Human Rights Council
Sixteenth session
Geneva, 28 February -25 March 2011
Order of the Day*
Plenary Meetings – Room XX
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
MORNING
09:30 – 12:00
High-Level Segment**
6th meeting
09:30
H.E. Mr. Slobodan Uzelac, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues
and Human Rights, Croatia
09:40
H.E. Ms. Salamata Sawadogo, Minister for Human Rights, Burkina
Faso
09:50
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Al Soodani, Minister of Human Rights, Iraq
10:00
H.E. Hon. Patrick Antony Chinamasa, Minister of Justice and Legal
Affairs, Zimbabwe
10:10
H.E. Mr. Augustine Makgonatsotlhe, Secretary for Defence, Justice and
Security, Botswana
10:20
H.E. Ms. Asta Skaisgiryte-Liauškienė, Vice-Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Lithuania
10:30
H.E. Ms. Grazyna Bernatowicz, Under-Secretary of State in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
10:40
H.E. Dr. Akmal Saidov, Chairman, The National Center for Human
Rights, Uzbekistan
10:50
H.E. Diego Falconi, Vice-Minister of Justice. Ecuador
*The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 6 p.m. of the previous day. In the event
that the consideration of a specific item or sub-item does not take up the whole meeting, the Council will move to the
consideration of the next item or sub-item scheduled for the following meeting, with the exception of the High Level
Segment and Panels. The Secretariat will communicate any changes or updates by SMS, HRC Extranet and Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/un_hrc). Any comments should be notified to the Secretariat, Room E-3060.
**The present list is provisional and subject to change.
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11:00
H.E. Anders Johnsson, Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
11:10
H.E. Ms. Julia D. Joiner, Commissioner for Political Affairs, African
Union
11:20
H.E. Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General, Commonwealth
11:30
Ms. Janet Lim, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations UNHCR
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12.00 - 15.00
Panel discussion on the Full Enjoyment of the Human Rights
of People of African Descent to mark the International Year
for People of African Descent
Panelists:

Dr. Luis Almagro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay

Ms. Florence Simbiri Jaoko, Chairperson, Kenya National
Commission on Human Rights
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Ms. Mirjana Najcevska, Chairperson of the Working Group of
Experts on People of African Descent
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Mr. Pastor Murillo, Member of CERD
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Ms. Epsy Campbell, President, Centre for Afro-Costarican Women,
San Jose, Costa Rica
[Modalities for participation in the Panel: The presentations of panellists from the
podium will be followed by an interactive discussion, to be divided in two slots of 60
minutes each (45 minutes for comments and questions from the floor, followed by 15
minutes for comments and replies by panellists). Concept note including modalities
posted on HRC Extranet:
http://portal.ohchr.org/portal/page/portal/HRCExtranet/16thSession.]
AFTERNOON
15:00 – 18:00
7th meeting
High-Level Segment: General Segment
Other information:
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All speakers scheduled to take the floor should provide the Secretariat beforehand with 25 copies of their statements.
For general distribution, 250 copies are needed.

Identity session photo-badges may be obtained by all delegations from the UNOG Security and Safety Section at the
‘Pregny Gate’ (Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. upon presentation of a copy of the
letter requesting accreditation and an identity document.

The deadline for submission of draft resolutions/decisions is Thursday, 17 March 2011 at 1pm. (room E-3054).
Relevant modalities and co-sponsors’ forms are available on the Extranet.

Delegations wishing to reserve rooms should contact Ms. Somjai Kiatsurayanon (email: skiatsurayanon@ohchr.org
tel. 77381, office E-3060) no later than 12 noon of the day before the meeting.
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Draft programme of work found in annex.
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DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR THE 16TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (28 FEBRUARY – 25 MARCH 2011)
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WEEK 1
28 February
WEEK 2
7 March
WEEK 3
14 March
Item 1
Item 3 (cont’d) starts at 9.00 a.m.
Item 4 - starts at 9am
High-level segment (HLS)
Clustered ID with:
. SR countering terrorism
. SR torture
13.00
–
15.00
HLS (cont’d)
Item 3 (cont’d)
Clustered ID with :
. WG disappearances
. WG arbitrary detention
. SR on IDPs
15.00
–
HLS (cont’d)
N
D
A
Y
Item 3 (cont’d)
18.00
1 March
8 March
Item 3 (cont’d) starts at 9.00a.m
T
U
10.00
–
13.00
HLS (cont’d)
E
S
D
13.00
–
15.00
HLS (cont’d)
Clustered ID with:
. SR Right to Food
. SR on Adequate Housing
Item 3 (cont’d)
Clustered ID with:
. SRSG violence against children
. SR sale of children
Individual ID with:
. SR DPRK
. SR Myanmar
WEEK 4
21 March
Item 2 - HC report (res. 15/1) starts 9am
Item 7
Follow-up to special sessions :
. HC reports (res S-9/1 & S-12/1, 15/6)
. ID w/ Committee of Experts (res 13/9)
Item 4 (cont’d)
. Follow-up to the 14th Sp Session- HC
report (res S-14/1) to be followed by GD
. Follow-up to the 15th Sp Session - GD
-General debate (item 4)
Item 7 (cont’d)
. ID with SR - OpT
---General debate
Item 4 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
Item 7 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
15 March
Item 3 (cont’d)- starts 9am
. ID with IE minorities
Item 5 (cont’d)
. HRCAC Reports
. Report of Forum on Minority Issues
. Report of the Social Forum
. Report of WG on HRET
General debate (cont’d)
Item 5 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
22 March
Item 8 - starts at 9 am
General debate
-Item 9
Item 9
. IGWG on Durban follow-up
--General debate (cont’d)
A
Y
15.00
–
18.00
HLS (cont’d)
2 March
Item 3 (cont’d)
Item 5 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
9 March
16 March
W
E
D
10.00
–
13.00
9.00 -12.00
HLS (cont’d)
Annual full-day meeting on the rights of
the child (res. 13/20)
Item 6
Consideration of UPR-reports
Liberia
Malawi
Mongolia
N
E
S
D
A
Y
13.00
–
15.00
15.00
–
18.00
12.00 -15.00
Panel on the enjoyment of HRs of
people of African Descent (res.
14/16)
15.00 -18.00
HLS General segment
3 March
Item 1 (cont’d)
T
H
U
R
S
10.00
–
13.00
13.00
–
15.00
D
A
Y
F
15.00
–
18.00
10.00
–
13.00
Item 2
HC annual report, followed by
Interactive Dialogue with HC
Break
Item 2 (cont’d)
ID-HC (cont’d)
--HC/SG thematic reports followed by
General debate
4 March
Item 2 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
Break
Break
Annual full-day meeting on the rights of
the child (res. 13/20)
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
Panama
Maldives
Andorra
10 March
Item 3 (cont’d)
Clustered ID with:
. SR HR defenders
. SR freedom of religion or belief
Break
Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate
11 March
Panel on HRs and issues related
to terrorist hostage-taking
( dec. 15/116)
R
I
D
13.00
–
15.00
A
Y
15.00
–
18.00
Break
Break
Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
--Item 5
Complaint Procedure
[Closed meeting]
* including the adoption of the outcome of the HRC Review.
Item 3
Annual debate on HRs of persons
with disabilities (res. 13/11)
17 March
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
Bulgaria
Honduras
Lebanon
Item 9 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d )
-Item 5 (cont’d)
Complaint Procedure [Closed meeting]
23 March
Item 10
Individual ID with:
. IE on Burundi
. SR joint report on DRC (res 13/22)
--Item 2 & 10 – HC country reports
General Debate
--General
debate
Break
Item 1 (cont’d)
. Appointment SP mandate holders
. Appointment of Exp. Mechanism on
Indigenous Peoples.
. HRC Advisory Committee elections
24and
March
Decisions
conclusions
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
Break
Break
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
Marshall Islands
Croatia
Jamaica
Decisions and conclusions
(cont’d)
18 March
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Micronesia
Mauritania
Break
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR-reports
United States of America
--General debate
25 March
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
Break
Decisions and conclusion (cont’d)
Report of the session
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Information note for ease of reference on speaking time arrangements
16th Human Rights Council (28 February – 25 March 2011)
Type of discussion
Interactive dialogue with the High
Commissioner
Interactive dialogues for thematic
mandates (clustered)
Member
States
Observer States
and other
observers
NHRIs/NGOs
(min.)
(min.)
(min.)
3’
2’
5’
-
2’ per NHRI/NGO
(30’ approx. in total)
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3’ per NHRI/NGO
(30’ approx. in total
for three Rapporteurs)
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3’ per NHRI/NGO
(20’ approx. in total
for two Rapporteurs)
3’
Interactive dialogue for country
and other mandates (when
individual)
3’
2’
-
2’ per NHRI /NGO
(10’ approx. in total )
General debate for all Items
3’
2’
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2’ per NHRI /NGO
Panels
3’
2’
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2’ per NHRI /NGO
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For general debates, all delegates are requested to inscribe in person at the List of
Speakers Desk in Room XX, which is open for all items on the first day of the session.
For interactive dialogues and panels, delegates are requested to raise their
nameplates. NHRIs and NGOs* are requested to approach the List of Speakers Desk
in Room XX.
For the consideration of UPR outcomes under Item 6, a timetable for the opening of
the lists of speakers for countries concerned was circulated via Note Verbale on 25
January 2011. All delegates are requested to inscribe in person at the List of Speakers
Desk in Room XX. NHRIs and NGOs are requested to approach the List of Speakers
Desk outside Room XX.
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