Speeches 1st day (10e)

Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

UPR: MECHANISMS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES

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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 : Starting all over again? An analysis of the links between 1st and 2nd cycle UPR recommendations (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 RightsView the intervention (fr)

Participants “Tour de table”
Joshua Cooper

Speeches 2nd day (10th)

Wednesday, October 28th, 2015

UPR: IDENTIFYING ISSUES AND MOBILIZING CIVIL SOCIETY

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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  1 - 

 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

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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

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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

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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