26/05/2011

Informal consultation on the follow-up to the HRC Review on the UPR Friday 27 May

The Human Rights Council (HRC) President is organising tomorrow Friday 27 an informal consultation on the follow-up to the HRC Review on the Universal Periodic Review.

The aim of this consultation is to discuss the different issues pending from the HRC Review in relation to the second cycle of the UPR: timetable for each Working Group session, the order of review, the list of speakers, the general guidelines for the three documents and the Funds. Read more about those issues here.

In preparation for this meeting, the following documents were circulated:

- Draft decision on those pending issues to be adopted by the HRC in June;
- Three options of timetables for the Working Group sessions (option A, B and C);
- The list of all States in order of review of the first cycle.

The meeting will be held from 10am to 1pm in room XXIV, Palais des Nations.