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Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and
cultural rights, including the right to development (cont’d)
Presentation of reports followed by interactive dialogues:
 Report* of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
A/HRC/10/5 and Add.1, Add.2, A/HRC/10/NGO/45, A/HRC/10/NGO/61,
A/HRC/10/NGO/86, A/HRC/10/NGO/98
 Report* of the Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations
related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation
A/HRC/10/6, A/HRC/10/NGO/44, A/HRC/10/NGO/75
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 Delegations are requested to be in Room XX at 10.00 a.m.
 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.
 The confidential files for the closed meetings on the complaint procedure are available for
collection by States Members of the Council in office E-2068 (access through 3rd floor).
 The full text of statements, as well as the audio files may be accessed at
http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil.
 Deadline to table draft proposals for action: 19 March 2009.
 Identity photo-badges valid for the session may be obtained by all delegations, if needed,
from the UNOG Security and Safety Section at the “Pregny Gate”(Palais des Nations, 8-14
avenue de la Paix) from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. upon presentation of a copy of their letter of
accreditation and an identity document.
* The reports listed in this section have been already circulated on Monday, 9 March 2009.
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A/HRC/10/OD.7
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Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and
cultural rights, including the right to development (cont’d)
Presentation of reports followed by interactive dialogues:
 Report*of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component
of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to
non-discrimination in this context
A/HRC/10/7 and Add.1, Add.2, Add.3, Add.4
 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection
of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
A/HRC/10/3, A/HRC/10/3/Add.1, A/HRC/10/3/Add.2, A/HRC/10/G/2,
A/HRC/10/NGO/6, A/HRC/10/NGO/12, A/HRC/10/NGO/18, A/HRC/10/NGO/30
 Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment
A/HRC/10/44 and Corr.1, Add.1, Add.2, Add.3, Add.4, Add.5,
A/HRC/10/NGO/4, A/HRC/10/NGO/16, A/HRC/10/NGO/26, A/HRC/10/NGO/34
 Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
A/HRC/10/9 and Add.1, A/HRC/10/NGO/25, A/HRC/10/NGO/49,
A/HRC/10/NGO/90, A/HRC/10/NGO/96
 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the freedom of religion or belief
A/HRC/10/8 and Add.1, Add.2, Add.3, Add.4, A/HRC/10/NGO/24,
A/HRC/10/NGO/110, A/HRC/10/NGO/117
 Report of the Independent Expert on minority issues
A/HRC/10/11 and Add.1, Add.2, Add.3, A/HRC/10/NGO/116
 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights
defenders
A/HRC/10/12 and Add.1, Add.2, Add.3, A/HRC/10/G/3, A/HRC/10/NGO/7,
A/HRC/10/NGO/36, A/HRC/10/NGO/57, A/HRC/10/NGO/89, A/HRC/10/NGO/93,
A/HRC/10/NGO/120
* The reports listed in this section have been already circulated on Monday, 9 March 2009.
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MODALITIES FOR INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES
There will be no list of speakers, members of the Council and observer states wishing to take the
floor should signal this by raising their nameplates. Other participants which do not have their
nameplates and wish to participate in the interactive dialogues are requested to inscribe their
names on the list of speakers.
The arrangement for speaking time is the following:
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Mandate-holders will have 10 minutes for the presentation of their report and 2
additional minutes to present each addendum.
Countries concerned (specific mission report) will have 5 minutes.
Members of the Council shall have 5 minutes for clustered mandate-holders.
Observer states and other observers will have 3 minutes.
At the end, the mandate-holders will have 5 minutes to make concluding comments or
observations.
The interactive dialogue shall follow the presentation of all three reports by the mandateholders.
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