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Review 2009


Saudi Arabia was reviewed on 6 February 2009. The troika consisted of Germany, Madagascar and Qatar.


National report

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

OHCHR Compilation of UN information

. A/HRC/WG.6/4/SAU/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

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

NGO submissions

  NGO Main Additional
AHR - Alkarama for Human Rights A, E, F
AI - Amnesty International E
BF - Becket Fund for Religious Liberty E
ECLJ - European Centre for Law and Justice E
HRW - Human Rights Watch E
ICJ - International Commission of Jurists E
IHRC - Islamic Human Rights Commission E
JC - Jubilee Campaign E
RSF - Reporters Without Borders E

Review in the Working Group – 6 February 2009

. 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.6/4/L.9: 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 Saudi Arabia

. The following states took the floor: Pakistan, Venezuela, Qatar, Algeria, Cuba, Belarus, Bahrain, China, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

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

- The following observers took the floor:
. National Association Of Cuban Economists
. Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
. Amnesty International
. Arab commission for Human Rights
. Action Internationale Pour La Paix Et Le Developpement Dans La Region Des Grands Lacs (AIPD)
. Joint Submission: Indian Council of South America, International Human Rights Association Of American Minorities (IHRAAM), Cercle De Recherche Sur Les Droits Et Les Devoirs De La Personne Humaine (CRED), Charitable Institute For Protecting Social Victim, Organization For Defending Victims Of Violence (ODVV), Organisation Pour La Communication En Afrique Et De Promotion De La Cooperation Economique Internationale (Ocaproce International)
. International Commission of Jurists

Final outcome

. A/HRC/11/23 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final Report as adopted

. A/HRC/11/23/Corr.1 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Corrigendum

. A/HRC/11/23/Add.1 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Views on conclusions and/or recommendations, voluntary commitments and replies









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