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Review 2009


Afghanistan was reviewed on the 7 of May of 2009. The troika consisted of Azerbaijan, Republic of Korea and Cameroon.


National Report

. A/HRC/WG.6/5/AFG/1 - A, C, E, F, R, S. Annexes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

OHCHR Compilation of UN information

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

UN information Main Additional
FAO - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations E
UNEP - United Ntions Environmental Programme (Main submission) E 1, 2
UNESCO - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization E
UNHCR - The Office of the UN High Commissionet for Refugees E
UNICEF - The United Nations Chidren’s Fund E

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

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

NGO submisions

Stakeholders’ information Main Additional
  NGOs
AI - Amnesty International E
ECLJ - European Centre for Law and Justice E
FL - Front Line S
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children E
HRW - Human Rights Watch E
ICTJ - International Center for Transitional Justice E
International PEN - International PEN E
IRPP - Institute on Religion and Public Policy E
Rights&Democracy - The International Center for Human Rights & Democratic Development E
SRI - Sexual Rights Initiative (Joint submission) E
WVI - World Vision International E

Review in the Working Group – 7 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.8: Report adopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 24 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 Afghanistan

. The following States took the floor: Algeria, Malaysia, Qatar, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, India, Sweden, Bahrain, Hungary, United States of America, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan

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

- The following observers took the floor:

. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission

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

. Al-Hakim Foundation

. Amnesty International

. Joint statement: International Pen; International Publishers Association (IPA)

. Human Rights Watch (HRW)

. Charitable Institute For Protecting Social Victims

. Organisation For Defending Victims Of Violence

. Institute for Women Studies and Research

. Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC)

. Joint statement: International Institute of Peace(IIP),Commission To Study The Organisation Of Peace - Women under the Taliban

- The following observers submitted written statements:

. Amnesty International

Final outcome

. A/HRC/12/9 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final Report

. A/HRC/12/9/Add.1 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Views on conclusions and/or recommendations, voluntary commitments and replies

Recommendations analysis and their answers by UPR Info

. UPR Info document: List of all recommendations made to Afghanistan and its responses to them.









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