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Next session of the Human Rights Council
The next session of the Human Rights Council will take place from the 27th of May to the 14th of June 2013. Information on how to participate in this 23rd session is available here.

Next session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
The next session of the UPR will take place from the 22nd of April to the 3rd of May 2013. Information on how to participate in this 16th session is available here.

    Announcements regarding the Human Rights Council

  • The draft programme of work for the 16th session of the UPR is available here and the troika members here.
  • Survey conducted by UPR Info and Mandat International about the process through which States draft their interventions for the UPR working group. The aim of this survey is to improve NGO's understanding of these processes, in a view to facilitate their interaction and advocacy efforts with States. Access the survey results here.
  • Useful resources regarding NGO participation in the Human Rights Council available here.
  • The 18th UPR working group will take place in January/February 2014. Deadlines for the submission of NGO information to this session are the 17th June for New Zealand, Afghanistan, Chile, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Yemen, and Vanuatu and 24th June for The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Comoros, Slovakia, Eritrea, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, and Cambodia. Details on how to submit information.
    Other Human Rights News

  • 23rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. Deadline for NGO written statements and parallel-event room requests: Monday, 6 May 2013 (rooms) and Friday, 10 May 2013 (statements). All information available here.
  • The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance invites you to contribute to his next report by sending your contributions to racism@ohchr.org (deadline: 24 May 2013).