of human rights and states of emergency in detail, in its General Comment No. 29 (CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.11), dated 31 August 2001.