Tuesday, 19 April 2005
Order of the Day
of the Commission on Human Rights
(Sixty-first session, 14 March - 22 April 2005)
Tuesday, 19 April 2005
Plenary meetings
55th meeting
56th meeting
57th meeting
Item 18:
9.00 a.m.
12.00 noon
3.00 p.m.
Conference room XVII
Effective functioning of human rights mechanisms:
(a) Treaty bodies;
(b) National institutions and regional arrangements;
(c) Adaptation and strengthening of the United Nations machinery for
human rights.
E/CN.4/2005/5, E/CN.4/2005/104, E/CN.4/2005/105, E/CN.4/2005/106, E/CN.4/2005/107,
E/CN.4/2005/108, E/CN.4/2005/109, E/CN.4/2005/133, E/CN.4/2005/NI/1,
E/CN.4/2005/NI/2, E/CN.4/2005/NI/3, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/1, E /CN.4/2005/NGO/7,
E/CN.4/2005/NGO/54, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/55, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/100,
E/CN.4/2005/NGO/121, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/221, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/291,
E/CN.4/2005/NGO/311, E/CN.4/2005/CRP.2, A/59/299
Notes
 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.
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E/CN.4/2005/OD.26
GE.05-011248
-2Item 19:
Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights.
E/CN.4/2005/110, E/CN.4/2005/111, E/CN.4/2005/112, E/CN.4/2005/113,
E/CN.4/2005/114, E/CN.4/2005/115, E/CN.4/2005/116, E/CN.4/2005/117,
E/CN.4/2005/118, E/CN.4/2005/119, E/CN.4/2005/120, E/CN.4/2005/121,
E/CN.4/2005/122, E/CN.4/2005/123, E/CN.4/2005/133, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/16,
E/CN.4/2005/NGO/166, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/254, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/266,
E/CN.4/2005/NGO/288
Item 20:
Rationalization of the work of the Commission.
E/CN.4/2005/132, E/CN.4/2005/NGO/221, A/59/565, A/59/2005
Item 6*:
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.13
Item 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.33/Rev.1
Item 11*:
Civil and political rights, including the questions of:
(a)
Torture and detention;
(b)
Disappearances and summary executions;
(c)
Freedom of expression;
(d)
Independence of the judiciary, administration of justice, impunity;
(e)
Religious intolerance;
(f)
States of emergency;
(g)
Conscientious objection to military service.
E/CN.4/2005/L.39, E/CN.4/2005/L.40, E/CN.4/2005/L.41, E/CN.4/2005/L.42,
E/CN.4/2005/L.43, E/CN.4/2005/L.44, E/CN.4/2005/L.45, E/CN.4/2005/L.46,
E/CN.4/2005/L.47/Rev.1, E/CN.4/2005/L.48, E/CN.4/2005/L.49, E/CN.4/2005/L.50,
E/CN.4/2005/L.52, E/CN.4/2005/L.54, E/CN.4/2005/L.55, E/CN.4/2005/L.97,
E/CN.4/2005/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/48 (Chapter I, draft decision 9)
Item 12*:
Integration of the human rights of women and the gender perspective:
(a)
Violence against women.
E/CN.4/2005/L.51, E/CN.4/2005/L.53,
E/CN.4/2005/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/48 (Chapter I, draft decision 10)
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-3Item 13*:
Rights of the child.
E/CN.4/2005/L.35/Rev.1, E/CN.4/2005/L.96**
* For consideration and action on draft proposals.
Persons invited
Ms. Monica Pinto, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Chad (item 19)
Mr. Peter Leuprecht, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in
Cambodia (item 19)
Mr. Titinga F. Pacéré, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (item 19)
Ms. Charlotte Abaka, Independent Expert on advisory services and technical cooperation
in Liberia (item 19)
List of speakers
Item 18 1.
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10.
Item 19 1.
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Item 19 1.
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Non-governmental organizations
Mouvement international d’apostolat des milieux sociaux indépendants
France Libertés : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Nord-Sud XXI
Agence Internationale pour le Développement
Group for International Solidarity
Asian Legal Resource Centre
United Nations Watch
Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action
Commission africaine des promoteurs de la santé et des droits de l’homme
Members
Egypt
Luxembourg (on behalf of the European Union)
Pakistan
Romania
Cuba
India
United States of America
Observers
European Commission
Venezuela
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Item 20 1.
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Item 20 1.
Item 20 1.
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Non-governmental organizations
Joint statement:
Femmes
Afrique Solidarité, United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation,
International Committee for the Respect and the Application of the African
Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, International Alliance of Women African Society of International and Comparative Law, International Council of
Jewish Women, International Council of Women & Coalition Against
Trafficking of Women
Joint statement: International Federation of University Women, Pan Pacific and
South East Asia Women’s Association International, International Council of
Women, International Council of Jewish Women, Femmes Africa Solidarité,
Women’s International Zionist Organization, Inter-African Committee on
Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children & Women's
Federation for World Peace International
Amnesty International
Rural Reconstruction Nepal
International Association of Democratic Lawyers
United Nations Watch
Members
Romania
Cuba
Egypt
Observers
Venezuela
Non-governmental organizations
International Service for Human Rights
South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
Consultative Council of Jewish Organization
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