Dear Colleagues, If you are interested in the UN Human Rights System's Reform, please feel free to contribute to the five week discussion organised by UNHCHR. For more info, please read the attached email.
For a better World! 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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