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Review 2008


Israel was reviewed on 4 December 2008. The troika consisted of the Republic of Korea, Azerbaijan and Nigeria.


National report

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

OHCHR Compilation of UN information

. A/HRC/WG.6/3/ISR/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

UN information Main Additional
. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations E
. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime E
. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugee in the Near East (Main Submission) E 1, 2, 3

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

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

NGO submissions

  NGOs Main Additional
. Addameer Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association E
. Al-Haq E 1
. Al Marsad E
. Amnesty International E
. Asociación Papa Giovanni XXIII E 1
. BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights (Joint Submission) E
. Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions E
. Child Rights Information Network (Joint Submission) E 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
. Civic Colalition to Defend Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem (Joint Submission) E
. Conscience and Peace Tax International E
. Defense for Children International E
. Federacion de Acociaciones de Defensay Promocion de los Derechos Humanos E
. FrontLine E
. Human Rights Watch E
. Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre E
. International Commission of Jurists E
. International Complaints Commission E
. Israeli Women’s Network E
. Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center E
. Kav LaOved E
. Mandela Institute for Human Rights E
. NGO Monitor E 1, 2
. Nord Sud XXI E
. Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development E
. Public Committee Against Torture in Israel E 1
. Right to Education Campaign (Joint Submission) E 1, 2, 3, 4
. Reporters sans Frontières E, F
. World Vision & Save the Children UK (Joint Submission) E
  Others
. Independent Commission for Human Rights E

Review in the Working Group – 4 December 2008

. Summary by ISHR

. UN press release

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

For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet.

Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/WG.6/3/L.8: Report adopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 19 March 2009

. A/HRC/10/29: Report of the tenth session of the Human Rights Council - A/HRC/10/29 extract related to Israel only

. UN press release: Part 1, Part 2

. Webcast: Part 1, Part 2 of the plenary. For the webcast per speaker, see here: Part 1, Part 2

. Statement by Israel

. The following states took the floor: Cuba, Syrian Arab Republic, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Egypt, Iran, Yemen, Malaysia, United States of America and Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO).

. The following states took the floor (continued): Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, United States of America and Cuba.

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

- The following observers took the floor:
. Amnesty International (AI)
. Arab Commission For Human Rights (ACHR)
. Charitable Institute For Protecting Social Victims
. The World Federation Of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
. Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
. Conscience And Peace Tax International (CPTI)
. Organization For Defending Victims Of Violence (ODVV)
. Society Studies Centre (SSC)
. African-American Society For Humanitarian Aid And Development (ASHAD)

Final outcome

. A/HRC/10/76 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final Report as adopted

News articles and NGO analysis on the review

. Human Rights Tribune, Adoption of Israel UPR report: a painful delivery, 12 December 2008.

. Human Rights Tribune, A glimpse into Israel’s struggle at the UN, 9 December 2008.

. Human Rights Tribune, Human Rights Council: Israel under fire, 5 December 2008.









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