Situation of Human Rights in Haiti

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Who created this mandate?

A Presidential Statement of the General Assembly, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 2008–2017

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What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs

Under the terms of paragraph 8 of presidential statement PRST/6/1, the Human Rights Council invited the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti to continue his mission and to report to the Council at its eighth session.

It is estimated that, pursuant to the presidential statement adopted by the Council, a total amount of $ 48,200 per year will be required to implement the activities called for in paragraph 8, as follows:

Travel of the independent expert to attend the annual meeting of special procedures and to present a report to the Council and for two field missions per year ($ 31,300);

Travel of staff to accompany the independent expert during field missions ($ 9,700);

Local transportation, security, communication and other miscellaneous expenses during field missions ($ 7,200).

The requirements to implement the activities for the mandate of the independent expert have already been included under section 23, Human rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007 and the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. No additional appropriations will be required as a result of the adoption of the presidential statement PRST/6/1.

Attendance

Members

List of documents issued for the sixth session of the Council

Note by the Secretariat entitled “Main steps to be taken regarding the establishment of the universal periodic review (UPR) work programme (for the first cycle)”

First step (before the selection process)

In accordance with paragraph 12 of the institution-building text annexed to Council resolution 5/1, Member and Observer States may volunteer to be reviewed as a matter of priority. Expressions of interest should reach the Secretariat before 21 September 2007;

The Secretariat will prepare five lists of countries in alphabetical order, each list corresponding to a regional group. The lists of regional groups will be based on groupings drawn up in New York in similar circumstances;

In accordance with paragraph 9 of the institution-building text, Council members whose terms of membership ended in June 2007 or will end in June 2008 will be clearly identified* in each list. Those countries volunteering for review will also be identified in each list (see appendix I);

In order to maintain a good balance between members and non-members, Council members whose terms of membership will end in June 2009 or later, will also be identified as appropriate.

Second step (selection process)

On 21 September 2007, the President will draw by lot the first Member or Observer State, the name of which will serve to reorganize the above lists accordingly. Each list will be recomposed taking into account the priorities mentioned in paragraph 1 (c). Those countries whose terms of membership ended in June 2007 will be moved up in the list, followed by those whose terms of membership will end in June 2008, as well as the volunteers. Members whose terms of membership will end in June 2009 and those non-initial members of the Council whose terms of membership will end in 2010 will be placed in the list at the first possible opportunity in the year during which their terms of membership will end;

In accordance with paragraph 14 of the institution-building text, 48 countries will be reviewed per year, thus corresponding to 16 countries to be reviewed per session of the Working Group on UPR. In this regard, and so as to ensure full respect for equitable geographic distribution (paragraph 11 of the institution-building text), the calendar for 2008 and following years will be drawn up based on the tables contained in appendix 2;

The President will then draw by lot the order in which countries selected for the first UPR session will be considered. Similar drawings will take place at each plenary session for the subsequent UPR Working Group sessions;

Lastly, all States to be reviewed in 2008 will be invited to indicate before 15 November 2007 whether they intend to request that one of the three rapporteurs be from its own regional group (an option provided for in paragraph 19 of the institution-building text annexed to resolution 5/1).

Appendix 1Unofficial listing of regional groups

Appendix 2

A.Number of universal periodic review (UPR) reports to be considered by the Human Rights Council during the first UPR cycle

B.Distribution by session and year

Timetable for the consideration of United Nations Member States under the universal periodic review mechanism

Order of review during the first three sessions of the Working Group on Universal Periodic Review

Annual programme of work for the second cycle of the Human Rights Council (2007/08)

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