International Service for Human Rights

This page contains analytical overviews of the regular sessions of the Human Rights Council. The session overviews analyse the main trends from the session, implications of the key discussions and decisions, and next steps that NGOs should be aware of for their advocacy and action.

The reports are listed in reverse chronological order and can be downloaded in PDF format (Acrobat Reader needed):

• Analytical Overview of the 11th session of the Human Rights Council (2 to 19 June 2009)

• Analytical Overview of the 10th session of the Human Rights Council (2 to 27 March 2009)
• Analytical Overview of the 9th session of the Human Rights Council (8 to 23 September 2008)
• Analytical Overview of the 8th session of the Human Rights Council (2 to 18 June 2008)
• Analytical Overview of the 7th session of the Human Rights Council (3 to 28 March 2008)
• Analytical Overview of the 6th session of the Human Rights Council (10 to 14 December 2007 and 10 to 28 September 2007)
• Overview of the first part of the 6th session (10 to 28 September 2007)
• Analytical Overview of the 4th session of the Human Rights Council (12 to 30 March 2007)
• Analytical Overview of the 2nd session of the Human Rights Council (27 November to 8 December 2006)
• Analytical Overview of the 1st session of the Human Rights Council (19-30 June 2006)