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27th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (8 to 26 September 2014)

Here is the latest information from an FIDH perspective regarding the 27th regular session of the Human Rights Council #HRC27 We will provide regular updates. Stay tuned!

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  1. More Action, Less Conversation Needed at the Human Rights Council


    The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) is increasingly failing to fulfill its mandate to address gross and systematic violations, despite calls from human rights defenders and victims of human rights violations and an exceptionally high number of “panel discussions”. This is attributable to its silence on mounting crises, to co-ordinated attacks on the universality of human rights, and to an increasingly deleterious atmosphere.

    Read on FIDH website our entire analysis regarding the 27th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.

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    This is attributable to its silence on mounting crises, to co-ordinated attacks on the universality of human rights, and to an increasingly deleterious atmosphere. As its 27th regular session drew to a close today, the HRC failed to address human rights crises in Egypt and Bahrain.
    Fidh
  3. Below you will find a social summary of our actions during the Council.
  4. 26/09/2014
  12. 25/09/2014
  13. FIDH calls for accountability for international crimes committed in relation to conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine
  17. 19/09/2014
  18. Yemen

    The Human Rights Council should further push for accountability in Yemen - Priority #HRC27

    On 18 September, FIDH, its member organization the Human Rights Information and Training Center (hritc.info/en), and partners CIVICUS, Human Rights Watch and the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) held a side event on the human rights situation in Yemen. Presentations and discussions revolved around cooperation between the government and OHCHR and ongoing violations of freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly, as well as of women's rights. Panelists called for an effective end to impunity for the human rights violations committed in 2011 through the creation of an international commission of inquiry.

    In light of the last developments in Yemen, with attacks on the capital Sanaa and serious threats to the stability of the country, FIDH also organized a briefing between Ezzaddin Al-Asbahi, President of HRITC, and diplomatic missions on 19 September. The situation in Yemen should be reflected in OHCHR's presentation to the HRC, set for 24 September, as well as in the resolution on Yemen that will be adopted by the Council at #HRC27.
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    Since 2011, Yemen has experienced significant social and political developments. Massive protests finally resulted in the resignation of President Saleh in November 2011, when he signed the agreement brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The road-map associated with it involves a series of measures to be implemented in order to guarantee an effective political transition.
    Fidh
  21. 16/09/2014
  22. Please find below a social summary of the day.


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