Monday, July 25, 2016

U.N. Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law - "Widening the Democratic Space: The Role of Youth in Public Decision Making"--Links to Submissions Received in Response to Call for Inputs

 

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Human Rights Council Resolution 28/14 (9 April 2015) established a Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law. Further to that effort the UN announced its first Forum to be held in Geneva 21-22 November 2016 in Room XVII Palais des Nations. The Forum targets academics, non governmental organizations and experts. Resolution 28/4, and related materials may be found HERE.

This post includes links to submissions received in response to the call for inputs on the topics to be discussed during the first session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.

 

Submissions received in response to the call for inputs on the topics to be discussed during the first session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law:

Member States
National Human Rights Institutions
United Nations mechanisms, bodies and specialized agencies, funds and programmes
International Organisations
NGOs
Academics and experts
For any queries, please contact democracyforum@ohchr.org, or Ms Federica Morvay at fmorvay@ohchr.org

Participation in the 2016 Forum

Resolution 28/14 decided that the Forum would be “open to the participation of States, United Nations mechanisms, bodies and specialized agencies, funds and programmes, intergovernmental organizations, regional organizations and mechanisms in the field of human rights, national human rights institutions and other relevant national bodies, academics and experts and non-governmental organizations…”
Please note that all participants will be able to request accreditation to attend the Forum through the online registration platform that will be made available soon on the Forum webpage.

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