Israel was reviewed on 4 December 2008. The troika consisted of the Republic of Korea, Azerbaijan and Nigeria.
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
. 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 Working Group – 9 December 2008
. Full webcast. For the webcast per speaker, see here.
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)
UPR Info’s analysis on Recommendations and responses
. List of all recommendations made to Israel and its responses to them.
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.


