HRC35ThematicCountryChartJune 2017 - OHCHR



Thematic / Country Chart

Human Rights Council

35th session

6 – 23 June 2017

The following chart provides a list of themes and countries to be addressed during the upcoming

35th session of the Human Rights Council according to the programme of work.

Please note that additional issues (thematic and country situations) can be raised during general debates scheduled to take place throughout the session.

All documents listed below can be found at the HRC35 documents page –



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Table of contents

|Theme / Country |Page |Theme / Country |Page |

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|Advisory Committee |3 |Japan |10 |

|Afghanistan |3 |Judges and lawyers, independence of |10 |

|Algeria |3 |Korea, Republic of |10 |

|Angola |3 |Kuwait |10 |

|Argentina |3 |Latin America and Caribbean |10 |

|Arms transfers |3 |Law enforcement |11 |

|Australia |3-4 |Leprosy |11 |

|Belarus |4 |Marriage, child, early and forced |11 |

|Burundi |4 |Mauritania |11 |

|Business and human rights |4-5 |Mexico |11 |

|Child rights |5 |Migrants rights |11 |

|Chile |5 |Minorities |12 |

|China |5 |Myanmar |12 |

|Civil society |5 |Nazism |12 |

|Climate change |5 |Nigeria |12 |

|Conscientious objection |5 |Norway |12 |

|Côte d’Ivoire |6 |Palestine and other occupied Arab territories |12 |

|Croatia |6 |Parliaments | |

|Democratic Republic of the Congo |6 |Peaceful assembly and association |12-13 |

|Digital divide |6 |Poverty |13 |

|Disabilities, rights of persons with |6 |Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia |13 |

|Discrimination |6-7 |Saudi Arabia |13-14 |

|Education |7 |Sexual orientation and gender identity |14 |

|Eritrea |7 |Special procedures |14 |

|Expression and opinion, freedom of |7 |Sri Lanka |14 |

|Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions |7 |Syrian Arab Republic |14 |

|Family, protection of | |Tajikistan |14 |

|Fiji |8 |Technical assistance |14 |

|Gender equality |8 |Terrorism |14-15 |

|Georgia |8 |Trafficking in persons |15 |

|Greece |8 |Turkey |15 |

|Health |8 |Ukraine |15 |

|High Commissioner |8-9 |United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |15 |

|Honduras |9 |United States of America |16 |

|Hungary |9 |Universal periodic review | |

|Internally displaced persons |9 |Women’s rights |16 |

|International solidarity |9 | |16 |

|Israel |9-10 | |16-17 |

| |10 | | |

|Theme or |Item |Related |Date * |

|Country | |Document | |

|Advisory Committee |HRC to consider report of the Advisory Committee containing a study on |A/HRC/35/38 |16 June |

| |discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members. (See| | |

| |also Leprosy) | | |

|Afghanistan |HRC to consider report of new Special Rapporteur on the human rights of |A/HRC/35/27/ |7 June |

| |internally displaced persons, Ms. Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, on her predecessor’s |Add.3 | |

| |mission to Afghanistan. (See also Internally displaced persons) | | |

|Algeria |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Mr. Dainius |A/HRC/35/21/ |6 June |

| |Pūras, on his mission to Algeria. (See also Health) |Add.1 | |

|Angola |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants,|A/HRC/35/25/ |8 June |

| |Mr. Francois Crépeau, on his mission to Angola. (See also Migrant rights) |Add.1 | |

|Argentina |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Ms. |A/HRC/35/30/ |12 June |

| |Dubravka Šimonović, on her mission to Argentina. (See also Women’s rights) |Add.3 | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination and| | |

| |xenophobia, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on his mission to Argentina. (See also Racism, | | |

| |racial discrimination, xenophobia) |A/HRC/35/41/ |19 June |

| | |Add.1 | |

|Arms transfers |HRC to consider report of OHCHR on the impact of arms transfers on the enjoyment |A/HRC/35/8 |16 June |

| |of human rights. | | |

|Australia |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants,|A/HRC/35/25/ |8 June |

| |Mr. Francois Crépeau, on his mission to Australia. (See also Migrant rights) |Add.3 | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination and| | |

| |xenophobia, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on his mission to Australia. (See also Racism, | | |

| |racial discrimination, xenophobia) |A/HRC/35/41/ |19 June |

| | |Add.2 | |

| | | | |

|Belarus |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in |A/HRC/35/40 |14 June |

| |Belarus, Mr. Miklós Haraszti. | | |

|Burundi |HRC to hear oral update by the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi on the status of |Oral update |14 June |

| |its work. |HRC res. 33/24 | |

|Business and human rights |HRC to consider report of Working Group on transnational corporations and other |A/HRC/35/32 |8 June |

| |business enterprises highlighting the role of business enterprises in global | | |

| |supply chains, and on its missions to Mexico and the Republic of Korea. (See also| | |

| |Mexico and the Republic of Korea) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of Working Group on transnational corporations and other | | |

| |business enterprises on improving effectiveness of cross-border cooperation | | |

| |between States with respect to law enforcement on the issue of business and human|A/HRC/35/33 |8 June |

| |rights. (See also Law enforcement) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of Working Group on transnational corporations and other | | |

| |business enterprises on the Latin America and Caribbean regional consultation on | | |

| |business and human rights. (See also Latin America and Caribbean) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of Working Group on transnational corporations and other |A/HRC/35/32/ |8 June |

| |business enterprises on public procurement. |Add.3 | |

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| | | | |

| |HRC to consider summary report of 5th annual Forum on Business and Human Rights | | |

| |held from 14 to 16 November 2016. | | |

| | |A/HRC/35/32/ |16 June |

| | |Add.4 | |

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| | | | |

| | | | |

| | |A/HRC/35/34 |16 June |

|Child rights |HRC to hold panel discussion on unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents |Concept note |9 June |

| |and human rights. (See also Migrant rights) |HRC res. 33/7 | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider study of OHCHR on the relationship between climate change and the| | |

| |rights of the child. (See also Climate change) | | |

| | |A/HRC/35/13 |12 June |

| |HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on the realization of the equal | | |

| |enjoyment of the right to education by every girl. (See also Discrimination and | | |

| |Education) | | |

| | |A/HRC/35/11 |12 June |

|Chile |HRC to consider report of the new Special Rapporteur on the right to education, |A/HRC/35/24/ |6 June |

| |Ms. Kombou Boly, on her predecessor’s mission to Chile. (See also Education) |Add.1 | |

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|China |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights,|A/HRC/35/26/ |7 June |

| |Mr. Philip Alston, on his mission to China. (See also Poverty) |Add.2 | |

| | | | |

|Civil society |HRC to consider report of the new Special Rapporteur on the rights to peaceful |A/HRC/35/28 |6 June |

| |assembly and association, Ms. Annalisa Ciampi, presenting reports of her | | |

| |predecessor on the achievements of civil society in participation. (See also | | |

| |Peaceful assembly and association) | | |

| | | | |

|Climate change |HRC to consider study of OHCHR on the relationship between climate change and the|A/HRC/35/13 |12 June |

| |rights of the child. (See also Child rights) | | |

| | | | |

|Conscientious objection |HRC to consider quadrennial report of the OHCHR on conscientious objection to |A/HRC/35/4 |12 June |

| |military service. | | |

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|Côte d’Ivoire |HRC to consider report of Independent Expert on capacity-building and technical |A/HRC/35/43 |20 June |

| |cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire in the field of human rights, Mr. Mohammed Ayat. | | |

|Croatia |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Mr. Dainius |A/HRC/35/21/ |6 June |

| |Pūras, on his mission to Croatia. (See also Health) |Add.2 | |

|Democratic Republic of the |HRC to hear oral update by OHCHR on the human rights situation in the Democratic |Oral update |20 June |

|Congo |Republic of the Congo, followed by an interactive dialogue. |HRC res. 33/29 | |

|Digital divide |HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on ways to bridge the gender digital |A/HRC/35/9 |12 June |

| |divide from a human rights perspective. (See also Gender equality) | | |

|Disabilities, rights of |HRC to consider summary report of High Commissioner on the one-day intersessional|A/HRC/35/12 |12 June |

|persons with |seminar on the role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of | | |

| |the rights of persons with disabilities held on 23 Feb 2017. (See also Family, | | |

| |protection of) | | |

|Discrimination |HRC to consider report of Working Group on the issue of discrimination against |A/HRC/35/29 |8 June |

| |women in law and in practice addressing women’s empowerment, and on its missions | | |

| |to Hungary and Kuwait. (See also Hungary, Kuwait and Women’s rights) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on the impact of multiple and | | |

| |intersecting forms of discrimination and violence in the context of racism, | | |

| |racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the full enjoyment |A/HRC/35/10 |12 June |

| |of the all human rights by women and girls. (See also Racism, racial | | |

| |discrimination, xenophobia and Women’s rights) | | |

| | | | |

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| |HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on the realization of the equal | | |

| |enjoyment of the right to education by every girl. (See also Child rights and | | |

| |Education) | | |

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| | | | |

| | |A/HRC/35/11 |12 June |

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|Education |HRC to consider report of the new Special Rapporteur on the right to education, |A/HRC/35/24 |6 June |

| |Ms. Kombou Boly Barry, addressing the realization of the right to education | | |

| |through non-formal education, and on her predecessor’s mission to Chile. (See | | |

| |also Chile) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on the realization of the equal | | |

| |enjoyment of the right to education by every girl. (See also Child rights and | | |

| |Discrimination) |A/HRC/35/11 |12 June |

|Eritrea |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights|A/HRC/35/39 |14 June |

| |in Eritrea, Ms. Sheila B. Keetharuth. | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to hear oral update by OHCHR on progress in the cooperation between Eritrea | | |

| |and the Office, and on its impact on the situation of human rights in Eritrea. |Oral update |15 June |

| | |HRC res. 32/24 | |

|Expression and opinion, |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and |A/HRC/35/22 |12 June |

|freedom of |expression, Mr. David Kaye, addressing the roles played by private actors engaged| | |

| |in the provision of Internet and telecommunications access, and on his missions | | |

| |to Japan, Tajikistan and Turkey. (See also Japan, Tajikistan and Turkey) | | |

|Extrajudicial, summary or |HRC to consider report of the new Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or|A/HRC/25/23 |6 June |

|arbitrary executions |arbitrary executions, Ms. Agnès Callamard, addressing a gender sensitive | | |

| |approach to arbitrary killings, and on her predecessor’s mission to Honduras. | | |

| |(See also Honduras) | | |

| | | | |

|Family, protection of the |HRC to consider summary report of High Commissioner on the one-day intersessional|A/HRC/35/12 |12 June |

| |seminar on the role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of | | |

| |the rights of persons with disabilities held on 23 Feb 2017. (See also | | |

| |Disabilities, rights of persons with) | | |

|Fiji |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination and|A/HRC/35/41/ |19 June |

| |xenophobia, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on his mission to Fiji. (See also Racism, racial |Add.3 | |

| |discrimination, xenophobia) | | |

|Gender equality |HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on ways to bridge the gender digital |A/HRC/35/9 |12 June |

| |divide from a human rights perspective. (See also Digital divide) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to hold full-day discussion on the human rights of women to address the 2030 | | |

| |Agenda for Sustainable Development: health and gender equality. (See also Women’s|Concept note |13 June |

| |rights) |HRC res. 6/30 | |

|Georgia |HRC to consider report of new Special Rapporteur on the human rights of |A/HRC/35/27/ |7 June |

| |internally displaced persons, Ms. Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, on her predecessor’s |Add.2 | |

| |mission to Georgia. (See also Internally displaced persons) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to hear oral update of High Commissioner on follow-up to HRC res. 34/37 on | | |

| |“Cooperation with and assistance to Georgia”. | | |

| | |Oral update |21 June |

| | |HRC res.34/37 | |

|Greece |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants,|A/HRC/35/25/ |8 June |

| |Mr. Francois Crépeau, on his mission to Greece. (See also Migrant rights) |Add.2 | |

|Health |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Mr. Dainius |A/HRC/35/21 |6 June |

| |Pūras, focusing on mental health as a global health priority, and on his | | |

| |missions to Algeria and Croatia (See also Algeria and Croatia) | | |

| | | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to convene panel discussion on realizing the right to everyone to the | | |

| |enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health by | | |

| |enhancing capacity-building in public health. |Concept note |8 June |

| | |HRC res. 32/16 | |

| |HRC to hold full-day discussion on the human rights of women to address the 2030 | | |

| |Agenda for Sustainable Development: health and gender equality. (See also Women’s| | |

| |rights) | | |

| | |Concept note |13 June |

| | |HRC res. 6/30 | |

|High Commissioner |HRC to hear oral update by High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al |Oral update |6-7 June |

| |Hussein, on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments. | | |

|Honduras |HRC to consider report of the new Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or|A/HRC/25/23/ |6 June |

| |arbitrary executions, Ms. Agnès Callamard, on her predecessor’s mission to |Add.1 | |

| |Honduras. (See also Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions) | | |

|Hungary |HRC to consider report of Working Group on the issue of discrimination against |A/HRC/35/29/ |8 June |

| |women in law and in practice addressing on its mission to Hungary. (See also |Add.1 | |

| |Discrimination and Women’s rights) | | |

| | | | |

|Internally displaced persons |HRC to consider report of new Special Rapporteur on the human rights of |A/HRC/35/27 |7 June |

| |internally displaced persons, Ms. Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, presenting her thematic| | |

| |priorities, and on her predecessor’s missions to Afghanistan, Georgia and | | |

| |Nigeria. (See also Afghanistan, Georgia and Nigeria) | | |

|International solidarity |HRC to consider report of Independent Expert on human rights and international |A/HRC/35/35 |6 June |

| |solidarity, Ms. Virginia Dandan, addressing the draft declaration on the right | | |

| |to international solidarity, and on her mission to Norway. (See also Norway) | | |

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| |HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill vacancy for post of Independent | | |

| |Expert on human rights and international solidarity. | | |

| | |Consultative Group report & |23 June |

| | |President’s list | |

|Israel |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Ms. |A/HRC/35/30/ |12 June |

| |Dubravka Šimonović, on her mission to Israel. (See also Women’s rights) |Add.1 | |

|Japan |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and |A/HRC/35/22/ |12 June |

| |expression, Mr. David Kaye, on his mission to Japan. (See also Expression and |Add.1 | |

| |opinion, freedom of) | | |

|Judges and lawyers, |HRC to consider report of the new Special Rapporteur on the independence of |A/HRC/35/31 |12 June |

|independence of |judges and lawyers, Mr. Diego García-Sayán, and on his predecessor’s mission to | | |

| |Sri Lanka. (See also Sri Lanka) | | |

|Korea, Republic of |HRC to consider report of Working Group on transnational corporations and other |A/HRC/35/32/ |8 June |

| |business enterprises on its mission to the Republic of Korea. (See also Business |Add.1 | |

| |and human rights) | | |

|Kuwait |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Ms. Maria|A/HRC/35/37/ |9 June |

| |Grazia Giammarinaro, on her mission to Kuwait. (See also Trafficking in persons)|Add.1 & 3 | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of Working Group on the issue of discrimination against | | |

| |women in law and in practice addressing on its mission to Kuwait. (See also | | |

| |Discrimination and Women’s rights) | | |

| | |A/HRC/35/29/ |8 June |

| | |Add.2 | |

|Latin America and Caribbean |HRC to consider report of Working Group on transnational corporations and other |A/HRC/35/32/ |8 June |

| |business enterprises on the Latin America and Caribbean regional consultation on |Add.3 | |

| |business and human rights. (See also Business and human rights) | | |

| | | | |

|Law enforcement |HRC to consider report of Working Group on transnational corporations and other |A/HRC/35/33 |8 June |

| |business enterprises on improving effectiveness of cross-border cooperation | | |

| |between States with respect to law enforcement on the issue of business and human| | |

| |rights. (See also Business & human rights) | | |

|Leprosy |HRC to consider report of the Advisory Committee containing a study on |A/HRC/35/38 |16 June |

| |discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members. (See| | |

| |also Advisory Committee) | | |

|Marriage, child, early and |HRC to consider summary report of High Commissioner on the expert workshop to |A/HRC/35/5 |12 June |

|forced |address child, early and forced marriage held in Oct 2016. | | |

|Mauritania |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights,|A/HRC/35/26/ |7 June |

| |Mr. Philip Alston, on his mission to Mauritania. (See also Poverty) |Add.1 | |

|Mexico |HRC to consider report of Working Group on transnational corporations and other |A/HRC/35/32/ |8 June |

| |business enterprises on its mission to Mexico. (See also Business and human |Add.2 | |

| |rights) | | |

|Migrant rights |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants,|A/HRC/35/25 |8 June |

| |Mr. Francois Crépeau, on the situation of migrants in transit, and on his | | |

| |missions to Angola, Australia and Greece. (See also Angola, Australia and Greece)| | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to hold panel discussion on unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents | | |

| |and human rights. (See also Child rights) | | |

| | |Concept note |9 June |

| |HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill vacancy for post of Special |HRC res. 33/7 | |

| |Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. | | |

| | | | |

| | |Consultative Group report & |23 June |

| | |President’s list | |

| | | | |

|Minorities |HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill vacancy for post of Special |Consultative Group report & |23 June |

| |Rapporteur on minority issues. |President’s list | |

|Myanmar |HRC to hear oral update by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human |HRC res. 34/22 |15 June |

| |rights in Myanmar, Ms. Yanghee Lee. | | |

|Nazism |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination and|A/HRC/35/42 |19 June |

| |xenophobia, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on combatting the glorification of Nazism and | | |

| |neo-Nazism. (See also Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia) | | |

|Nigeria |HRC to consider report of new Special Rapporteur on the human rights of |A/HRC/35/27/ |7 June |

| |internally displaced persons, Ms. Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, on her predecessor’s |Add.1 | |

| |mission to Nigeria. (See also Internally displaced persons) | | |

|Norway |HRC to consider report of Independent Expert on human rights and international |A/HRC/35/35/ |6 June |

| |solidarity, Ms. Virginia Dandan, on her mission to Norway. (See also |Add.1 | |

| |International solidarity) | | |

|Palestine and other occupied |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Ms. |A/HRC/35/30/ |12 June |

|Arab territories |Dubravka Šimonović, on her mission to the Occupied Palestinian Territory. (See |Add.2 | |

| |also Women’s rights) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on ensuring accountability and | | |

| |justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian |A/HRC/35/19 & |19 June |

| |Territory, including East Jerusalem: comprehensive review on the status of |A/HRC/35/19/ | |

| |implementation of the recommendations addressed to all parties since 2009. |Add.1 | |

|Parliaments |HRC to hear oral update by the High Commissioner on the activities of the |Oral update |12 June |

| |Inter-Parliamentary Union on parliamentary capacity with regard to the work of |HRC res.26/29 | |

| |the Council and its universal periodic review (See also Universal Periodic | | |

| |Review) | | |

|Peaceful assembly and |HRC to consider report of the new Special Rapporteur on the rights to peaceful |A/HRC/35/28 |6 June |

|association |assembly and association, Ms. Annalisa Ciampi, presenting reports of her | | |

| |predecessor on the achievements of civil society in participation, and on her | | |

| |predecessor’s missions to the United Kingdom and the United States. (See also | | |

| |Civil society, the United Kingdom and the United States of America) | | |

| | | | |

|Poverty |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights,|A/HRC/35/26 |7 June |

| |Mr. Philip Alston, focusing on poverty alleviation amidst a growing sense of | | |

| |economic insecurity, and on his missions to China, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia. | | |

| |(See also China, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia) | | |

| | | | |

|Racism, racial discrimination,|HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on the impact of multiple and |A/HRC/35/10 |12 June |

|xenophobia |intersecting forms of discrimination and violence in the context of racism, | | |

| |racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the full enjoyment | | |

| |of the all human rights by women and girls. (See also Discrimination and | | |

| |Women’s rights) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination and| | |

| |xenophobia, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, addressing racism in the context of | | |

| |counter-terrorism measures, as well as an overview of his six years on the |A/HRC/35/41 |19 June |

| |mandate, and on his missions to Argentina, Australia and Fiji. (See also | | |

| |Argentina, Australia, Fiji and Terrorism) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination and| | |

| |xenophobia, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on combatting the glorification of Nazism and | | |

| |neo-Nazism. (See also Nazism) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to consider report of Intergovernmental Working Group on the Durban |A/HRC/35/42 |19 June |

| |Declaration on its 14th session held in October 2016 |GA res. 71/179 | |

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| | |A/HRC/35/45 |19 June |

|Saudi Arabia |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights,|A/HRC/35/26/ |7 June |

| |Mr. Philip Alston, on his mission to Saudi Arabia. (See also Poverty) |Add.3 | |

|Sexual orientation and gender |HRC to consider report of new Independent Expert on protection against violence |A/HRC/35/36 |6 June |

|identity |and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Mr Vitit | | |

| |Muntarbhorn, with the theme “diversity in humanity, humanity in diversity”. | | |

|Special procedures |HRC to consider communications report of the special procedures. |A/HRC/35/44 |Multiple dates |

|Sri Lanka |HRC to consider report of former Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges|A/HRC/35/31/ |12 June |

| |and lawyers by the new mandate holder, Mr. Diego García-Sayán, on his mission to |Add.1 | |

| |Sri Lanka. (See also Judges and lawyers, independence of) | | |

|Syrian Arab Republic |HRC to hear oral update by the International Independent Commission of Inquiry on|Oral update |14 June |

| |human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic covering recent developments |HRC res. 34/36 | |

| |in the country. | | |

|Tajikistan |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and |A/HRC/35/22/ |12 June |

| |expression, Mr. David Kaye, on his mission to Tajikistan. (See also Expression |Add.2 | |

| |and opinion, freedom of) | | |

|Technical assistance |HRC to consider report of OHCHR on the operations of the Voluntary Fund for |A/HRC/35/18 |16 June |

| |Financial and Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Universal | | |

| |Periodic Review. (See also Universal Periodic Review) | | |

| | | | |

| |HRC to hold panel discussion on theme “A decade of technical cooperation and | | |

| |capacity-building in the HRC: challenges and the way forward”. | | |

| | |Concept note |20 June |

| |HRC to consider report of OHCHR on progress and challenges encountered in the |HRC res.33.28 | |

| |main activities aimed at enhancing technical cooperation and capacity-building | | |

| |undertaken since the establishment of the HRC by OHCHR. | | |

| | |A/HRC/35/20 |20 June |

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|Terrorism |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination and|A/HRC/35/41 |19 June |

| |xenophobia, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, addressing racism in the context of | | |

| |counter-terrorism measures. (See also Argentina, Australia, Fiji and Racism, | | |

| |racial discrimination and xenophobia) | | |

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| |HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill vacancy for post of Special | | |

| |Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental | | |

| |freedoms while countering terrorism. |Consultative Group report & |23 June |

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|Trafficking in persons |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, |A/HRC/35/37 |9 June |

| |especially women and children, Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, addressing | | |

| |trafficking in supply chains, and on her missions to Kuwait and the United | | |

| |States. (See also Kuwait and the United States of America) | | |

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|Turkey |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and |A/HRC/35/22/ |12 June |

| |expression, Mr. David Kaye, on his mission to Turkey. (See also Expression and |Add.3 | |

| |opinion, freedom of) | | |

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|Ukraine |HRC to hear oral presentation of the High Commissioner on the situation of human |Oral presentation |21 June |

| |rights in Ukraine followed by an interactive dialogue. |HRC res. 32/29 | |

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|United Kingdom of Great |HRC to consider report of the new Special Rapporteur on the rights to peaceful |A/HRC/35/28/ |6 June |

|Britain and Northern Ireland |assembly and association, Ms. Annalisa Ciampi, on her predecessor’s mission to |Add.1 | |

| |the United Kingdom (See also Peaceful assembly and association) | | |

|United States of America |HRC to consider report of the new Special Rapporteur on the rights to peaceful |A/HRC/35/28/ |6 June |

| |assembly and association, Ms. Annalisa Ciampi, on her predecessor’s mission to |Add.2 | |

| |the United States of America. (See also Peaceful assembly and association) | | |

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| |HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, | | |

| |especially women and children, Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on her mission to | | |

| |the United States of America. (See also Trafficking in persons. |A/HRC/35/37/ |9 June |

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|Universal Periodic Review |HRC to hear oral update by the High Commissioner on the activities of the |Oral update |12 & 16 June |

| |Inter-Parliamentary Union on parliamentary capacity with regard to the work of |HRC res.26/29 | |

| |the Council and its universal periodic review. (See also Parliaments) | | |

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| |HRC to consider report of OHCHR on the operations of the Voluntary Fund for | | |

| |Participation in the Universal Periodic Review. | | |

| | |A/HRC/35/17 |12 & 16 June |

| |HRC to consider report of OHCHR on the operations of the Voluntary Fund for | | |

| |Financial and Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Universal | | |

| |Periodic Review. (See also Technical assistance) | | |

| | |A/HRC/35/18 |12 & 16 June |

|Women’s rights |HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Ms. |A/HRC/35/30 |12 June |

| |Dubravka Šimonović, addressing shelters and protection orders, and on her | | |

| |missions to Argentina, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. (See also | | |

| |Argentina, and Palestine and other occupied Arab territories) | | |

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| |HRC to hold full-day discussion on the human rights of women to address (1) | | |

| |efforts to engage men and boys in preventing and responding to violence against | | |

| |women and girls; and (2) Women's rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable | | |

| |Development: health and gender equality. (See also Health and Gender equality) |Concept note |13 June |

| | |HRC res. 6/30 | |

| |HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on the impact of multiple and | | |

| |intersecting forms of discrimination and violence in the context of racism, | | |

| |racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the full enjoyment | | |

| |of the all human rights by women and girls. (See also Discrimination and | | |

| |Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia) | | |

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| |HRC to consider report of Working Group on the issue of discrimination against | | |

| |women in law and in practice addressing the theme of women’s empowerment, and on | | |

| |its missions to Hungary and Kuwait. (See also Discrimination, Hungary and Kuwait)|A/HRC/35/10 |12 June |

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| |HRC to consider report of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the | | |

| |Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN) on the activities of the United Nations Trust | | |

| |Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women. | | |

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| | |A/HRC/35/29 |8 June |

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| | |A/HRC/35/3 |13 June |

*Please note that the dates may change slightly subject to the programme.

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