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On this page you can find previous editions of the Human Rights Monitor Quarterly. You can find the current issue of the Quarterly here.
Issue 3, 2011
 Please find below the table of contents for Issue 3, 2011, covering news and events from May to July. Chapters can be downloaded individually, and the full publication is available to download here (pdf, 1.3 MB).
International Developments
Human Rights Council
Developments at the 17th Session of the Human Rights Council.
Conseil des Droits de L'Homme (français)
L'élan positif est maintenu mais les faiblesses demeurent.
Human Rights Council Review
An update on the General Assembly status review of the Human Rights Council.
Universal Periodic Review
11th session of the UPR - majority of recommendations remain pending.
General Assembly
Informal Thematic Debate on International Migration and Development.
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Political changes in Tunisia an opportunity for disability rights, says Committee.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Discrimination and gender inequality challenge Moldova, Germany, Russia, Turkey, and Yemen.
Committee against Torture
Reviews of Finland, Ghana, Ireland, Kuwait, Mauitius, Monaco, Slovenia, and Turkmenistan.
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Keeping children's rights on the government agenda in times of crisis.
Regional Developments
Middle East and North Africa
The response of human rights mechanisms to civil society demands for change.
Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord (français)
La réponse des mécanismes de droits de l'homme lorsque la société civile exige des changements.
Thematic Focus
The Treaty Body Complaint System
A survey of recent decisions by treaty bodies on individual complaints.
Upcoming Events
Opportunities for NGO engagement
Meetings to look out for and how to prepare.
Opportunités pour la participation et le plaidoyer des ONG (français)
Août à décembre 2011
Issue 2, 2011
Please find below the table of contents for Issue 2, 2011 - chapters can be downloaded individually. The full edition is available to download here (pdf, 1 MB).
International Developments
Human Rights Council
Developments at the 16th Session of the Human Rights Council
Le Conseil des droits de l'homme (FR)
Human Rights Council article in French
Human Rights Council Review
An examination of the five-review of the Human Rights Council. Note: You can find further updates on the review as it is unfolding in New York, here.
La Révision du Conseil des droits de l'homme (FR)
Human Rights Council Review article in French
Universal Periodic Review
An overall positive outcome at the 10th Session of the UPR
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
New Chair elected; country reviews of Bangladesh, Belarus, Israel, Kenya, Liechtenstein, South Africa, and Sri Lanka
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Focus on ways of improving implementation and follow-up; reviews of Afghanistan, Belarus, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Ukraine, and Singapore
Human Rights Committee
Focus on issues of judicial reform, the rights of women and minorities, and prison conditions and treatment in police custody; reviews of Mongolia, Slovakia, Serbia and Togo
Thematic Focus
Treaty Body Reform
An interview with treaty body experts from the Quaker United Nations Office and Amnesty International.
Upcoming Events
Opportunities for NGO engagement
Meetings to look out for and how to prepare
Issue 1, 2011
Please find below the table of contents for the January 2011 edition - chapters can be downloaded individually. The full edition is available to download here (pdf, 1.29 MB).
International Developments
General Assembly 65th Session
Developments at the Third Committee
La 65ème Session de l'Assemblée Générale (FR)
French version of the General Assembly article
Universal Periodic Review
Varying degrees of participation in reviews of 16 States
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Focus on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography; and on Inolvement of Children in Armed Conflict
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Tentative steps as the Committee prepares review of first State report
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Special protection needed for disabled, lesbian, migrant, and older women: Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Malta, Uganda, and Tunisia
Human Rights Committee
Reviews of Belgium, El Salvador, Hungary, Jordan, and Poland
Committee Against Torture
Reviews of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Mongolia, and Turkey
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Reports of Dominican Republic, the Neverlands, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, and Switzerland reviewed
Thematic Focus
Millennium Development Goals Summit
A human rights-based assessment
Regional Developments
African Commission on Human and People's Rights
Discrimination an issue at 48th Ordinary Session
La Commission Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (FR)
French version of the African Commission article
Upcoming events
Opportunities for NGO engagement
Meetings to look out for and how to prepare
Issue 3, 2010
 Please find below the table of contents for the October 2010 edition - chapters can be downloaded individually. The full edition is available to download here (pdf, 2.1 MB).
International Developments
Security Council
Focus on referenda in Sudan, UNMIN withdrawal from Nepal, and sexual violence in the DRC
Human Rights Council 15th session
New special procedure on freedom of association and women's equality
Human Right's Council Advisory Committee
Four recommendations adopted. Mandate of the Committee in question
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Discrimination against Roma in Europe a major concern in Bosnia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Romania, Slovenia, and Uzbekistan
Human Rights Committee
Focus on Cameroon, Colombia, Estonia, and Israel
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Towards a new communications procedure, and upcoming election of members
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Preventing violence against women challenges all States: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Russia, and Turkey
Thematic Focus
The Treaty Body Complaint System
Expanding protection against refoulement. A survey of recent views by treaty bodies on individual complaints
Regional Developments
Regional Human Rights Mechanism for the Pacific?
Lessons learnt from developments in other regions
Upcoming events
Opportunities for engagement and calendar for upcoming quarter
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