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Translating international human rights commitments into national realities: The contribution of parliaments to the work of the United Nations Human Rights Council

Seminar for Asia-Pacific parliaments organized jointly by the Senate of the Philippines and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

26 - 27 February 2015, Diamond Hotel, Manila (Philippines)

This seminar is organized jointly by the Senate of the Philippines, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The seminar will be held on 26 and 27 February 2015. As part of a series of regional events aimed at strengthening the contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council, the seminar also aims to inform participants of how the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) works and to involve them in and sensitize them to the importance of this mechanism in assessing the human rights situation in countries.

The objective of the seminar is to identify good parliamentary practice in working with the Human Rights Council and promote and protect human rights in general by initiating an effective and continuous dialogue with other stakeholders such as national human rights institutions and civil society actors.

The proceedings will be conducted in English only.

 

Updated on 19 March 2015
 
DOCUMENTS
Practical and substantive documents related to the event are available exclusively in English,
which is the only working language for this particular event.
 
Conclusion New! [ PDF ]
Report [ PDF ]
Programme [ PDF ]
List of participants New! [ PDF ]
Invitation[ PDF ]
Practical information note[ PDF ]
 
SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS
 
Summary of the two-day conference by Sen. Koko Pimentel III, Conference Chairman[ PDF ]
Common challenges regarding the human rights situation in Asia-Pacific fichier[ PDF ]
Examples of good practices relating to the participation of Asia and Pacific parliaments in the Universal Periodic Review process[ PDF ]
An introduction to the universal periodic review and a parliamentary contribution to its work[ PDF ]
human rights : vital to human life[ PDF ]
The Philippine Experience in the Universal Periodic Review Process[ PDF ]
Address by the representative of the Inter-Parliamentary Union[ PDF ]

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