Thursday, 14 April 2005 Order of the Day of the Commission on Human Rights (Sixty-first session, 14 March - 22 April 2005) Thursday, 14 April 2005 Plenary meetings 49th meeting 50th meeting Item 6*: 10.00 a.m. 3.00 p.m. Conference room XVII Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination: (a) Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. E/CN.4/2005/L.14 Item 8*: Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine. E/CN.4/2005/L.2/Rev.1, E/CN.4/2005/L.4, E/CN.4/2005/L.15 * For consideration and action on draft proposals. Notes The deadlines for the submission of draft resolutions have been set as follows: Items 17 - 21 Thursday, 14 April 2005, 6.00 p.m. Item 13 Friday, 15 April 2005, 1.00 p.m. All delegations scheduled to take the floor must provide the Secretariat beforehand with 25 copies of their statements. For general distribution, 250 copies are needed. Identity photo-badges valid for the duration of the session may be obtained by all delegations, if needed, from the UNOG Security and Safety Section at the villa “Les Feuillantines”(13, 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. /... ____________________________ E/CN.4/2005/OD.23 GE.05-011242 -2Item 9*: Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world, including: (a) Question of human rights in Cyprus. E/CN.4/2005/L.3, E/CN.4/2005/L.17, E/CN.4/2005/L.29, E/CN.4/2005/L.30, E/CN.4/2005/L.31, E/CN.4/2005/L.32, E/CN.4/2005/L.33 Item 10*: Economic, social and cultural rights. E/CN.4/2005/L.8, E/CN.4/2005/L.16, E/CN.4/2005/L.18, E/CN.4/2005/L.19, E/CN.4/2005/L.20, E/CN.4/2005/L.21, E/CN.4/2005/L.22, E/CN.4/2005/L.23, E/CN.4/2005/L.24, E/CN.4/2005/L.25, E/CN.4/2005/L.26, E/CN.4/2005/L.27, E/CN.4/2005/L.28, E/CN.4/2005/L.34, E/CN.4/2005/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/48 (Chapter I, draft decisions 1, 2 and 3) * For consideration and action on draft proposals. Item 14: Specific groups and individuals: (b) Migrant workers; (c) Minorities; (d) Mass exoduses and displaced persons; (e) Other vulnerable groups and individuals E/CN.4/2005/8, E/CN.4/2005/63, E/CN.4/2005/79, E/CN.4/2005/80 & Add.1, E/CN.4/2005/81, E/CN.4/2005/82, E/CN.4/2005/83, E/CN.4/2005/84 & Add.1, E/CN.4/2005/85 & Corr.1 & Add.1, 2, 3, 4, E/CN.4/2005/86 & Corr.1 & Add.1, E/CN.4/2005/124, E/CN.4/2005/128, E/CN.4/2005/133, E/CN.4/2005/G/7, E/CN.4/2005/G/19, E/CN.4/2005/G/31, E/CN.4/2005/G/33, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/13, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/25, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/52, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/65, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/74, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/82, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/106, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/120, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/129, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/130, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/143, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/180, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/186, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/195, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/199, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/232, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/234, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/270, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/289, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/302, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/320, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/321, E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/29, E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/36 & Corr.1, E/CN.5/2005/5 & Corr.1, A/59/360 Item 16: Report of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: (a) Report and draft decisions. E/CN.4/2005/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/48 & Corr.1, E/CN.4/2005/90, E/CN.4/2005/91, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/19, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/26, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/196, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/200 /… -3- List of speakers Item 14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. Non-governmental organizations Organisation internationale pour le droit à l’éducation et la liberté d’enseignement World Federation of Trade Unions Colombian Commission of Jurists All For Reparation and Emancipation Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples Centre Europe-Tiers Monde International Federation of Free Journalists Federación de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos International Religious Liberty Association Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Liberation Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation International Federation for the Protection of the Rights of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic and other Minorities International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development Joint statement: International Commission of Jurists and Landmine Survivors Network International Humanist and Ethical Union International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists Association of World Education International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Permanent Assembly for Human Rights Society for Threatened Peoples European Union for Public Relations African Society of International and Comparative Law International Institute for Peace World Union for Progressive Judaism MADRE Netherlands Organization for International Development Cooperation Human Rights Council of Australia South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre International Council of AIDS Service Organizations Anti-Slavery International Joint statement: Minority Rights Group International and International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism Jubilee Campaign Joint statement: Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations and B’nai B’rith International World Federation of Democratic Youth Center for International Rehabilitation Global Rights Worldview International Foundation International Indian Treaty Council Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network International Movement for Fraternal Union Among Races and Peoples /… -4Item 16 1. 2. 3. Item 16 1. Item 16 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Members Egypt Cuba Pakistan Observers Venezuela Non-governmental organizations Joint statement: International Commission of Jurists and International Service for Human Rights Joint statement: Anti-Slavery International, Pax Romana, Habitat International Coalition, Lutheran World Federation, Human Rights Watch, International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, Minority Rights Group International, Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development and Asian Legal Resource Centre UNESCO Centre Basque Country (UNESCO Etxea) National Federation of International Immigrant Women Associations National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Japanese Workers’ Committee for Human Rights Organisation of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America Persons invited on Friday, 15 April 2005 Mr. Thomas Hammarberg, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for technical cooperation in the field of human rights (item 19) Mr. Louis Joinet, Independent Expert appointed by the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Haiti (item 19) Mr. Cherif Bassiouni, Independent Expert appointed by the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan (item 19) ____________