Dear Colleagues, To those interested in the UN Human Rights System Reform's debates I do recommend to visit also http://www.reformtheun.org.
Best Regards, Silvia Martis ---------------------------------------------------- --- Kurt Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > DEAR SILVIA MARTIS: > > WE LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED > NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER > FOR HUMAN RIGHTS > IS HOSTING A FIVE-WEEK DIALOGUE ON TREATY BODY > REFORM AND PROPOSALS > FOR A UNIFIED STANDING TREATY BODY. > > The five-week online discussion hosted by the Office > of the United > Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) > begins on Tuesday, > 1 November 2005 and will conclude on 6 December > 2005. > > Those who wish to participate in the discussion must > register. > Participants may contribute to the discussion in > English, French or > Spanish, though there will be no translation of > contributions posted > on the discussion page. > > To register for the online discussion, visit: > http://portal.ohchr.org/tbforum/ > > > In his report In Larger Freedom (A/59/2005), the > Secretary-General > emphasized the need to streamline and strengthen the > treaty body > system, and called for implementation of harmonized > guidelines on > reporting to all treaty bodies, so that they can > operate as a unified > system. In her Plan of Action (A/59/2005/Add.3), > the High > Commissioner reiterated this call, but made clear > that, in the long > term, the work of the treaty bodies should be > further consolidated, > including through the creation of a unified treaty > body. In paragraph > 147 of her Plan she accordingly indicates that she > will develop > proposals for a unified standing treaty body and > invite States > parties to the seven human rights treaties to an > intergovernmental > meeting in 2006 to consider options. The High > Commissioner has > elaborated a strategy to develop such proposals, > ensuring an open and > participatory process for all stakeholders > concerned, so as to draw > on the widest possible expertise available and to > ensure that the > goals of any treaty body reform, namely to enhance > the protection of > rights holders, remains at the core of the > proposals. > > The online discussion is intended to provide a forum > for experts, > activists, advocates and other stakeholders around > the world working > on issues related to human rights. It will help > inform the proposals > which will be prepared by the High Commissioner on a > unified standing > treaty body. It will stimulate thinking and allow > for the exchange > of ideas, raise issues and discuss options for a > unified standing > treaty body. > > The moderator of the discussion will be Professor > Feride Acar, > Chairperson, Department of Political Science and > Public > Administration of the Middle East Technical > University in Ankara, > Turkey and former Chairperson of the Committee on > the Elimination of > Discrimination against Women. > > Each week, the online discussion forum will be > devoted to a specific > question. > > The questions are: > > Week 1 (1-8 November) > 1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of > the current system? > > Week 2 (9-15 November) > 2. What should be the form, composition and > functions of a > unified standing treaty body? > > Week 3 (16-22 November) > 3. How can the effective protection of > specific rights, such > as those guaranteed under CEDAW and CRC be ensured > under a unified > standing treaty body? > > Week 4 (23-29 November) > 4. How can a unified standing treaty body > enhance > implementation at the national level? How would > non-governmental > organizations (NGOs), National Human Rights > Institutions (NHRIs), UN > agencies, funds and programmes, and other > stakeholders interact with > such a body to achieve this objective? > > Week 5 (30 November - 6 December) > 5. What are the legal issues to be addressed > vis-à-vis the > creation of a unified standing treaty body? > > > With respect to each question, the moderator will > provide a brief > introduction to the topic to be discussed. At the > end of each > discussion, an analytical summary of the main issues > raised will be > posted by the moderator. A summary of all issues > raised in the > course of the dialogue will be posted. > > OHCHR wishes to express its gratitude to those who > will contribute to > this discussion. > > For more information contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! 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