UN Human Rights - Weekly Update 20
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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
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
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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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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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REMINDER
Report of the Special Rapporteur on cultural rights - "Impact of fundamentalism and extremism on cultural rights of women"
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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"
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Deadline 20
May 2017
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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
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NEW Invitation
Launch of OHCHR Annual report to NGOs, 30 May, 14:00-15:00 Room XIX, Palais des nations
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Report of
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- "R
ight to liberty and security of persons with disabilities"
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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
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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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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Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination
based on sexual orientation and gender identity - Deadline 5 June 2017
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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
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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 -
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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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French -
Spanish
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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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NEW! Draft Programme of work of the HRC 35.
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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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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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Working Group Universal Periodic Review
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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).
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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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India must restore internet and social media networks in Jammu and Kashmir, say UN rights experts
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Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein at a press conference during his mission to Uzbekistan. Read 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
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Zambia's peasants at risk of becoming squatters on their own land - UN expert warns.
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Technology for human rights: UN Human Rights Office announces landmark partnership with Microsoft
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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
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Zeid alarmed by increasing violence, killings, in Central African Republic.
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Embrace diversity and protect trans and gender diverse children and adolescents.
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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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