8th International Training Session on the UPR
CIFEDHOP will be holding in Geneva, from October 16th to October 22nd 2013, its 8th International Training Session on the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for educational and civil society organisations. This training session is mainly organised for teachers, educators, researchers, and NGO involved in human rights education.
The Session is organised with the financial support of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern, the Canton and the City of Geneva
Documentation given to the participants 8e
1. UN GA Resolution creating the HR Council (A.RES.60./251)
2. Resolution 16/1, United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education, 2011
3. New UPR Modalities, second cycle, UPR-Info.org
4. UPR Factsheet, UPR-info.org
5. Program of the 17th UPR Session
8. Guide UPR, Save the Children
10. Guide for Civil Society, Save the children
11. Guide for NGO, Together with children, CRC Group
12. 100 and 1 Terms for Human Rights Education, EIP, 2011
13. Human Rights Education : questions and answers, CIFEDHOP, 2013
Progress of the 8th session
This heading gives you access to the content of the Human Rights council 7th UPR training session at the attention of education and civil society stakeholders: discussions and interventions audio recordings, Powerpoint presentations and workshops reports
Access to documentation and audio recordings by clicking on each day
Program
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
Pre-session (in language based groups) for UPR beginners
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Introduction to the Human Rights Council and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) - Mr Joshua Cooper, Director, Hawai‘i, Institute of Human Rights (UPR) |
| 14:00 - 16:30 |
UPR procedures |
Thursday, October 17th, 2013
Opening of the Session
| 09:00 - 10:00 |
Welcoming Remarks by the Authorities |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Presentation of Participants - Mr Joshua Cooper |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Raising awareness and mobilizing civil society |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Mobilizing civil society |
| 15.00 -16:00 |
National coalitions’ experiences |
| 16:30 – 18 :00 | Workshops on civil society mobilization |
UPR : a Human Rights national assessment
| 9:00 – 10:15 |
Typologies of human rights assessments |
| 10:45 - 12:30 |
Equality and gender issues |
| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Right to Water and Sanitation |
| 15:00 – 16:00 |
Rights of vulnerable populations |
| 16:30 – 18 :00 | Workshops on UPR priorities |
Saturday, October 19th, 2013
UPR and Human Rigths Education
| 9:00 – 10:30 |
Working with the press and social networks |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Integrating human rights education in the UPR process |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
UPR: a human rights education instrument |
| 15:00 – 16:00 |
The UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Conclusions |
Monday, October 21th, 2013
United Nations
| 9:00 – 17:00 | Participation to the 17th UPR Session |
| 17:30 | Reception, Geneva Welcome Center (Cagi), La Pastorale, 106, route de Ferney |
Tuesday, October 22th, 2013
United Nations
| 9:00 – 17:00 | Participation to the 17th UPR Session |
| 19:00 | Reception, Hôtel Ibis |
Speeches 1st day (8th)
Thursday, October 17th, 2013
Click the links to listen to the interventions in French (fr), Spanish (es) or in English (en) and download files
Welcoming Remarks by the Authorities
Mr Guy-Olivier Segond President of the Board of Trustees, CIFEDHOP (fr) 
Mr André Klopmann, Assistant Secretary, General and International Affairs, State Chancellery, Republic and Canton of Geneve (fr)
- Mr Gérard Perroulaz, Geneva Delegation, City of Solidarity (fr)
- Mr Michael Meier, Human Rights Section Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva (fr)
- Mme Monique Prindezis, Director, CIFEDHOP (fr)
Raising awareness and mobilizing Civil Society
UPR 2nd cycle characteristics : Mr Roland Chauville, UPR-Info (fr) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
Discussions with the speaker (fr) Part 4 (questions) - Part 5 (answers) - Part 6 (questions answers) - Part 7 (questions) - Part 8 (answers)
Mobilizing civil society : Mr Philippe Dam, Human Rights Watch (en) Part 1 - Part 2
Discussions with the speaker (fr, en)
Part 3 (questions answers) - Part 4 (questions answers) - Part 5 (questions) - Part 6 (answers) - Part 7 (questions answers) - Part 8 (questions answers)
National coalitions’ experiences
Mexico - Ms Gloria Ramirez, Unesco Chair in Human Rights, University of Mexico (es) Part 1- Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4
United States - Mr Joshua Cooper (en) Part 1- Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4
Discussions with the speaker (fr, en, es)
Part 1 (questions) - Part 2 (answers Gloria Ramirez) - Part 3 (answers Joshua Cooper) - Part 4 (questions) - Part 5 (answers)
Workshops on civil society mobilization
Speeches 2nd day (8th)
Friday, October 18th, 2013
UPR : a Human Rights national assessment
Click the links to listen to the interventions in French (fr), Spanish (es) or in English (en) and download files
Typologies of human rights assessments
- Mr Yves Lador (fr) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10
Discussions with the speaker (fr, en) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
Equality and gender issues
Presentation of Ms Paola Daher by Yves Lador (en)
- Ms Paola Daher, Cairo-Institute (en) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
Discussions with the speaker (fr, en) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5
Presentation of Ms Pooja Patel by Yves Lador (en)
- Ms Pooja Patel, Forum-Asia (en) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5
Discussions with the speaker (fr, en) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
Right to Water and Sanitation
Presentation of Mr. Jean-Benoît Charrin by Yves Lador (en)
- Mr. Jean-Benoît Charrin, WaterLex (en) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4
Discussions with the speaker (fr, en) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 (questions) - Part 9 (réponses) - Part 10 (conclusion)
Rights of vulnerable populations
Presentation of Mr. Mikeal Repelin by Yves Lador (fr)
- Mr. Mikeal Repelin, Franciscain International (fr) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7
Discussions with the speaker (fr, en) Partie 1 - Partie 2 - Partie 3 - Partie 4 - Partie 5 - Partie 6 - Partie 7
Workshops on UPR priorities (fr) Prsentation Yves Lador
Report of the workshops Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7