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UN Human Rights - Weekly Update 20
Invitations
Call for inputs
Report of High Commissioner - "Civil society space in multilateral institutions" - Deadline extended 30 September 2017
 
REMINDER Invitation
Fourth session of the open-ended working group on a United Nations declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, from 15 to 19 May 2017 in Room XX, Palais des nations
 
REMINDER 
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

REMINDER  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

REMINDER 
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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REMINDER 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
 
NEW Invitation
Launch of the landmark report by the High-Level Working Group on the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents, Monday 22 May, 17:45-19:15, Room VIII, Palais des nations
 
NEW Invitation
Launch of OHCHR Annual report to NGOs, 30 May, 14:00-15:00 Room XIX, Palais des nations
 
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
 
Call for inputs
Special Rapporteur - "Non-State Actors and Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killing" - Deadline 31 May 2017
 
Call for 
applications
OHCHR Annual 2017 Fellowship Programme for people of African descent - Deadline 31 May 2017
 
Invitation
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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Call for inputs  
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
 
NEW! Call for inputs  
Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination
based on sexual orientation and gender identity - Deadline 5 June 2017

Call for inputs
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
 
Treaty Bodies
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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: English - French - Spanish

75th session of the Committee on the Rights of Child, 15 May- 2 June 2017. Read more

61th session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 28 May- 23 June 2017. See the information note for NGOs: English - French - Spanish
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Special Procedures
Update!  Regularly updated calendar and news about which Special Procedures expert is travelling where? Read more

New Special Procedures communications search website Read more

Latest report of cases of human rights violations taken up by Special Procedures.   Read more

Acts of intimidation and reprisal for cooperation with the special procedures.  Read more

Submission of information to the Special Procedures
 


Human Rights Council -- UPR
NEW! Draft Programme of work of the HRC 35. Read more

HRC 35 organizational meeting will be held on Monday 22 May 2017 at 10 a.m in room XX.  English  -  French

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.   Read more

Call for applications for experts - Deadline 1 June 2017. Read more

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. Read more

Working Group Universal Periodic Review - Deadlines -  Stakeholders' submissions for the and 28th sessions:  29 June 2017 for 28th 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).  Read more - Online portal

UPR Submission Guidelines for NGOs.  Read more


  
Regional Human Rights Mechanisms
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. English - French

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.   Read more

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.    Read more

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemns the deaths of nearly 100 people in prisons in Brazil.    Read more

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.   Read more

Asia

Press release: AICHR judicial colloquium on the sharing of good practice regarding international human rights law, 13 - 15 March 2017. Read more

ASEAN, UN join forces to end violence against children. Read more

Europe 

The Shrinking Space for Human Rights Organisations - New HR Comment by Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. Read more

News
India must restore internet and social media networks in Jammu and Kashmir, say UN rights experts . Read more

Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein at a press conference during his mission to UzbekistanRead more

Bolivia: Improve monitoring and tackle high rate of pre-trial detention, UN torture prevention body urges. Read more

Press briefing note on El Salvador Read more
Zambia's peasants at risk of becoming squatters on their own land - UN expert warns  Read more

Technology for human rights: UN Human Rights Office announces landmark partnership with Microsoft Read more

UN Special Rapporteur on OPT calls on Israel to comply with international law on detention.  Read more 

Panama: "Time to focus on tax evasion, with banks doing their share" - UN expert. Read more

Zeid alarmed by increasing violence, killings, in Central African Republic.  Read more

Embrace diversity and protect trans and gender diverse children and adolescents.  Read more 

Freedom of religion: UN expert hails Albania, but notes new challenges and unresolved issues from the past. Read more

UN disability expert welcomes opportunity for constructive dialogue on human rights in North Korea. 
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