Review 2009


The Russian Federation was reviewed on 4 February 2009. The troika consisted of Ghana, Chile and Bahrain.


National report

. A/HRC/WG.6/4/RUS/1 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Compilation of UN information

. A/HRC/WG.6/4/RUS/2 - A, C, E. Corr.1: E, F, R, S

UN information Main Additional
. UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund E
. UNIC - United Nations Information Centre of Moscow E
. UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund E

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/4/RUS/3 - A, C, E, F, R, S

NGO submissions

  NGO Main Additional
. AI - Amnesty International E
. ARPMHR - All Russia Public Movement for Human Rights & the Foundation in Defence of Right of Prisoners E, R
. CPTI - Conscience and Peace Tax International E
. EAJCW - The European Association of Jehovah’s Christian Witnesses E 1, 2
. F18 - Forum 18 E
. HRF - Human Rights First E
. HROSS-P - HRO Soldiers mothers of Saint-Petersburg E
. HRW - Human Rights Watch E
. HRWF - Human Rights Without Frontiers E 1
. ICJ - International Commission of Jurists E
. IDMC - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre E 1, 2, 3
. MBHR - Moscow Bureau of Human Rights R
. NAN - No to Alcoholism and Drug Addiction R
. RAIPON - Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North & International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (Joint Submission) E 1
. RussianNGOs - Russian NGOs (Joint Submission) E
. RWB - Reporters Without Borders E
  Others
. COE - Council of Europe Directorate of Monitoring (DGHL) and Pace (Joint Submission) E 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Review in the Working Group – 4 February 2009

. Summary by ISHR + Russian

. 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.6/4/L.5: Report adopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 10 June 2009

. A/HRC/11/37: Report of the eleventh session of the Human Rights Council

. UN press release

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

. Statement by the Russian Federation

. The following states took the floor: Pakistan, Venezuela, Qatar, Algeria, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Belarus, Sri Lanka, China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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

- The following observers took the floor:
. Indian Council of South America
. Rencontre Africaine Pour La Defense Des Droits De L’homme (RADDHO)
. Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
. Human Rights Watch
. International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
. International Commission for Jurists
. Indian Movement Tupaj Amaru (MITA)

Final report

. A/HRC/11/19 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final Report as adopted

. A/HRC/11/19/Add.1/Rev.1 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Views on conclusions and/or recommendations, voluntary commitments and replies

UPR Info’s analysis on Recommendations and responses

. List of all recommendations made to the Russian Federation and its responses to them.









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