UN Special Rapporteur’s 2013 Interim Report
The Special Rapporteur’s 2013 Interim Report on Freedom of Religion and Belief was delivered on 7 August 2013 at the 68th Session of the General Assembly. Theme: Intersection of freedom of religion or belief and equality between men and women. Convention on Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women Article 5 – States Parties shall […]
17th UPR Session – Country Review of Nigeria
Country Review of Nigeria Nigerian Government Statements (Opening, Closing, Country Report) [upload pdf] Media Statement: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Highlights22October2013pm.aspx First Cycle: Date of consideration: 9 February 2009 – 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Second Cycle: Date of consideration: 22 October 2013 – 9:00 a.m. – 12:30p.m. Draft Working Group Report: First Cycle [upload pdf], Second Cycle [upload pdf] […]
17th UPR Session – Country Review of Malaysia
Country Review of Malaysia Malaysian Government Statements (Opening, Closing, Country Report) [upload pdf] Media Statement: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Highlights24October2013pm.aspx First Cycle: Date of consideration: 11 February 2009 – 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Second Cycle: Date of consideration: 24 October 2013 – 2:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Draft Working Group Report: First Cycle [upload pdf], Second Cycle [upload […]
17th UPR Session – Country Review of China
Country Review of China Chinese Government Statements (Opening, Closing, Country Report) [upload pdf] Media Statement: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Highlights22October2013am.aspx First Cycle: Date of consideration: Mon 9 February 2009 – 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 a.m Second Cycle: Date of consideration: Tues 22 October 2013 – 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Draft Working Group Report: First Cycle [upload pdf], […]
17th UPR Session – Country Review of Israel
Country Review of Israel Israel Government Statements (Opening, Closing, Country Report) [upload pdf] Media statement http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Highlights29October2013pm.aspx First Cycle: Date of consideration: Thurs 4 December 2008 – 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Second Cycle: Date of consideration: Tues 29 January 2013, 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm; Postponed to Tues 29 October 2013 2:30pm – 6:00pm Draft […]
13th Universal Periodic Review
In 2012, on the basis of our human rights education work in India, we submitted to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, our first contribution to this new mechanism of the UN (established 2006) for the monitoring of states’ human rights records. IARF Joint UPR Submission 2012 – India […]
XIX Session of the Human Rights Council
29 February to 23 March 2012 IARF has two involvements in this 2012 session: 1 Written & Oral Statements Written Statements to the Human Rights Council (HRC) exist as a means for NGOs to directly lobby the HRC’s member states. The Statements are intended to highlight specific thematic issues or country […]