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7th Session of the Universal Periodic Review begins |
 The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council that aims to improve the human rights situation on the ground in each of the 192 U.N. Member States. The 16 States under review in this session are Qatar, Nicaragua,
Italy, El Salvador, Gambia, Bolivia, Fiji, San Marino, Kazakhstan,
Angola, Iran, Madagascar, Iraq, Slovenia, Egypt and finally Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 7th Session of the Universal Periodic Review continues over the two week period 8-19 February 2010.
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Member States explore the implementation of cultural rights |
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 The OHCHR recently held a seminar at the Palais des Nations in Geneva focusing on the various parameters, issues, and challenges related to implementing cultural rights. The seminar was held in partnership with the International Organization of La Francophonie and UNESCO, and in collaboration with the Observatory of diversity and cultural rights.
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Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the Human Rights Council |
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 The Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council last week held its 4th Session to discuss topics as requested of it by the Human Rights Council. These requests were regarding: human rights education and training; the right to food; human rights of women; the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order; missing persons; human rights of persons with disabilities; the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members; and human rights and international solidarity. The week-long meeting produced a number of recommendations to the Human Rights Council that were adopted at the end of the session.
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The Human Rights Council concluded its 13th Special Session on 28 January 2010 in response to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on 12 January 2010. The resolution titled "The Support of the Human Rights Council to the Recovery Process in Haiti After the Earthquake: a Human Rights Approach" outlines concern over the medium and long-term consequences of the disaster and invites collaboration with the Haitian government and the OHCHR to identify a human rights approach to recovery for the nation.