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Exranets
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  • Resources

    Resources of the OHCHR:
  • Calendar of Human Rights meetings
  • List of HR Council members
  • Special Procedures, List of mandate holders, Nominations
  • HR Council Resolution 5/1 (Institution Building Package)
  • General Assembly resolution

    Resources for NGOs:
  • NGOs at the Council (official website)
  • NGO Welcome Desk
  • NGO Liaison Office of the UNOG

  • Databases and search engines:
  • What Convention by Mandat Internaitonal - who ratified what?
  • Universal Human Rights Index Observations and recommendations of UN expert bodies by country
  • Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Project by ADH
  • HuriSearch by HURIDOCS
    Search 3000+ human rights websites:
  • Manuals:
  • Working with the UN human rights programme (NGO handbook): english, arabic
  • Special Procedures Manual: english, français, español
  • The UN Human Rights System: How to make it work for you, by NGLS enlgish, français
  • Make your voice heard in the Council New Tactics


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    Coming up next

    11th regular session 2-18 June
  • Official website
  • Accreditation for the 11th session
  • Documents for the session
  • Orders of the day
  • Informal meetings: official bulletin, advanced unofficial calendar
  • ISHR's Council Alert & Council Update

  • 6th UPR session 1-12 December
  • Countries
  • Reports UPR-Info & ISHR
  • Calendar

  • 3rd session Advisory Committee 3-7 August
  • official website

  • 11th special session 26th May (on Sri Lanka)
  • official website



  • Regular Sessions

    Past sessions:
  • 10th (2-27 March09): official page, ISHR's Council Update
  • 9th (8-26 September09): official page, ISHR's daily updates , ISHR's analytical overview
  • previous sessions


  • Universal Periodic Review
    Official website
    UPR-info
    Calendar first cycle
    Country reports: national report, UN report, stakeholder report
    Guidelines for preparing information

    Resources for NGOs and NHRIs:
    Official website
    Guidelines for submissions
    Deadlines for submissions
    FAQ for NGOs


    Past sessions:
  • 5th (5-15 May09): Countries, Reports (UPR-Info, ISHR), Calendar
  • 4th (2-13 February09): Countries, Reports (UPR-Info, ISHR), Calendar
  • previous sessions


  • Special sessions:
    ISHR's reports

    Past sessions:
  • 10th (Feb. 09): Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crises on the Universal Realization and Effective Enjoyment of Human Rights
  • 9th (Jan. 09): Grave Violations of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including the recent aggression in the occupied Gaza Strip
  • previous sessions




  • Human Rights News
  • OHCHR Media
  • UN Press releases and meeting summaries
  • CONGO news on the Council
  • Human Rights Tribune
  • Blog: Bruits du Couloir
  • Headlines from Google News

  • Human Rights Tribune
    Human rights news and commentary with a focus on the Council.

    Geneva: Practical Info

    NGOs in Geneva:
  • NGOs by topic
  • Geneva authorities' list
  • Database of Geneva-based NGOs
  • How to set up an NGO? Guide, Formalities, Sample statutes

  • Accommodation:
  • Hotels
  • NGO Welcome Centre (Mandat International)
  • Accommodation FAQ

  • Transport:
  • City buses & tramways
  • Geneva airport
  • Trains
  • Taxis
  • Transportation FAQ

  • Living in Geneva:
  • Geneva Welcome Centre
  • Geneva Portal
  • I love Geneva
  • Jobs: Geneva Jobs, OHCHR vacancies

  • Maps:
  • Geneva
  • Palais des Nations


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