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Review 2008


South Africa was reviewed on the 15 of April of 2008. The troika consisted of Zambia, Guatemala and Qatar.


National Report

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/1 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Compilation of UN information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/3 - A, C, E, F, R, S

NGO submisions

 . UN information
UN Habitat E
UN Headquarters Department of Political Affairs E
UNHCR E
 . NHRI
South African Human Rights Commission E
 . NGO
Amnesty International E 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation E
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions E
Children Now E
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative E
Community Law Centre E
Cultural Survival E
Federation Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’Homme E
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children E
Human Rights Watch E
Joint Working Group E 1
Masimanyane Womens Support Centre E
Reporters Sans Frontières F 1
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation E
Voice of Wrongfully Imprisoned E
 . Otros
Centre for Human Rights / University of Pretoria E 1, 2, 3

Review in the Working Group – 15 April 2008

. Summary by ISHR

. UN press release

. Full webcast. For the webcast by speaker, see here.

For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet.

Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF: Report adopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report of the Working Group – 18 April 2008

. Full webcast: not available. For the webcast by speaker, see here

Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 11 June 2008

. A/HRC/8/52: Report of the eight session of the Human Rights Council

. UN press release.

. Webcast of the plenary. For the webcast by speaker, see here.

. The following states took the floor: Nigeria, Canada, Tunisia, China, Pakistan, Botswana, Algeria, Malaysia, Egypt, Angola, Syrian Arabic Republic. and Djibouti.

For all the statements made by States, see the OHCHR extranet.

- The following observers took the floor:

. Human Rights Watch

. Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)

. Amnesty International

Final outcome

. A/HRC/8/32 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final report









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