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Civil Society Space and the
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How to Follow Up on United
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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)
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The UN Secretary-General's reports on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights
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Call for inputs - Report of High Commissioner - "Civil society space in multilateral institutions"
- Deadline extended 30 September
2017
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Reminder! Call for inputs - Questionnaire - Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes
- Deadline 12 May 2017
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NEW!
Invitation- Panel discussion with United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, Ivan Simonović, and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kate Gilmore on "Mainstreaming an atrocity prevention lens in International Human rights", 18 May, 2017, 9.00am to 11.00am, Room XXIII, Palais des Nations - Deadline to register for guests without UN badge 15 May 2017
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Reminder! Call for inputs - Questionnaire - Special Rapporteur on the right to housing - "Adequate housing of persons with disabilities"
- Deadline 15 May 2017
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Reminder! Call for inputs - Report of the Secretary General - "A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism and comprehensive implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action"
- Deadline 15 May 2017
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Reminder! Call for submissions - Human Rights Council - Cooperation with Georgia
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Reminder! Half-day workshop - Best practices to promote women's equal nationality rights in law and in practice - 16 May 2017, 10h00 - Room XVI , Palais des Nations.
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NEW! Invitation- Event in "Strengthening protection networks for women human rights defenders to combat discrimination: Challenges and opportunities in the current context" organised by the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice - Thursday 18 May from 3.00 to 5.00pm, Room XVII, Palais des Nations
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Call for inputs - Report of the Special Rapporteur on cultural rights - "Impact of fundamentalism and extremism on cultural rights of women"
- Deadline 19 May 2017
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Call for inputs - Report of the Special Rapporteur on rights of persons with disabilities - "Right to sexual and reproductive health rights of girls with disabilities"
- Deadline 20 May 2017
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Call for inputs - Report of
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- "R
ight to liberty and security of persons with disabilities"
- Deadline 30 May 2017
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Call for inputs - Special Rapporteur - "Non-State Actors and Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killing" - Deadline 31 May 2017
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Call for
applications for the OHCHR Annual 2017 Fellowship Programme for people of African descent - Deadline 31 May 2017
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Informal regional consultation for the Americas - Elaboration of draft guidelines on right to participate in public affair - 13 to 14 June 2017 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC), Santiago, Chile - Room Celso Furtado
- Deadline to register 2 June 2017
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NEW! Call for inputs of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers on the issue of corruption and how it affects the independence of the judiciary and lawyers - Deadline 3 June 2017
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Call for inputs
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Independent expert on foreign debt -
"Guiding Principles for carrying out human rights impact assessments in relation to structural adjustment and austerity policies" - Deadline 31 July 2017
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Update! Regularly updated news about what committees are meeting, documentation, jurisprudence, etc.
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92th session of the
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 24 April - 12 May 2017. See the information note for NGOs:
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French -
Spanish
75th session of the
Committee on the Rights of Child, 15 May- 2 June 2017.
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61th session of the
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 28 May- 23 June 2017. See the information note for NGOs:
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Update! Regularly updated calendar and news about which Special Procedures expert is travelling where?
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New Special Procedures communications search website
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Latest report of cases of human rights violations taken up by Special Procedures.
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Human Rights Council -- UPR
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Call for applications for experts - Deadline 1 June 2017.
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Nominations - Members of independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar (Human Rights Council resolution 34/22) - Names and CV of independent, impartial and highly qualified experts in international human rights law and international humanitarian law - Office of the President of the Human Rights Council: hrcpresidency@un.org
Letter from the HRC President: Call for nominations, Chairperson of 2017 Social Forum.
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27th session Universal Periodic Review Working Group (1-12 May 2017) - NGO Information Meeting Room Request - Deadline 17 April 2017.
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NEW! HRC 35 organizational meeting will be held on Monday 22 May 2017 at 10 a.m in room XX.
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HRC35 - IMPORTANT - NEW SYSTEM FOR ACCREDITATION! Information about NGO participation at the forthcoming 35th Session of the Human Rights Council - 6 to 23 June 2017 - Palais des Nations Room XX.
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Working Group Universal Periodic Review
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Deadlines -
Stakeholders' submissions for the 28th and 29th sessions:
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)
not later than the day of the given deadline (3:00 p.m.)
. Should organizations encounter technical problems using the online system, please contact the UPR Submissions Helpdesk (uprsubmissions@ohchr.org).
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Online portal
UPR Submission Guidelines for NGOs.
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Regional Human Rights Mechanisms
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Africa
Ruling in the matter of General Kayumba Nyamwasa and 6 Others which was rendered on 24th March at seat of the African Court in Arusha.
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The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights calls for contributions to the draft study on "HIV, the Law and Human Rights in the African Human Rights System: Key Challenges and Opportunities for Rights-based Responses to HIV.
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The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights announces the publication of the First Edition of the African Human Rights Yearbook, and invites abstracts for papers that will propose groundbreaking academic style contributions to the human rights discourse in Africa. Read more
Americas
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights continues work on the participatory development of its Strategic Plan and invites civil society to regional consultations.
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemns the deaths of nearly 100 people in prisons in Brazil.
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presents financial projections for 2017 and opens dialogue to raise funds to defend and protect human rights in the region.
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Asia
Press release: AICHR judicial colloquium on the sharing of good practice regarding international human rights law, 13 - 15 March 2017.
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ASEAN, UN join forces to end violence against children.
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Europe
The Shrinking Space for Human Rights Organisations - New HR Comment by Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.
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South Sudan: Weary, frightened displaced civilians in Upper Nile at imminent risk of further violence.
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Freedom of Religion: UN human rights expert announces first official visit to Albania. Read more
UN experts call on Nigeria to ensure release of all those still under Boko Haram captivity. Read more
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Saudi Arabia must reform counter-terror law and free peaceful critics, says UN rights
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Moves to impeach Nepal Chief Justice an assault on human rights - Zeid.
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Special Rapporteur rejects misinformation about her current academic visit to Philippines.
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The Maldives must investigate murder of journalist Yameen Rasheed and hold those responsible to account - UN experts.
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