Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on "Practical recommendations for the creation and maintenance of a safe and enabling environment for civil society, based on good practices and lessons learned" (April 2016)
Call for inputs - Draft General Comment of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the State obligations under the ICESCR in the context of business activities - Deadline 20 January 2017
Call for inputs - The Special Rapporteur on violence against women is seeking information in preparation of her country visit to Australia scheduled to take place from 13 to 24 February 2017 - Deadline 23 January 2017
Invitation - Public consultation convened by the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity - from 24 to 25 January 2017 - Palais des Nations Room XXV
Call for inputs - Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the UN Human Rights Council on the impact of arms transfers on human rights - Deadline 3 February 2017
Call for inputs - Report of the UN Secretary-General to the UN General Assembly on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity - Deadline 3 February 2017
Call for Applications - The OPCAT Special Fund accepts project applications aimed at contributing to the implementation of the Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) recommendations on the establishment or effective functioning of national preventive mechanisms - Deadline 1 March 2017
Call for inputs - Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on "human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice" (Human Rights Council resolution 30/7) - Deadline 1 March 2017
Call for Inputs - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the issue of civil society space (Human Rights Council resolution 32/31) - Deadline 1 May 2017
12th Session of the
Committee on Enforced Disappearances, 6 - 17 March 2017, Geneva.
Deadlines for the participation of NGOs to the 12 session of CED:
13 February 2017 for the review of Cuba, Ecuador and Senegal.
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Regularly updated calendar about which Special Procedures expert is travelling where?
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The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is appointed by the UN Human Rights Council.
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Latest report of cases of human rights violations taken up by Special Procedures.
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Acts of intimidation and reprisal for cooperation with the special procedures.
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NEW! Information about NGO participation at the forthcoming 34th Session of the Human Rights Council - 27 February to 24 March 2017 - Palais des Nations Room XX.
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NEW! Eighteenth session - Human Rights Council Advisory Committee - 20-24 February 2017. Read more -
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French
Human Rights Council reaffirms mandate of the Commission on human rights in South Sudan and concludes special session.
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Human Rights Council elects new President and Vice-Presidents for 2017 - Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador Appointed as President-elect.
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The deadlines for the stakeholders' submissions for the 28th and 29th sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review are as follows:
30 March 2017 for 28th session and
29 June 2017 for 29th session.
Stakeholders should submit their contributions through the online UPR submissions registration system (https://uprdoc.ohchr.org). Should organizations encounter technical problems using the online system, please contact the UPR Submissions Helpdesk (
[email protected]). Read more - Online portal
Statement by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Malaysia in commemoration of the adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration.
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Africa
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a decision on unlawful arrest and detention in Nigeria. For further information, please contact ECOWAS at:
[email protected].
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Americas
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Launches Preliminary Report on Poverty, Extreme Poverty, and Human Rights in the Americas.
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News
"It is time to recognize the contribution of whistleblowers" - UN expert welcomes commutation of Manning's sentence. Read more
Davos: Zeid calls on business leaders to stand up for human rights. Read more
UN experts urge Iran to halt juvenile's execution.
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Press briefing notes on Iran and Bahrain.
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South Sudan: Continued impunity following grave human rights violations in July 2016.
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