The Committee considered the Dominican Republic’s initial report concerning articles 1 to 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1990. Paragraph 229 notes that members of the Committee requested additional information from the government on multiple topics, including on the extent of drug addiction among youth and programmes implemented by the Dominican Republic ‘for juvenile drug addicts’.
Citation: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 'Consideration of the Initial Report of the Dominican Republic' (1990) CESCR E/1991/23