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In this section you will find statements pertaining to the Human Rights Council, its Working Groups and its mechanisms. Statements displayed here are by ISHR and by other non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This is not an exhaustive collection of all statements made at or pertaining to the Human Rights Council (please refer to the OHCHR Extranet for that purpose).

Click on the relevant session buttons below to view a list of ISHR statements. You can also view videos of many of these statements on ISHR's YouTube channel.

18th session, 12 to 30 September 2011

Joint end of 18th session statement, presented by ISHR, together with Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, CIVICUS, Action Canada for Population and Development, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), and International Commission of Jurists (ICJ).
ISHR statement on the issue of 'Reprisals against those who cooperate with the UN Mechanisms'

17th session, 30 May to 17 June 2011

Statement on the issue of reprisals, presented under item 5.
Joint NGO statement at the end of the 17th session.

16th session, 28 February to 25 March 2011

ISHR joint end of session statement 16th session, presented by ISHR, together with Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.

Statement under Item 8, follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

Statement under Item 2, Annual Report of the High Commissioner

Interactive Diaolgue with Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders

NGO Joint Statement on sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights

Working Group on the Review of the Human Rights Council

ISHR Statement on the Review of the Council, first part of the second session of the Working Group (7 February 2011)

15th session, 13 September to 1 October 2010

Joint NGO statement on follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration, under item 8

Statement on reprisals, 15th Session, under Item 5

14th session, 31 May to 18 June 2010

Organisational meeting statement for 10 June 2010

ISHR statement at the closing of the 14th session of the Human Rights Council

Joint NGO statement on killing of Floribert Chebeya under Item 4

Joint NGO statement on reprisals against human rights defenders under Item 2

Human Rights Council Alert, 14th session

13th session, 1 to 26 March 2010

Joint NGO Statement on the end of the 13th session of the Human Rights Council Watch the video here

ISHR statement on Item 6: the universal periodic review (UPR)

ISHR statement on the draft declaration on human rights education and training

12th session, 14 September to 2 October 2009

Joint NGO letter to HRC President on the situation in the Gambia

ISHR statement at the closing of the 12th session of the Human Rights Council

ISHR statement on Item 8: follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and programme of action

ISHR statement on Item 6: the universal periodic review (UPR)

11th session, 2 to 18 June 2009

ISHR statement at the organisational session for the 4th cycle of the Human Rights Council (19 June 2009)

ISHR statement on the universal periodic review (UPR) made under Item 6 (12 June 2009)

ISHR statement on the special procedures of the Council made under Item 5: Human rights bodies and mechanisms (9 June 2009)

10th session, 2 to 27 March 2009

Item 2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General

Statement during interactive dialogue with with the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders

Statement during the general debate on Item 6, universal periodic review (UPR)

Joint statement under Item 8

9th session, 8 to 23 September 2008

Joint statement on Item 2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General (8 September 2008)

8th session, 2 to 20 June 2008

Joint NGO statement on the role and contribution of NGOs in the UPR process (13 June 2008)

Joint NGO statement on the Annual report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner (Item 2), 8th session of the Human Rights Council (2 June 2008): updated English version, French version

6th session, 10 to 28 September 2007

ISHR statement on the follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (27 September 2007)

ISHR statement on the review of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of indigenous peoples (26 September 2007)

ISHR statement (appeal to the Council) on the completion of the institution-building process (19 September 2007)

Joint NGO statement on the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (14 September 2007)

Joint NGO statement delivered during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief (13 September 2007)

5th session, 11 to 20 June 2007

Joint NGO statement on the conclusion of the instition building of the Human Rights Council (20 June 2007)

Joint NGO paper on 20 critical issues for a successful outcome of the Human Rights Council's institution-building process (4 June 2007)

4th session, 12 to 30 March 2007

ISHR statement on the coherence of the human rights system after the reform process (15 March 2007)

3rd session, including resumed 2nd session, 26 November to 8 December 2007

ISHR statement on the review of special procedures mandates (5 December 2006)

Joint NGO press release on historic UN statement on sexual orientation and sexual identity (5 December 2006)

Joint statement on the universal periodic review (4 December 2006)

Joint NGO statement on sexual orientation and gender identity (1 December 2006): English version, Spanish version

ISHR statement on follow-up to the decisions of the Human Rights Council (1 December 2006)

ISHR statement on the Agenda and Working Methods of the Council (30 November 2006)

Joint NGO contribution to the discussion on the review of special procedures, English, Spanish, French and Arabic

2nd session, 18 September to 6 October 2006

Joint NGO statement on special procedures (3 October 2006)

Joint NGO statement on the universal periodic review (2 October 2006)

ISHR statement on international solidarity (26 September 2006)

ISHR statement on human rights defenders (22 September 2006)

ISHR statement on religious intolerance (21 September 2006)

1st session, 19 to 20 June 2006

Joint NGO statement on sexual orientation and gender identity

Joint NGO statement on the universal periodic review (28 June 2006)

Joint NGO statement on the draft Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances. In Spanish, In French (27 June 2006)

ISHR statement on the draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (27 June 2006)

ISHR statement on human rights defenders (26 June 2006)

ISHR statement on the report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights (23 June 2006)

Joint NGO statement on the draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (16 June 2006)

Working Group on universal periodic review (UPR)

NGO Joint Statement on criteria for the successful establishment of the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism (20 November 2006)

Working Group on Special Procedures

Joint NGO contribution to the review of special procedures in English, Spanish, French, Arabic and
ISHR statement on the review of special procedures made during the Working Group's discussions (22 November, 2006)

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