Human Rights Council
The 36th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) is planned to take place from 11-29 September 2017. The Working Group (WG) Reports from the 27th session of the UPR will be adopted from 21-22 September. The draft programme of work for the 36th session is now available in English and French.
Pre-sessions UPR28
The next round of UPR Info Pre-sessions will take place on 10-13 October 2017 in Room XXV of Palais des Nations, Geneva.
The Pre-sessions will focus on the States to be reviewed in November 2017 at the 28th UPR Working Group Session, namely:Argentina; Benin; Czechia; Gabon; Ghana; Guatemala; Japan; Pakistan; Peru; Republic of Korea; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Ukraine; and Zambia. The timetable is available here.
Pre-sessions UPR29
UPR Info’s UPR 29 Pre-sessions between civil society organisations (CSOs), national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and Permanent Missions will take place on 12-15 December 2017 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. The Pre-sessions are organised ahead of the 29th UPR Working Group session (January 2018), and will discuss the human rights situation of the States to be reviewed: Bahamas; Barbados; Botswana; Burundi; France; Israel; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Mali;
Montenegro; Romania; Serbia; Tonga; and United Arab Emirates.
The 36th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) is planned to take place from 11-29 September 2017. The Working Group (WG) Reports from the 27th session of the UPR will be adopted from 21-22 September. The draft programme of work for the 36th session is now available in English and French.
Pre-sessions UPR28
The next round of UPR Info Pre-sessions will take place on 10-13 October 2017 in Room XXV of Palais des Nations, Geneva.
The Pre-sessions will focus on the States to be reviewed in November 2017 at the 28th UPR Working Group Session, namely:Argentina; Benin; Czechia; Gabon; Ghana; Guatemala; Japan; Pakistan; Peru; Republic of Korea; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Ukraine; and Zambia. The timetable is available here.
Pre-sessions UPR29
UPR Info’s UPR 29 Pre-sessions between civil society organisations (CSOs), national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and Permanent Missions will take place on 12-15 December 2017 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. The Pre-sessions are organised ahead of the 29th UPR Working Group session (January 2018), and will discuss the human rights situation of the States to be reviewed: Bahamas; Barbados; Botswana; Burundi; France; Israel; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Mali;
Montenegro; Romania; Serbia; Tonga; and United Arab Emirates.
The deadline for applications is 9pm (CET) 22 September 2017.
For more information, please consult the concept note here.
The application form is available here.