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Progress of the 8th session

Tue, 11/12/2013 - 09:46 — CIFEDHOP

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

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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
- Mr Joshua Cooper
Thursday, October 17th, 2013

Opening of the Session

09:00 - 10:00

Welcoming Remarks by the Authorities
- Mr Guy-Olivier Segond, President of the Board of Trustees, CIFEDHOP
- Mr André Klopmann, Assistant Secretary, General and International
Affairs, State Chancellery, Republic and Canton of Geneva
- Mr Gérard Perroulaz, Geneva Delegation, City of Solidarity
- Mr Michael Meier, Human Rights Section Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva
- Ms Monique Prindezis, Director, CIFEDHOP
10:00 - 10:30 Presentation of Participants
- Mr Joshua Cooper
11:00 - 12:00

Raising awareness and mobilizing civil society
UPR 2nd cycle characteristics
- Mr. Roland Chauville, UPR-Info
14:00 – 15:00

Mobilizing civil society
- Mr Philippe Dam, Human Rights Watch
15.00 -16:00

National coalitions’ experiences
- Mexico : Ms Gloria Ramirez, Unesco Chair in Human Rights, University of Mexico
- United States : Mr Joshua Cooper
16:30 – 18 :00 Workshops on civil society mobilization

Friday, October 18th, 2013

UPR : a Human Rights national assessment

9:00 – 10:15

Typologies of human rights assessments
- Mr Yves Lador
10:45 - 12:30

Equality and gender issues
- Ms Paola Daher, Cairo-Institute
- Mme Pooja Patel, Forum-Asia
14:00 - 15:00

Right to Water and Sanitation
- Mr Jean-Benoît Charrin, WaterLex
15:00 – 16:00

Rights of vulnerable populations
- Mr Mikeal Repelin, Franciscan International, Geneva
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
- Ms Jane Larsen, International Media Support (IMS), Denmark
11:00 - 12:30

Integrating human rights education in the UPR process
- Mr Joshua Cooper
14:00 – 15:00

UPR: a human rights education instrument
- Mr Yves Lador
15:00 – 16:00

The UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
- Mr. Ramdane Babadji, Professor of Law, University, ParisVII
- Ms Monique Prindezis
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