The 13th session of the Human Rights Council will take placefrom 1 to 26 March 2010, in Geneva. IDA has undertaken a disability analysis of the reports that have been prepared for the 13th session of the Council.
Special Procedures
The following Special Procedures reports, which will be presented to the 13th session of the Human Rights Council, include references to persons with disabilities: Special Rapporteur on adequate housing; Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons; Independent Expert on minority issues; Working Group on arbitrary detention; Working Group on involuntary disappearances; Special Rapporteur on the right to food and Special Rapporteur on Torture.
For detailed information on the references to persons with disabilities in these reports, please click here.
Panel on the rights of persons with disabilities
On 5 March 2010, the Human Rights Council will hold a debate on national implementation and monitoring frameworks of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. For detailed information, please click here.
To support the debate, the Office of the High Commissioner has produced a thematic study on the structure and role of national mechanisms for the implementation and monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. To have access to this study click here for PDF version and here for Word version
UPR
All UPR Working Group reports which were prepared at the 6th session of the UPR (30 November to 11 December 2009) and that will be presented to the 13 session of the Council include references to persons with disabilities. Click here for the disability analysis of these reports.
Other reports
IDA has undertaken an analysis of other reports that have also been prepared for the 13th session of the Human Rights Council. Especially relevant is the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights which includes the IDA contribution to the consultation undertaken by the OHCHR following Human Rights Council Resolution 10/6 on international cooperation.
March 8th (Item 3 (cont´d): Clustered ID with: SR countering terrorism, SR torture, WG disappearences, WG arbitrary detention and R-SG on IDPs)
March 9th (Item 3 (cont´d): Clustered ID with: SR countering terrorism, SR torture, WG disappearences, WG arbitrary detention and R-SG on IDPs, and, Panel discussion on the right to the truth). No references to persons with disabilities.
13th session (March 2010)
The 13th session of the Human Rights Council will take place from 1 to 26 March 2010, in Geneva. IDA has undertaken a disability analysis of the reports that have been prepared for the 13th session of the Council.
Special Procedures
The following Special Procedures reports, which will be presented to the 13th session of the Human Rights Council, include references to persons with disabilities: Special Rapporteur on adequate housing; Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons; Independent Expert on minority issues; Working Group on arbitrary detention; Working Group on involuntary disappearances; Special Rapporteur on the right to food and Special Rapporteur on Torture.
For detailed information on the references to persons with disabilities in these reports, please click here.
Panel on the rights of persons with disabilities
On 5 March 2010, the Human Rights Council will hold a debate on national implementation and monitoring frameworks of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. For detailed information, please click here.
To support the debate, the Office of the High Commissioner has produced a thematic study on the structure and role of national mechanisms for the implementation and monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. To have access to this study click here for PDF version and here for Word version
UPR
All UPR Working Group reports which were prepared at the 6th session of the UPR (30 November to 11 December 2009) and that will be presented to the 13 session of the Council include references to persons with disabilities. Click here for the disability analysis of these reports.
Other reports
IDA has undertaken an analysis of other reports that have also been prepared for the 13th session of the Human Rights Council. Especially relevant is the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights which includes the IDA contribution to the consultation undertaken by the OHCHR following Human Rights Council Resolution 10/6 on international cooperation.
Click here to have access to this analysis.
For the references to persons with disabilities in the 13rd Session of the Human Rights Council, please click the links below:
March 1st (First day of the High-level Segment and High-level Panel on Economic and Financial Crises)
March 2nd (Second day of the High-level Segment and High-level Discussion on UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training)
March 3rd (Third day of the High-level Segment and General Segment)
March 4th (Item 2: HC annual report and HC/SG Thematic reports followed by General debate)
March 5th (Item2 (cont´d): HC/SG Thematic reports followed by General debate. Item 3: Clustered ID with: SR on rights to food and SR on adequate housing. Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities and Parallel event on article 32 of the CRPD)
March 8th (Item 3 (cont´d): Clustered ID with: SR countering terrorism, SR torture, WG disappearences, WG arbitrary detention and R-SG on IDPs)
March 9th (Item 3 (cont´d): Clustered ID with: SR countering terrorism, SR torture, WG disappearences, WG arbitrary detention and R-SG on IDPs, and, Panel discussion on the right to the truth). No references to persons with disabilities.