Review 2009


Congo was reviewed on the 6 of May of 2009. The troika consisted of The Netherlands, Bahrain and Madagascar.


National Report

. A/HRC/WG.6/5/COG/1 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Compilation of UN information

. A/HRC/WG.6/5/COG/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

UN information Main Additional
UNCT - United Nations Country Team - Congo E

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/5/COG/3 - A, C, E, F, R, S

NGO submisions

Stakeholders’ information Main Additional
  NGOs
AZD&SRI - Association Azur Développement & The Sexual Rights Initiative (Joint submission) F
FIACAT&ACAT - Fédération Internationale de l’Action des Chrétiens pour l’Abolition de la Torture & ACAT Congo (Joint submission) F
FIDH&OCDH - Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’Homme & l’Observatoire Congolais des Droits de l’Homme (Joint submission) F
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children E
GR - Global Rights E

Review in the Working Group – 6 May 2009

. Summary by ISHR

. UN press release

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

For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet.

Draft Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/WG.6/5/L.5: Report adopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 23 September 2009

. A/HRC/12/L.10: Report of the twelfth session of the Human Rights Council

. UN press release

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

. Statement by Congo

. The following States took the floor: Algeria, Russian Federation, Morocco, United States of America, Djibouti, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Cameroon, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, Gabon, Central African Republic

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

- The following observers took the floor:

. International Federation of ACAT (Action By Christians for the Abolition of Torture- FIACAT)

. Joint statement : International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA-EUROPE); Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

. International Federation of Human Rights Leagues

. Interfaith International

. Comité pour le Respect et l’Application de la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples (CIRAC)

. Action Internationale pour la Paix et le Développement dans la Région des Grands Lacs (AIPD)

. Action Canada for Population & Development of the Polish Federation for Women & Family Planning

Final Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/12/6 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final Report

Recommendations analysis and their answers by UPR Info

. UPR Info document: List of all recommendations (French) made to Congo and its responses to them.









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