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Seventeenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

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The seventeenth session of the Advisory Committee will take place from 8 to 12 August 2016 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

What's new

Report of the Advisory Committee on its 17th session
Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish

Draft programme of work

Provisional Agenda (A/HRC/AC/17/1)
Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish

Annotations to the Provisional Agenda (A/HRC/AC/17/1/ADD.1)
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Opening remarks by H.E. Janis Karklins, Vice President of the Human Rights Council, to the opening of the seventeenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
8 August 2016

Opening remarks by Eric Tistounet, Chief of the Human Rights Council Branch of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to the opening of the seventeenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
8 August 2016

Reports, Studies and Concept Papers

Progress report on the implementation of the principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members (A/HRC/AC/17/CRP.1)

Progress report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the global issue of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights (A/HRC/33/53)

Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the activities of vulture funds and the impact on human rights (A/HRC/33/54)

Experts' Contribution

Ms. Hananía de Varela on unaccompanied migrant children
8 August 2016

Ms. Anantonia Reyes Prado on unaccompanied migrant children
8 August 2016

Mr. Kaoru Obata on leprosy
9 August 2016

Mr. Nicholas Lusiani, Center for Economic and Social Rights on non-repatriation of illicit funds
9 August 2016

Ms. Tove Maria Ryding, Eurodad on non-repatriation of illicit funds
9 August 2016

Mr. Solomon T. Eborah, Niger Delta University in Nigeria, on regional arrangements
10 August 2016

Felice Gaer, Vice Chairperson of Committee against Torture (CAT), on regional arrangements
10 August 2016

Statements

Statements by States

Brazil on unaccompanied migrant children
8 August 2016

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) on unaccompanied migrant children
8 August 2016

Ethiopia on leprosy
9 August 2016

Ecuador on non-repatriation of illicit funds
9 August 2016

Belgium on regional arrangements
10 August 2016

NGO Statements

International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP) on leprosy
9 August 2016

Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law on the right to peace
11 August 2016
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Earthjustice on climate-induced displacement
11 August 2016
English | French

  

Press Releases

Press Releases

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee holds seventeenth session from 8 to 12 August in Geneva

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