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Thematic / Country Chart

Human Rights Council

35th session

6 – 23 June 2017

The following chart provides a list of themes and countries to be addressed during the upcoming

35th session of the Human Rights Council according to the programme of work.

Please note that additional issues (thematic and country situations) can be raised during general

debates scheduled to take place throughout the session.

All documents listed below can be found at the HRC35 documents page –

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session35/Pages/ListReports.aspx

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session35/Pages/ListReports.aspx

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Table of contents

Theme / Country Page Theme / Country Page

Advisory Committee Afghanistan Algeria Angola Argentina Arms transfers Australia Belarus Burundi Business and human rights Child rights Chile China Civil society Climate change Conscientious objection Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Democratic Republic of the Congo Digital divide Disabilities, rights of persons with Discrimination Education Eritrea Expression and opinion, freedom of Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary

executions Family, protection of Fiji Gender equality Georgia Greece Health High Commissioner Honduras Hungary Internally displaced persons International solidarity Israel

3 3 3 3 3 3 3-4 4 4 4-5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6-7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8-9 9 9 9 9 9-10 10

Japan Judges and lawyers, independence of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Latin America and Caribbean Law enforcement Leprosy Marriage, child, early and forced Mauritania Mexico Migrants rights Minorities Myanmar Nazism Nigeria Norway Palestine and other occupied Arab

territories Parliaments Peaceful assembly and association Poverty Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia Saudi Arabia Sexual orientation and gender identity Special procedures Sri Lanka Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Technical assistance Terrorism Trafficking in persons Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland United States of America Universal periodic review Women’s rights

10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12-13 13 13 13-14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14-15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16-17

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Theme or

Country

Item Related

Document

Date *

Advisory

Committee

HRC to consider report of the Advisory

Committee containing a study on discrimination

against persons affected by leprosy and their

family members. (See also Leprosy)

A/HRC/35/38 16 June

Afghanistan

HRC to consider report of new Special Rapporteur

on the human rights of internally displaced

persons, Ms. Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, on her

predecessor’s mission to Afghanistan. (See also

Internally displaced persons)

A/HRC/35/27/

Add.3

7 June

Algeria HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on

the right to health, Mr. Dainius Pūras, on his

mission to Algeria. (See also Health)

A/HRC/35/21/

Add.1

6 June

Angola HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur

on the human rights of migrants, Mr. Francois

Crépeau, on his mission to Angola. (See also

Migrant rights)

A/HRC/35/25/

Add.1

8 June

Argentina HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur

on violence against women, Ms. Dubravka

Šimonović, on her mission to Argentina. (See also

Women’s rights)

HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on

racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia,

Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on his mission to

Argentina. (See also Racism, racial discrimination,

xenophobia)

A/HRC/35/30/

Add.3

A/HRC/35/41/

Add.1

12 June

19 June

Arms transfers HRC to consider report of OHCHR on the impact

of arms transfers on the enjoyment of human

rights.

A/HRC/35/8 16 June

Australia HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur


A/HRC/35/25/

Add.3

8 June

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Crépeau, on his mission to Australia. (See also

Migrant rights)



Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on his mission to Australia.

(See also Racism, racial discrimination,

xenophobia)

A/HRC/35/41/

Add.2

19 June

Belarus HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on

the situation of human rights in Belarus, Mr.

Miklós Haraszti.

A/HRC/35/40 14 June

Burundi HRC to hear oral update by the Commission of

Inquiry on Burundi on the status of its work.

Oral update

HRC res. 33/24

14 June

Business and

human rights

HRC to consider report of Working Group on

transnational corporations and other business

enterprises highlighting the role of business

enterprises in global supply chains, and on its

missions to Mexico and the Republic of Korea.

(See also Mexico and the Republic of Korea)



enterprises on improving effectiveness of cross-

border cooperation between States with respect

to law enforcement on the issue of business and

human rights. (See also Law enforcement)



enterprises on the Latin America and Caribbean

regional consultation on business and human

rights. (See also Latin America and Caribbean)



enterprises on public procurement.

A/HRC/35/32

A/HRC/35/33

A/HRC/35/32/

Add.3

A/HRC/35/32/

Add.4

8 June

8 June

8 June

16 June

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HRC to consider summary report of 5th annual

Forum on Business and Human Rights held from

14 to 16 November 2016.

A/HRC/35/34 16 June

Child rights

HRC to hold panel discussion on unaccompanied

migrant children and adolescents and human

rights. (See also Migrant rights)

HRC to consider study of OHCHR on the

relationship between climate change and the

rights of the child. (See also Climate change)

HRC to consider report of High Commissioner on

the realization of the equal enjoyment of the right

to education by every girl. (See also

Discrimination and Education)

Concept note

HRC res. 33/7

A/HRC/35/13

A/HRC/35/11

9 June

12 June

12 June

Chile HRC to consider report of the new Special

Rapporteur on the right to education, Ms.

Kombou Boly, on her predecessor’s mission to

Chile. (See also Education)

A/HRC/35/24/

Add.1

6 June

China


extreme poverty and human rights, Mr. Philip

Alston, on his mission to China. (See also Poverty)

A/HRC/35/26/

Add.2

7 June

Civil society

HRC to consider report of the new Special

Rapporteur on the rights to peaceful assembly

and association, Ms. Annalisa Ciampi, presenting

reports of her predecessor on the achievements

of civil society in participation. (See also Peaceful

assembly and association)

A/HRC/35/28

6 June

Climate change

HRC to consider study of OHCHR on the

relationship between climate change and the

rights of the child. (See also Child rights)

A/HRC/35/13

12 June

Conscientious

objection

HRC to consider quadrennial report of the OHCHR

on conscientious objection to military service.

A/HRC/35/4 12 June

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Côte d’Ivoire

HRC to consider report of Independent Expert on

capacity-building and technical cooperation with

Côte d’Ivoire in the field of human rights, Mr.

Mohammed Ayat.

A/HRC/35/43 20 June

Croatia HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on

the right to health, Mr. Dainius Pūras, on his

mission to Croatia. (See also Health)

A/HRC/35/21/

Add.2

6 June

Democratic

Republic of the

Congo

HRC to hear oral update by OHCHR on the human

rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the

Congo, followed by an interactive dialogue.

Oral update

HRC res. 33/29

20 June

Digital divide


ways to bridge the gender digital divide from a

human rights perspective. (See also Gender

equality)

A/HRC/35/9 12 June

Disabilities,

rights of persons

with

HRC to consider summary report of High

Commissioner on the one-day intersessional

seminar on the role of the family in supporting

the protection and promotion of the rights of

persons with disabilities held on 23 Feb 2017.

(See also Family, protection of)

A/HRC/35/12 12 June

Discrimination HRC to consider report of Working Group on the

issue of discrimination against women in law and

in practice addressing women’s empowerment,

and on its missions to Hungary and Kuwait. (See

also Hungary, Kuwait and Women’s rights)


the impact of multiple and intersecting forms of

discrimination and violence in the context of

racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and

related intolerance on the full enjoyment of the

all human rights by women and girls. (See also

Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and

Women’s rights)

A/HRC/35/29

A/HRC/35/10

8 June

12 June

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to education by every girl. (See also Child rights

and Education)

A/HRC/35/11 12 June

Education


Rapporteur on the right to education, Ms.

Kombou Boly Barry, addressing the realization of

the right to education through non-formal

education, and on her predecessor’s mission to

Chile. (See also Chile)



to education by every girl. (See also Child rights

and Discrimination)

A/HRC/35/24

A/HRC/35/11

6 June

12 June

Eritrea

HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur

on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Ms.

Sheila B. Keetharuth.

HRC to hear oral update by OHCHR on progress in

the cooperation between Eritrea and the Office,

and on its impact on the situation of human rights

in Eritrea.

A/HRC/35/39

Oral update

HRC res. 32/24

14 June

15 June

Expression and

opinion,

freedom of


on freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. David

Kaye, addressing the roles played by private

actors engaged in the provision of Internet and

telecommunications access, and on his missions

to Japan, Tajikistan and Turkey. (See also Japan,

Tajikistan and Turkey)

A/HRC/35/22 12 June

Extrajudicial,

summary or

arbitrary

executions


Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or

arbitrary executions, Ms. Agnès Callamard,

addressing a gender sensitive approach to

arbitrary killings, and on her predecessor’s

mission to Honduras. (See also Honduras)

A/HRC/25/23

6 June

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Family,

protection of the


Commissioner on the one-day intersessional

seminar on the role of the family in supporting

the protection and promotion of the rights of

persons with disabilities held on 23 Feb 2017.

(See also Disabilities, rights of persons with)

A/HRC/35/12 12 June

Fiji HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on


Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on his mission to Fiji. (See

also Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia)

A/HRC/35/41/

Add.3

19 June

Gender equality


ways to bridge the gender digital divide from a

human rights perspective. (See also Digital divide)

HRC to hold full-day discussion on the human

rights of women to address the 2030 Agenda for

Sustainable Development: health and gender

equality. (See also Women’s rights)

A/HRC/35/9

Concept note

HRC res. 6/30

12 June

13 June

Georgia




predecessor’s mission to Georgia. (See also


HRC to hear oral update of High Commissioner on

follow-up to HRC res. 34/37 on “Cooperation with

and assistance to Georgia”.

A/HRC/35/27/

Add.2

Oral update

HRC res.34/37

7 June

21 June

Greece HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur


Crépeau, on his mission to Greece. (See also

Migrant rights)

A/HRC/35/25/

Add.2

8 June

Health HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on

the right to health, Mr. Dainius Pūras, focusing on

mental health as a global health priority, and on

his missions to Algeria and Croatia (See also

Algeria and Croatia)

A/HRC/35/21

6 June

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HRC to convene panel discussion on realizing the

right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest

attainable standard of physical and mental health

by enhancing capacity-building in public health.


rights of women to address the 2030 Agenda for


equality. (See also Women’s rights)

Concept note

HRC res. 32/16

Concept note

HRC res. 6/30

8 June

13 June

High

Commissioner

HRC to hear oral update by High Commissioner

for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, on the

activities of his Office and recent human rights

developments.

Oral update

6-7 June

Honduras HRC to consider report of the new Special

Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or

arbitrary executions, Ms. Agnès Callamard, on

her predecessor’s mission to Honduras. (See also

Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions)

A/HRC/25/23/

Add.1

6 June

Hungary HRC to consider report of Working Group on the


in practice addressing on its mission to Hungary.

(See also Discrimination and Women’s rights)

A/HRC/35/29/

Add.1

8 June

Internally

displaced

persons



persons, Ms. Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, presenting

her thematic priorities, and on her predecessor’s

missions to Afghanistan, Georgia and Nigeria.

(See also Afghanistan, Georgia and Nigeria)

A/HRC/35/27

7 June

International

solidarity

HRC to consider report of Independent Expert on

human rights and international solidarity, Ms.

Virginia Dandan, addressing the draft declaration

on the right to international solidarity, and on

her mission to Norway. (See also Norway)

A/HRC/35/35

6 June

10

HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill

vacancy for post of Independent Expert on

human rights and international solidarity.

Consultative

Group report &

President’s list

23 June

Israel HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur


Šimonović, on her mission to Israel. (See also

Women’s rights)

A/HRC/35/30/

Add.1

12 June

Japan



Kaye, on his mission to Japan. (See also

Expression and opinion, freedom of)

A/HRC/35/22/

Add.1

12 June

Judges and

lawyers,

independence of


Rapporteur on the independence of judges and

lawyers, Mr. Diego García-Sayán, and on his

predecessor’s mission to Sri Lanka. (See also Sri

Lanka)

A/HRC/35/31 12 June

Korea, Republic

of



enterprises on its mission to the Republic of

Korea. (See also Business and human rights)

A/HRC/35/32/

Add.1

8 June

Kuwait HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on

trafficking in persons, Ms. Maria Grazia

Giammarinaro, on her mission to Kuwait. (See

also Trafficking in persons)

HRC to consider report of Working Group on the


in practice addressing on its mission to Kuwait.

(See also Discrimination and Women’s rights)

A/HRC/35/37/

Add.1 & 3

A/HRC/35/29/

Add.2

9 June

8 June

Latin America

and Caribbean



enterprises on the Latin America and Caribbean

regional consultation on business and human

rights. (See also Business and human rights)

A/HRC/35/32/

Add.3

8 June

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Law

enforcement



enterprises on improving effectiveness of cross-

border cooperation between States with respect

to law enforcement on the issue of business and

human rights. (See also Business & human rights)

A/HRC/35/33 8 June

Leprosy

HRC to consider report of the Advisory

Committee containing a study on discrimination

against persons affected by leprosy and their

family members. (See also Advisory Committee)

A/HRC/35/38 16 June

Marriage, child,

early and forced


Commissioner on the expert workshop to address

child, early and forced marriage held in Oct 2016.

A/HRC/35/5 12 June

Mauritania HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on


Alston, on his mission to Mauritania. (See also

Poverty)

A/HRC/35/26/

Add.1

7 June

Mexico



enterprises on its mission to Mexico. (See also

Business and human rights)

A/HRC/35/32/

Add.2

8 June

Migrant rights



Crépeau, on the situation of migrants in transit,

and on his missions to Angola, Australia and

Greece. (See also Angola, Australia and Greece)

HRC to hold panel discussion on unaccompanied

migrant children and adolescents and human

rights. (See also Child rights)


vacancy for post of Special Rapporteur on the

human rights of migrants.

A/HRC/35/25

Concept note

HRC res. 33/7

Consultative

Group report &

President’s list

8 June

9 June

23 June

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Minorities


vacancy for post of Special Rapporteur on

minority issues.

Consultative

Group report &

President’s list

23 June

Myanmar

HRC to hear oral update by the Special

Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in

Myanmar, Ms. Yanghee Lee.

HRC res. 34/22 15 June

Nazism HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on


Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on combatting the

glorification of Nazism and neo-Nazism. (See

also Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia)

A/HRC/35/42 19 June

Nigeria




predecessor’s mission to Nigeria. (See also


A/HRC/35/27/

Add.1

7 June

Norway HRC to consider report of Independent Expert on

human rights and international solidarity, Ms.

Virginia Dandan, on her mission to Norway. (See

also International solidarity)

A/HRC/35/35/

Add.1

6 June

Palestine and

other occupied

Arab territories



Šimonović, on her mission to the Occupied

Palestinian Territory. (See also Women’s rights)


ensuring accountability and justice for all

violations of international law in the Occupied

Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem:

comprehensive review on the status of

implementation of the recommendations

addressed to all parties since 2009.

A/HRC/35/30/

Add.2

A/HRC/35/19 &

A/HRC/35/19/

Add.1

12 June

19 June

Parliaments HRC to hear oral update by the High

Commissioner on the activities of the Inter-

Parliamentary Union on parliamentary capacity

Oral update

HRC res.26/29

12 June

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with regard to the work of the Council and its

universal periodic review (See also Universal

Periodic Review)

Peaceful

assembly and

association



and association, Ms. Annalisa Ciampi, presenting

reports of her predecessor on the achievements

of civil society in participation, and on her

predecessor’s missions to the United Kingdom

and the United States. (See also Civil society, the

United Kingdom and the United States of America)

A/HRC/35/28 6 June

Poverty



Alston, focusing on poverty alleviation amidst a

growing sense of economic insecurity, and on his

missions to China, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia.

(See also China, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia)

A/HRC/35/26

7 June

Racism, racial

discrimination,

xenophobia







Discrimination and Women’s rights)



Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, addressing racism in the

context of counter-terrorism measures, as well as

an overview of his six years on the mandate, and

on his missions to Argentina, Australia and Fiji.

(See also Argentina, Australia, Fiji and Terrorism)



Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, on combatting the

glorification of Nazism and neo-Nazism. (See

also Nazism)

A/HRC/35/10

A/HRC/35/41

A/HRC/35/42

GA res. 71/179

12 June

19 June

19 June

14

HRC to consider report of Intergovernmental

Working Group on the Durban Declaration on its

14th session held in October 2016

A/HRC/35/45

19 June

Saudi Arabia HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on


Alston, on his mission to Saudi Arabia. (See also

Poverty)

A/HRC/35/26/

Add.3

7 June

Sexual

orientation and

gender identity

HRC to consider report of new Independent

Expert on protection against violence and

discrimination based on sexual orientation and

gender identity, Mr Vitit Muntarbhorn, with the

theme “diversity in humanity, humanity in

diversity”.

A/HRC/35/36 6 June

Special

procedures

HRC to consider communications report of the

special procedures.

A/HRC/35/44 Multiple

dates

Sri Lanka

HRC to consider report of former Special

Rapporteur on the independence of judges and

lawyers by the new mandate holder, Mr. Diego

García-Sayán, on his mission to Sri Lanka. (See

also Judges and lawyers, independence of)

A/HRC/35/31/

Add.1

12 June

Syrian Arab

Republic

HRC to hear oral update by the International

Independent Commission of Inquiry on human

rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

covering recent developments in the country.

Oral update

HRC res. 34/36

14 June

Tajikistan



Kaye, on his mission to Tajikistan. (See also


A/HRC/35/22/

Add.2

12 June

Technical

assistance

HRC to consider report of OHCHR on the

operations of the Voluntary Fund for Financial

and Technical Assistance in the Implementation

of the Universal Periodic Review. (See also

Universal Periodic Review)

A/HRC/35/18

16 June

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HRC to hold panel discussion on theme “A decade

of technical cooperation and capacity-building in

the HRC: challenges and the way forward”.

HRC to consider report of OHCHR on progress and

challenges encountered in the main activities

aimed at enhancing technical cooperation and

capacity-building undertaken since the

establishment of the HRC by OHCHR.

Concept note

HRC res.33.28

A/HRC/35/20

20 June

20 June

Terrorism



Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, addressing racism in the

context of counter-terrorism measures. (See also

Argentina, Australia, Fiji and Racism, racial

discrimination and xenophobia)


vacancy for post of Special Rapporteur on the

promotion and protection of human rights and

fundamental freedoms while countering

terrorism.

A/HRC/35/41

Consultative

Group report &

President’s list

19 June

23 June

Trafficking in

persons


trafficking in persons, especially women and

children, Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro,

addressing trafficking in supply chains, and on her

missions to Kuwait and the United States. (See

also Kuwait and the United States of America)

A/HRC/35/37 9 June

Turkey



Kaye, on his mission to Turkey. (See also


A/HRC/35/22/

Add.3

12 June

Ukraine

HRC to hear oral presentation of the High

Commissioner on the situation of human rights in

Ukraine followed by an interactive dialogue.

Oral

presentation

HRC res. 32/29

21 June

16

United Kingdom

of Great Britain

and Northern

Ireland



and association, Ms. Annalisa Ciampi, on her

predecessor’s mission to the United Kingdom

(See also Peaceful assembly and association)

A/HRC/35/28/

Add.1

6 June

United States of

America



and association, Ms. Annalisa Ciampi, on her

predecessor’s mission to the United States of

America. (See also Peaceful assembly and

association)


trafficking in persons, especially women and

children, Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on her

mission to the United States of America. (See

also Trafficking in persons.

A/HRC/35/28/

Add.2

A/HRC/35/37/

Add.2

6 June

9 June

Universal

Periodic Review

HRC to hear oral update by the High

Commissioner on the activities of the Inter-

Parliamentary Union on parliamentary capacity

with regard to the work of the Council and its

universal periodic review. (See also Parliaments)


operations of the Voluntary Fund for

Participation in the Universal Periodic Review.


operations of the Voluntary Fund for Financial

and Technical Assistance in the Implementation

of the Universal Periodic Review. (See also

Technical assistance)

Oral update

HRC res.26/29

A/HRC/35/17

A/HRC/35/18

12 & 16 June

12 & 16 June

12 & 16 June

Women’s rights HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur


Šimonović, addressing shelters and protection

orders, and on her missions to Argentina, Israel

and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. (See also

A/HRC/35/30

12 June

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*Please note that the dates may change slightly subject to the programme.

Argentina, and Palestine and other occupied Arab

territories)


rights of women to address (1) efforts to engage

men and boys in preventing and responding to

violence against women and girls; and (2)

Women's rights and the 2030 Agenda for


equality. (See also Health and Gender equality)







Discrimination and Racism, racial discrimination,

xenophobia)

HRC to consider report of Working Group on the


in practice addressing the theme of women’s

empowerment, and on its missions to Hungary

and Kuwait. (See also Discrimination, Hungary and

Kuwait)

HRC to consider report of the United Nations

Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment

of Women (UN WOMEN) on the activities of the

United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions

to Eliminate Violence against Women.

Concept note

HRC res. 6/30

A/HRC/35/10

A/HRC/35/29

A/HRC/35/3

13 June

12 June

8 June

13 June

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