11th Meeting - 1st Regular Session of Human Rights…

15:00 – 18:00 - Chair of the Coordination Cttee of Special Procedures - Vice-Chair of the SubCommission - Chair of the Meeting of Treaty Body Chairpersons (Cont'd) - 11th Meeting

Exchange of views with the Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, the Vice-Chairperson of the 57th session of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and the Chairperson of the meeting of chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies

SPEAKERS:

• Mr. Vitit Muntarbhorn, Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of SpecialProcedures
• Mr. Ibrahim Salama, Vice-Chairperson of the 57th session of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
• Ms. Christine Chanet, Chairperson of the meeting of chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies

• Cuba
• Algeria
• Canada
• Russian Federation
• Indonesia
• Finland
• Japan
• Argentina
• Philippines
• Pakistan
• Switzerland
• Mexico
• Senegal
• Brazil
• Republic of Korea

Observers:

• Austria (on behalf of the European Union)
• Chile

Non-Governmental Organizations:

• Joint statement: Human Rights Watch, International Service for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme
• Joint statement: Organisation Mondiale contre la Torture, Association pour la Prévention de la Torture, Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme
• Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
• International Federation of University Women (IFUW)
• International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW)

Response to questions:

• Mr. Vitit Muntarbhorn, Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures

Response to questions:

• Mr. Ibrahim Salama, Vice-Chairperson of the 57th session of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

Response to questions:

• Ms. Christine Chanet, Chairperson of the meeting of chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies