10th International Training Session on the UPR
10th International Training Session on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
of the UN Human Rights Council,
for members of civil society and educational organizations
Geneva, October 27th - November 2nd, 2015
"Towards a culture of human rights: the role of the UPR"
This training is open to members of civil society and educational organizations. It will provide knowledge on how to use the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as a leverage for human rights awareness raising, education and public debates as well.
Why the UPR?
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is widely recognized as one of the Human Rights Council’s great innovations. This regular review of the human rights situation in each State by the other States is more than just an intergovernmental procedure. This review mechanism is the one which attracts the highest attention from the media and the public opinion of a country. Thus, beyond the formal procedure, the UPR offers an opportunity for public debate, social mobilization, human rights awareness raising and education which may help reinforce a culture of fundamental rights in all countries.
This is why civil society, including educational organizations, is brought to develop a range of complementary activities to the procedure itself, in order to publicize, promote and, ultimately, protect human rights.
In this regard, the first and second UPR cycles have provided examples of various forms of activities, including information sharing, awareness raising and public mobilization, especially by national UPR NGO coalitions.
This training aims to:
- develop UPR participation strategies;
- discuss methods of prioritization for civil society and educators;
- contextualize human rights education and training in the framework of the UPR;
- exchange and compare institutional and field experiences;
- analyze the statements that Member States and Observing States of the Human Rights Council will make at the end of their review and to monitor their engagements;
- analyze the recommendations for actions to be taken in the countries;
- monitor the UPR in the field and reflect its impact in the interactive platform that CIFEDHOP has developed for this purpose.
The training session is divided into 5 modules:
- pre-session in-depth knowledge of the UPR mechanism;
- promotion and protection of human rights: achievements and challenges of the UPR;
- UPR as an evidence based and a collective human rights assessment;
- UPR, a lever for awareness raising, public debates and for a culture of human rights;
- UPR, an educational opportunity for human rights;
- participation at the UPR session;
- actions and strategies around the UPR.
The session takes place in 2 languages and hosts about 25 people from all continents.
Documentation given to the participants 10e
Documentation given to the participants in PDF format
1 - Resolution A/RES60/251 adopted by the General Assembly on 15 March 2006
2 - Resolution 16/1 United Nations Declaration on Human rights Education and Training
3 - Working with the Unied Nations Human Rights Programme. A Handbook for civil society
4 - The UPR at a glance (OHCHR)
5 - New UPR modalities for the second cycle
6 - UPR second cycle timetable
7 - UPR 23rd session troika
8 - UPR, 23rd session timetable
9 - UPR Training manual for civil society (Carter Center – UPR-Info)
10 - NGO written submission for the UPR
11 - Do civil society organizatiion suggested recommendations matter
12 - UPR – Civil society follow-up kit (UPR-Info)
13 - Practical Guide – UPR. Implementation plan of recommendations and pledges
14 - UPR - Civil society follow-up kit
15 - Guidelines for human rights education for hunman rights activists
16 - Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America_ A Compendium of Good Practices
17 - Guidelines on HR education for secondary school system
18 - Advancing Children's Rights
19 - Childen rights governance. UPR Tool-kit add-on (Save the children)
20 - Together with children – for children. A guide for non governmental organization accompanying children in CRC reporting
21 - 100 and 1 Terms for Human Rights Education
22 - Human Rights Education Questions and Answers
Useful links and websites for updates and monitoring
Progress of the 10th session
This heading gives you access to the content of the Human Rights council 8th 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 and video recordings by clicking on each day
Program of the 10th International Training Session on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Geneva, October 27th - November 2nd, 2015
Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
UPR: MECHANISMS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES
10h00-10h15 Opening, greetings and presentation of the session
- Yves Lador, Director of CIFEHDOP
- Joshua Cooper, Hawai’i Institute for Human Rights (HIHR) & CIFEDHOP English session coordinator10h15-12h30 Introduction to the Human Rights Council and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
- Joshua Cooper,
- Yves Lador14h30-16h00 UPR, an evolving procedure
- Aoife Hegarty, UPR Info
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015UPR: IDENTIFYING ISSUES AND MOBILIZING CIVIL SOCIETY
09h30-10h30 Rights of vulnerable populations
- Budi Tjahjono, Franciscan InternationalRight to Education and HRE2020
- Joshua Cooper11h00-12h30 Protecting a space for the civil society
- Renate Bloem, CIVICUS14h00-15h30 Rights of indigenous people
- José Parra, Consultant, Former OHCHR officer for Expert Mechanism on Indigenous PeoplesRights of the child
- Anna Tomasi, Defense for Children International16h00-17h30 Workshop : Sharing national experiences UPR : A COLLECTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS REALITY CHECK
9h00-10h30 Supports and allies in the UPR process:
Regional connections
- Jeremy Smith, Cairo Institute
11h00-12h30 The National Human Rights Institutions
- Katharina Rose, International Coordination Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (ICC-NHRI)
- Francess Piagie Alghali, Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone14h00-15h30 Using the UPR as a human rights reality check :
Right to water and sanitation
- Elodie Tranchez, WaterLexBuilding a collaborative assessment and identifying country priorities
- Yves Lador16h00-17h30 Workshops: Methodology for country human rights assessment and UPR priorities
UPR: A LEVERAGE FOR OUTREACH
9h00-10h30 Changing the perception of human rights: the case of Switzerland and the European Court of Human Rights
- David Cornut, Amnesty International – Switzerland11h00-12h30 Working with social networks - Mr. Sébastien Duyck, University of Lapland, Finland 14h00-15h30 Working with media
- True Heros Film16h30-17h30 Workshops: Making UPR a public debate
UPR: A HUMAN RGHTS EDUCATION TOOL
9h00-10h30 The UN Declaration on Human Rights Education
and Training
- Ms. Monique Prindezis, EIP Secretary General, School for PeacePromoting a human-rights based education in schools
- Ms Natalyia Stupnytska, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)Human Rights Education in the USA (HRE-USA)
- Mr. Joshua Cooper11h00-12h30 Workshops: Using UPR in HRE
PARTICIPATION TO THE 23TH UPR SESSION, United Nations, Room XX
9h00-12h30 UPR of Micronesia 14h00-14h30 De-briefing session (Serpentine) 14h30-16h30 UPR of Lebanon 16h30-17h15 De-briefing session (Serpentine)
Speeches 1st day (10e)
Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
UPR: MECHANISMS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES
Click the links to access to document through PDF files and view the interventions in French (fr), Spanish (es) or in English (en) and download files
Opening, Greetings and Presentation of the Session
- Yves Lador, Director of CIFEHDOP
- Joshua Cooper, Hawai’s Institute for Human Rights (HIHR) & CIFEDHOP English session coordinator
Introduction to the Human Rights Council and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
- Joshua Cooper,
- Yves Lador 
Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : Le Conseil des droits de l'homme (fr)
- Joshua Cooper (en groupes linguistiques)
UPR, an evolving procedure
- Aoife Hegarty, UPR Info Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : The Universal Periodic Review: Achievements and Challenges (en)
Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : La procédure EPU Yves Lador (fr)
UPR : challenges from the field
- Adrien-Claude Zoller, GE-HR, Geneva for Human Rights
- Nicolas Agostini, FIDH International Federation for Human Rights
View the intervention (fr)
Participants “Tour de table”
Joshua Cooper
Speeches 2nd day (10th)
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
UPR: IDENTIFYING ISSUES AND MOBILIZING CIVIL SOCIETY
Click the links to access to document through PDF files and view the interventions in French (fr), Spanish (es) or in English (en) and download files
Rights of vulnerable populations
- Budi Tjahjono, Franciscan International View the intervention (en) Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : Bringing the voice of those who are marginalized
Right to Education and HRE2020
- Joshua Cooper View the intervention (en) Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : Human rights education - Submission to the un universal periodic review 22nd session
Protecting a space for the civil society
Renate Bloem, CIVICUS View the intervention (en) Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : Current trends on closing Civic Space and Impacts on UPR
Rights of indigenous people
- José Parra, Consultant, Former OHCHR officer for Expert Mechanism on Indigenous PeoplesView the intervention (fr) Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : Indigenous peoples’ human rights
Synthèse de l'intervention de José Parra par Yves Lador View the intervention (fr-en)
Answers to participant's questions José Parra View the intervention (en)
Rights of the child
- Anna Tomasi, Defense for Children International
- Anne Guyaz, Directrice de la Coordination post Beijing des ONG Suisses. Enregistrement audio de la conférence 
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Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : The United Nationsand the women’s human rights
Answers to participant's questions Anne Guyaz View the intervention
Workshop : Sharing national experiences
Speeches 3st day (10th)
Thursday, October 29th, 2015
UPR : A COLLECTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS REALITY CHECK
Click the links to access to document through PDF files and view the interventions in French (fr), Spanish (es) or in English (en) and download files
Supports and allies in the UPR process:
Regional connections
- Jeremy Smith, Cairo InstitutView the intervention (en)
The National Human Rights Institutions
- Katharina Rose, International Coordination Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (ICC-NHRI)View the intervention
- Francess Piagie Alghali, Human Rights Commission of Sierra LeoneView the intervention (en) Powerpoint presentation : Universal periodic review - Experiences from sierra leone
Using the UPR as a human rights reality check :
Right to water and sanitation
- Elodie Tranchez, WaterLex View the intervention (fr) Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : Le droit a l’eau et a l’assainissement - Contenu, mise en œuvre et évaluation
Building a collaborative assessment and identifying country priorities
- Yves Lador
Workshops : Methodology for country human rights assessment and UPR priorities
Speeches 4th day (10th)
Friday, October 30th, 2015
UPR: A LEVERAGE FOR OUTREACH
Click the links to access to document through PDF files and view the interventions in French (fr), Spanish (es) or in English (en) and download files
Changing the perception of human rights: the case of Switzerland and the European Court of Human Rights
- David Cornut, Amnesty International – Switzerland
Working with social networks
- Diana Rizzolio, Geneva Environmental Network View the intervention (fr)
- Mr. Sébastien Duyck, University of Lapland, Finland
Working with media
- True Heros Film
Yves Lador Powerpoint presentation in PDF file : Methodology to develop a communication strategy
Workshops: Making UPR a public debate
Speeches 5th day (10th)
Saturday, October 31st, 2015
UPR: A HUMAN RGHTS EDUCATION TOOL
Click the links to access to document through PDF files and view the interventions in French (fr), Spanish (es) or in English (en) and download files
The UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
- Ms. Monique Prindezis, EIP Secretary General, School for Peace View the intervention (fr)
Promoting a human-rights based education in schools
- Ms Natalyia
Stupnytska, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) View the intervention (en) Powerpoint presentation in PDF
Human Rights Education in the USA (HRE-USA)
- Mr. Joshua Cooper View the intervention (en) Powerpoint presentation in PDF Human Rights Education and Training in the Formal Education Sector
Workshops: Using UPR in HRE