/ Human Rights Council
Seventeenth session
Geneva,30 May – 17 June 2011
Order of the Day[*]
Plenary Meetings – Room XX
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
MORNING
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
4th meeting / Item 3 / Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development(cont’d)
Clustered Interactive Dialogue(cont’d)
- The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
- The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
Clustered Interactive Dialogue with:
- The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
A/HRC/17/33, A/HRC/17/33/Add.1, A/HRC/17/33/Add.2, A/HRC/17/33/Add.3, A/HRC/17/33/Add.4
- The Special Rapporteur on the right to education
A/HRC/17/29, A/HRC/17/29/Corr.1, A/HRC/17/29/Add.1, A/HRC/17/29/Add.2, A/HRC/17/NGO/4
- The Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights
A/HRC/17/38, A/HRC/17/38/Corr.1, A/HRC/17/38/Add.1, A/HRC/17/38/Add.2
[Modalities for participation in clustered interactive dialogue with three special procedure mandate holders: Introductory statement by each mandate holder. States members of the Council, observerStates and other observers are requested to raise their nameplates and the list is noted by thepodium. NHRIs and NGOs arerequested to inscribe with the speakers list held by the Secretariat in the room. Speaking time is 5 minutes for States members of the Council, and 3 minutes for observer States and other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs. Total time for NGOs 30 minutes.]
LUNCH
12p.m.-3 p.m
5thmeeting
/ Item 3 / Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development (cont’d)
Clustered Interactive Dialogue with:
- The Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
A/HRC/17/37, A/HRC/17/37/Add.1, A/HRC/17/37/Add.2
- The Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty
A/HRC/17/34, A/HRC/17/34/Add.1, A/HRC/17/34/Add.2, A/HRC/17/NGO/31, A/HRC/17/NGO/56
[Modalities for participation in clustered interactive dialogue with two special procedure mandate holders: Introductory statement by each mandate holder. States members of the Council, observerStates and other observers are requested to raise their nameplates and the list is noted by thepodium. NHRIs and NGOs arerequested to inscribe with the speakers list held by the Secretariat in the room. Speaking time is 5 minutes for States members of the Council, and 3 minutes for observer States and other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs. Total time for NGOs 20 minutes.]
2:45 p.m.
/ Visit of H. E.Mr.Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla, Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bahrain
AFTERNOON
3-6 p.m.
6thmeeting / Item 3 / Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development(cont’d)
Clustered Interactive Dialogue (cont’d)
Other information:
- All speakers scheduled to take the floor should provide the Secretariat beforehand with 25 copies of their statements. For general distribution, 250 copies are needed.
- Identity session photo-badges may be obtained by all delegations from the UNOG Security and Safety Section at the ‘Pregny Gate’ (Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. upon presentation of a copy of the letter requesting accreditation and an identity document.
- The deadline for submission of draft resolutions/decisions is Thursday, 9June 2011 at 1 p.m (room E-3054).
- Delegations wishing to reserve rooms should contact Ms. Somjai Kiatsurayanon (email: , tel.79417, office E-3060) no later than 12 noon of the day before the meeting.
- Draft programme of work and information note on speaking time arrangements found in annex.
DRAFT Programme of Work for the 17th session of the Human Rights Council - Version as of 18 May 2011
WEEK 1 / WEEK 2 / WEEK 330 May / 6 June / 13 June
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13.00 / Item 1 and Item 2( starts at 9 a.m.)
Opening of the session
Item 2(cont’d) - Update by the HC followed by General debate / Item 4
/ Official Holiday
13.00
15.00 / Item 2(cont’d) / Break
15.00
18.00 / Item 3
Clustered ID with:
- SR Summary executions
- SRSG HR & transnational corporations
- SR independence of judges and lawyers / Item 5
IGWGon OP-CRC
General debate
Complaint Procedure [Closed meeting] / Official Holiday
31 May / 7 June / 14 June
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13.00 / Item 3(cont’d)( starts at 9 a.m.)
Clustered ID with:
- SR on migrants
- SR right to education
- IE cultural rights / Item 6
Consideration of UPR outcomes
Nauru
Rwanda
Nepal / starts at 9 a.m.
Item 1
HC report on Flotilla
Items 1 and 7
General debate
13.00
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15.00 / Clustered ID with:
- IE on HR & foreign debt
- IE poverty / Break / Item 9
ID with: - SR racism
andGeneral debate
15.00
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18.00 / Item 3(cont’d) / Item 6(cont’d)
Saint Lucia
Oman
Austria / Panel on intolerance
1 June / 8 June / 15 June
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13.00 / Item 3 (cont’d) (starts at 9 a.m.)
Clustered IDs with:
- SR Right to health
- SR trafficking. / Item 6(cont’d)
Consideration of UPR outcomes
Myanmar
Australia
Georgia / Item 9(cont’d) (starts at 9 a.m.)
Discussion on best practices in the fight against racism
13.00
15.00 / Item 3 (cont’d) / Break / Item 9(cont’d)
Item 4 (cont’d)
Follow-up to 14th and 16th sp sessions
ID with COI on Cote d’Ivoire
15.00
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18.00 / Panel “Victims of terrorism” / Item 6(cont’d)
Consideration of UPR outcomes
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sao Tome and Principe
Namibia / Item 4(cont’d)
General debate
2 June / 9 June / 16 June
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13.00 / Official Holiday / starts at 9 a.m.
Item 6(cont’d)
Consideration of UPR outcomes
Niger
Mozambique
Estonia / Item 10 (starts at 9 a.m.)
ID with: IE Burundi
ID with:IE Haiti
13.00
15.00 / Item 8
General debate / Item 10(cont’d)
HC country report
General debate
15.00
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18.00 / Official Holiday / Item 6(cont’d)
Consideration of UPR outcome
Paraguay
General debate 6
Item 5(cont’d)
Complaint Procedure [Closed meeting] / Item1(cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions
3 June / 10 June / 17 June
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13.00 / Item 3 (cont’d) (starts at 9 a.m.)
Clustered IDs with:
- SR Freedom of expression
- SR Violence against women / Annual-day discussion on women’s
human rights / Item1(cont’d)( starts at 9 a.m.)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
13.00
15.00 / Item 2 and 3 (cont’d)
HC/SG thematic reports
General debate
/ Break / Item1(cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
15.00
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18.00 / Item 3 (cont’d )
General debate / Annual-day discussion (cont’d) / . Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
. Appointment of special procedure mandate-holders
Information note for ease of reference on speaking time arrangements
17th Human Rights Council (30 May – 17 June 2011)
Type of discussion / Member States(min.) / ObserverStates and other observers
(min.) / NHRIs/NGOs
(min.)
Interactive dialogues for thematic mandates (clustered) / 5’ / 3’ / -3’ per NHRI/NGO (30’ approx. in total for three Rapporteurs)
-2’ per NHRI/NGO (20’ approx. in total for two Rapporteurs)
Interactive dialogue for country and other mandates (when individual) / 3’ / 2’ / -2’ per NHRI /NGO (10’ maxi in total )
General debate for all Items / 3’ / 2’ / -2’ per NHRI /NGO
Panels / 3’ / 2’ / -2’ per NHRI /NGO
-For general debates, all delegates are requested to inscribe in person at the List of Speakers Desk in Room XX, which is open for all items on the first day of the session.
-For interactive dialogues and panels, delegates are requested to raise their nameplates. NHRIs and NGOs* are requested to approach the List of Speakers Desk in Room XX.
-For the consideration of UPR outcomes under Item 6, a timetable for the opening of the lists of speakers for countries concerned was circulated via Note Verbale on 10 May 2011. All delegates are requested to inscribe in person at the List of Speakers Desk in Room XX. NHRIs and NGOs are requested to approach the List of Speakers Desk outside Room XX.
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* NGOs should submit an on-line request using the form available on the Council website at the following link and must confirm their request together with the name of the speaker in person at the List of Speakers Desk in Room XX 24 hours preceding the relevant meeting.
[*]The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 6 p.m. of Monday 30 May 2011. In the event that the consideration of a specific item or sub-item does not take up the whole meeting, the Council will move to the consideration of the next item or sub-item scheduled for the following meeting, with the exception of Panel debates and consideration of UPR reports. The Secretariat will communicate any changes or updates by SMS, HRC Extranet and Twitter ( Any comments should be notified to the Secretariat. In room office E3060.