Human Rights

Inter-session meetings:

• Inaugural Meeting of the HRC Advisory Committee (1-15 August 2008)

Inter-session meetings:

• 1st session of the HRC Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (7-18 April 2008)
• 2nd session of the HRC Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (5-19 May 2008)  
More CONGO resources on the HRC Universal Periodic Review 

• HRC Organisational meeting (19 May 2008)

Inter-session meetings:

• Special Sessions of the Human Rights Council:
       - 6th session (23 January 2008): Human rights violations emanating from Israeli military incursions in the OPT - Information in CONGO news section.

Inter-session meetings:

• Special Session of the Human Rights Council:
       - 5th Special Session (2 October 2007): Human rights situation in Myanmar.

• WG on communications / WG on situations (19-23 November 2007)
• Organisational meeting of the HRC (26 November 2007)

Inter-session meetings:

• First organisational meeting (19-22 June 2007)
• Informal meeting (25 July 2007)
• Informal informal meeting (30 July 2007)
• Organisational meeting (24 August 2007)

Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference, 27-31 August 2007.
The Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference will hold its first organizational session to convene in 2009 a review conference on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. More information is available on the OHCHR website and on the CONGO website. Accreditation procedure and other information will be circulated shortly.

Inter-session meetings:

• Intersession working group (10-27 April 2007).
       - Working Group on Agenda / Working Methods 
       - Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review
       - Working Group on the review of mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities
Find the provisional timetable and regular updates.

Inter-session meetings:

• Intersession working group (January and February 2007, download draft Calendar of meeting for HR Council's meetings in 2007, circulated by HRC Secretariat in December 2006, please check regularly):
       - Working Group on Agenda / Working Methods (15-19 January 2007)
       - Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (12-16 February 2007)
       - Working Group on the review of mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities(5-16 February 2007)

• Special Sessions of the Human Rights Council:
       - 4th session (12 December 2006): Human Rights Situation in Darfur - Information in CONGO news section.

Inter-session meetings:

• Inter-session intergovernmental working groups (UPR and mandates review, November 2006)

• Special Sessions of the Human Rights Council: 
        - 3rd session (15 November 2006): on Israeli military incursions in Occupied Palestinian Territory - Information in CONGO news section.

Inter-session meetings:

• Inter-session consultations on the HRC (UPR and mandates review)

• 58th session of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
More information on the OHCHR website.

• Special Sessions of the Human Rights Council: 
        - 1st Session: situation in the Palestinian Territories (5-6 July 2006)
        - 2nd Session: human rights situation in Lebanon (11 August 2006) - CONGO News

Preparatory process to the 1st HRC session:

• Consultations on the preparation of the 1st session of the HRC

• Election process of the HRC membership (9 May 2006)
Elections by the GA of the first members of the Council. The list of candidate States for the 1st session of the Human Rights Council, voluntary pledges for the protection and promotion of human rights and a note on election modalities are made available on the webpage of the GA President. 

Adoption of the GA Resolution A/60/251 by the UN General Assembly, establishing the Human Rights Council, 15 March 2006

Reporting by CONGO during 61st CHR session (2005):
NGO CHR, News and civil society perspectives

Reporting by CONGO during 60th CHR session (2004)
NGO CHR, News and civil society perspectives