Draft annual programme of work for the ninth cycle of the Human Rights Council 2015*
[As of 9 January 2015, subject to change]
Twenty-eight session (4 weeks, incl. HLS)2-27 March 2015 / Twenty-ninth session (3 weeks)
15 June – 3 July 2015 / Thirtieth session (3 weeks)
14 September – 2 October 2015 /
Item 1. Organizational and procedural matters / Item 1. Organizational and procedural matters / Item 1. Organizational and procedural matters
Ø Adoption of the programme of work for the session
Ø High-level segment
Ø Selection and appointment of mandate holders
Ø Adoption of the report of the session
Ø High-level panel with United Nations agencies on human rights mainstreaming
/ Ø Adoption of the programme of work for the session
Ø Selection and appointment of mandate holders
Ø Adoption of the report of the session / Ø Adoption of the programme of work for the session
Ø Selection and appointment of mandate holders
Ø Adoption of the report of the session
Ø Election of Advisory Committee members (HRC dec. 18/121)
Item 2. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the OHCHR and the Secretary-General / Item 2. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the OHCHR and the Secretary-General / Item 2. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the OHCHR and the Secretary-General
Ø Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports on Guatemala, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Colombia (GA res. 48/141)
Ø Report of the OHCHR on the question of human rights in Cyprus (HRC dec. 2/102)
Ø Report of the SG on the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (GA res. 68/156)
Ø Report of the SG on the special fund established by the OPCAT (GA res. 68/156)
Ø Interim report of the SG on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (GA res. 69/190)
Ø Note by the Secretariat on the SG report on missing persons (GA res. 67/177 & and GA res. 69/184)
Ø Report of the SG containing conclusions and recommendations by special procedures (CHR res. 2004/76 & HRC dec. 2/102)
Ø Note by the Secretariat on the report of the SG on measures taken to implement resolution 9/8 and obstacles to its implementation, including recommendations for further improving the effectiveness, harmonization and reform of the treaty body system (HRC res. 9/8)
Ø Report of the OHCHR on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka followed by discussion (HRC res. 25/1)
Interactive dialogues
Ø Report of the OHCHR on the human rights situation in Iraq in the light of abuses committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups (HRC res. S-22/1)
Other reports
Ø Report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the follow-up review of the management and administration of the Office of the High Commissioner (HRC res. 22/2) / Ø Update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ø Report of the UN Women on its activities to eliminate violence against women
(GA res. 50/166) / Ø Update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Item 3. Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development / Item 3. Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development / Item 3. Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Panels/events
Ø Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities (theme: Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities on living independently and being included in the community) (HRC res. 7/9 & 25/20)
Ø Full-day meeting on the rights of the child (theme: towards better investment in the rights of the child) (HRC res. 7/29 and 25/6)
Ø Biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty (theme: regional efforts aiming at the abolition of the death penalty and the challenges faced in that regard) (HRC res. 26/2)
Ø Full-day discussion on human rights and climate change (themes: 1. Measures and best practices in addressing the adverse effects of climate change on the full and effective enjoyment of human rights; 2. How climate change has had an adverse impact on States’ efforts to progressively realize the right to food (HRC res. 26/27)
Interactive dialogues
Ø Report of the SR on the right to food
(HRC res. 22/9 & 25/14)
Ø Report of the SR on freedom of religion or belief (HRC res. 22/20 & 25/12)
Ø Report of the SR on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (HRC res. 22/8 & 25/7)
Ø Report of the IE on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment (HRC res. 19/10 & 25/21)
Ø Report of the SR on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living on the right to non-discrimination (HRC res. 15/8 & 25/17)
Ø Report of the SR on the situations of human rights defenders (HRC res. 16/5 & 25/18)
Ø Report of the SR on minority issues (HRC res. 16/6, 22/4 & 25/5)
Ø Report of the SR on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (HRC res. 22/21 & 25/13)
Ø Report of the SR on the sale on children, child prostitution and child pornography
(HRC res. 7/13 & 25/6)
Ø Report of the SR in the field of cultural rights (HRC res. 19/6 & 25/19)
Ø Report of the IE on foreign debt (HRC res. 25/16)
Ø Interim study of the IE on foreign debt on the negative impact of illicit financial flows on the enjoyment of human rights in the context of the post-2015 development agenda (HRC res. 25/9)
Ø Report of the SR on the rights of persons with disabilities (HRC res. 26/20)
Ø Annual report of the SRSG on violence against children (GA res. 69/157)
Ø Annual report of the SRSG for children and armed conflict (GA res. 69/157)
Other reports
Ø Report of the SG on the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights (HRC res. 25/11)
Ø Report of the HC on the rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities (HRC res. 22/4)
Ø Report of the HC on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (HRC res. 25/7)
Ø Study on the right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community (HRC res. 25/20)
Ø Report of the HC on the theme “towards better investment in the rights of the child” (HRC res. 25/6)
Ø Summary report of the OHCHR on the outcome of the panel discussion on the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights held at the 27th session (HRC res. 24/16)
Ø Summary report of the OHCHR on the outcome of the panel discussion on the protection of the human rights of persons deprived of their liberty held at the 27th session (HRC res. 24/12)
Ø Summary report of the HC on the workshop on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights (HRC res. 24/19)
Ø Summary report of the OHCHR on the panel discussion on the use of remotely piloted aircraft or armed drones held at the 27th session (HRC res. 25/22)
Ø Summary report of the HC on the panel discussion on history teaching and memorialization processes held at the 27th session (HRC res. 25/19)
Ø Summary report of the HC on the panel discussion on ways and means of accelerating global efforts to end violence against children held at the 27th session (HRC res. 25/10)
Ø Summary report of the HC on the discussions held during the expert consultation on human rights considerations relating to the issues of administration of justice through military tribunals and the role of the integral judicial system in combating human rights violations (HRC res. 25/4)
Ø Summary report of the HC on the panel discussion on the promotion and protection of the right to privacy in the digital age held at the 27th session (HRC dec. 25/117)
Ø Summary report of the HC on the panel discussion on the protection of the family and its members held at the 27th session (HRC res. 26/11)
/ Panels/events
Ø Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women (theme: outcome of the meetings of the open-ended intergovernmental expert group organized by CCPCJ on ways and means to prevent, prosecute and punish gender-related killings) (HRC res. 6/30 & 23/25)
Ø Panel discussion on realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl (HRC res. 27/6)
Ø Biennial panel discussion on the issue of unilateral coercive measures and human rights (HRC res. 27/21)
Interactive dialogues
Ø Report of the SR on the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (HRC res. 24/6)
Ø Report of the SR on independence of judges and lawyers (HRC res. 25/4 and 26/7)
Ø Report of the IE on human rights and international solidarity (HRC res. 23/12 & 26/6)
Ø Report of the SR on the human rights of internally displaced persons (HRC res. 23/8)
Ø Report of the SR on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
(HRC res. 24/5)
Ø Report of the SR on the right to education (HRC res. 8/4 & 26/17)
Ø Report of the SR on freedom of expression
(HRC res. 25/2)
Ø Report of the WG on transnational corporations and human rights (HRC res. 17/4 & 26/22)
Ø Report of the SR on summary executions (HRC res. 26/12)
Ø Report of the SR on the human rights of migrants (HRC res. 23/20 and 26/19)
Ø Report of the WG on discrimination against women (HRC res. 15/23, 20/6 23/7)
Ø Report of the SR on violence against women (HRC res. 16/7 & 23/25)
Ø Report of the SR on extreme poverty
(HRC res. 17/13 26/3)
Ø Report of the SR on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children (HRC res. 20/1 and 26/8)
Ø Comprehensive study of the SR on minority issues on the human rights situation of Roma worldwide (HRC res. 26/4)
Other reports
Ø Oral update of the HC on the initiatives taken to raise awareness and promote the protection of the rights of persons with albinism (HRC res. 26/10 and GA res. 69/170)
Ø Progress report of the HC on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (on consultations on legal options and practical measures to improve access to remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuses) (HRC res. 26/22)
Ø Report of the HC on the feasibility of a global fund to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to implement the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (HRC res. 26/22)
Ø Summary report of the OHCHR on the full-day discussion on human rights and climate change held at the 28th session (HRC res. 26/27)
Ø HC compilation of good practices and major challenges in preventing and eliminating female genital mutilation (HRC res. 27/22)
/ Panels/events
Ø Annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples (theme: follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, and its implications for the achievement of the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) (HRC res. 27/13)
Ø Panel discussion on a human rights-based approach to good governance in the public service (HRC res. 25/8)
Interactive dialogues
Ø Report of the WG on arbitrary detention (HRC res. 24/7)
Ø Report of the WG on enforced or involuntary disappearances (HRC res. 7/12 & 27/1)
Ø Report of the WG on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination (HRC res. 24/13 & 27/10)
Ø Report of the IE on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order (HRC res. 21/9 & 27/9)
Ø Report of the SR on the rights of indigenous peoples (HRC res. 15/14 & 24/9)
Ø Report of the SR on contemporary forms of slavery (HRC res. 24/3)
Ø Report of the SR on the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes (HRC res. 18/11 and 27/23)
Ø Report of SR on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation (HRC res. 24/18)
Ø Report of the SR on truth, justice and reparation and guarantee of non-recurrence (HRC res. 18/7 & 27/3)
Ø Report of the IE on the rights of older persons (HRC res. 24/20)
Ø Report of the SR on unilateral coercive measures (HRC res. 27/21)
Other reports
Ø Recommendations of the IGWG to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies (HRC res. 22/33)
Ø Yearly supplement of the SG to his quinquennial report on capital punishment and the implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty (HRC dec. 18/11 & res. 26/2)
Ø Study of the OHCHR on the prevention of the human rights violations and its practical implementation (HRC res. 24/16)