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The seventeenth session of the Advisory Committee will take place from 8 to 12 August 2016 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Report of the Advisory Committee on its 17th sessionArabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish
Draft programme of work
Provisional Agenda (A/HRC/AC/17/1) Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish
Annotations to the Provisional Agenda (A/HRC/AC/17/1/ADD.1)Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish
Opening remarks by H.E. Janis Karklins, Vice President of the Human Rights Council, to the opening of the seventeenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee8 August 2016
Opening remarks by Eric Tistounet, Chief of the Human Rights Council Branch of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to the opening of the seventeenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee8 August 2016
Progress report on the implementation of the principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members (A/HRC/AC/17/CRP.1)
Progress report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the global issue of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights (A/HRC/33/53)
Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the activities of vulture funds and the impact on human rights (A/HRC/33/54)
Ms. Hananía de Varela on unaccompanied migrant children8 August 2016
Ms. Anantonia Reyes Prado on unaccompanied migrant children8 August 2016
Mr. Kaoru Obata on leprosy9 August 2016
Mr. Nicholas Lusiani, Center for Economic and Social Rights on non-repatriation of illicit funds9 August 2016
Ms. Tove Maria Ryding, Eurodad on non-repatriation of illicit funds9 August 2016
Mr. Solomon T. Eborah, Niger Delta University in Nigeria, on regional arrangements10 August 2016
Felice Gaer, Vice Chairperson of Committee against Torture (CAT), on regional arrangements10 August 2016
Statements by States
Brazil on unaccompanied migrant children8 August 2016
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) on unaccompanied migrant children8 August 2016
Ethiopia on leprosy9 August 2016
Ecuador on non-repatriation of illicit funds9 August 2016
Belgium on regional arrangements10 August 2016
NGO Statements
Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law on the right to peace11 August 2016English | Spanish
Earthjustice on climate-induced displacement11 August 2016English | French
Human Rights Council Advisory Committee concludes seventeenth session 12 August 2016
Human Rights Council Advisory Committee holds seventeenth session from 8 to 12 August in Geneva 04 August 2016
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