The UN Human Rights Council will hold its 22nd regular session (HRC-22) from 25 February to 22 March 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. FORUM-ASIA interventions, statements and events during this session will appear on this page.
Oral Statements
- 8 March 2013 – Item 3: Promotion and Protection of all Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development – General Debate (Joint Statement) – Human Rights education & Training
- 8 March 2013 – Item 3: Promotion and Protection of all Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development – General Debate – Human Rights defenders
- 11 March 2013 – Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burma/Myanmar
- 14 March 2013 – Item 6: Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on South Korea
- 14 March 2013 – Item 6: Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Pakistan
- 15 March 2013 – Item 6: Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Sri Lanka
- 20 March 2013 – Item 2: Annual Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Reports of the OHCHR and the Secretary-General – General Debate
- 22 March 2013 – End of the Session
Written Statements
- Item 4: Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention – Burma/Myanmar: Serious Rights Challenges Require the Sustained Attention of the Human Rights Council
Open Letters
- Bahrain: Joint NGO Letter to the Member States of the United Nations – Supporting Human Rights Accountability and Reform in Bahrain at the UN Human Rights Council
- Libya: Joint NGO letter to the Government of Libya – The Need to Establish the OHCHR to Monitor and Report to the UN Human Rights Council on the Human Rights Situation in Libya
Side Events
- 5 March 2013 – Criminalisation of HRDs: How Should the Human Rights Council Respond?, 12h15-13h30, Room XXI (21), Palais des Nations
- 11 March 2013 – Burma/Myanmar: Reforms Must Not Overshadow Serious Human Rights Abuses, 15h00-17h00, Room XXVII (27), Palais des Nations
- 11 March 2013 – Facing Life After the War: Post-War Experience of Women in Northern Sri Lanka, 12h00-14h00, Room XXIV (24), Palais des Nations
