Human Rights Council, 11th Session
The session will also include panel Discussions on 'Women’s Human Rights' and 'Human Rights and Climate Change'
The session will also include panel Discussions on 'Women’s Human Rights' and 'Human Rights and Climate Change'
When: 2 - 18 June 2009
Where: Geneva, Switzerland
The following items will be discussed during the 11th Session of the Human Rights Council:
- Reports from the Special Procedures Mandate Holders: on human rights and transnational corporations; migrants; education; summary executions; the independence of judges and lawyers; freedom of expression; violence against women; right to health; human rights and foreign debt; extreme poverty; racism; the human rights situation in Sudan; and the human rights situation in Haiti.
- Consideration of UPR reports: for Germany, Djibouti, Canada, Bangladesh, Russian Federation, Nigeria, Cameroon, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, China, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Mauritius, Jordan and Malaysia.
- Reports of the Secretary-General and High Commissioner: on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights; the outcome of the expert consultation on protecting the human rights of civilians in armed conflict; draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights; violations of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, particularly due to the recent Israeli military attacks against the occupied Gaza Strip; the rights of peoples to peace; and integrating the human rights of women throughout the United Nations system.
The Council session will also include three Panel Discussions: one on Women’s Human Rights; the second on Human Rights and Climate Change; and a third to be convened by the Council President.
Reports of issues for discussion, along with an Information Note for NHRIs, are available at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/11session/
