11th special session of the Human Rights Council: "The human rights situation in Sri Lanka" - Tuesday 26 and 27 May 2009

Documents:

• Adopted resolution
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• Final report A/HRC/S-11/2
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• Note Verbale dated 19 May 2009 by the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council in relation to the Eleventh Special Session, to be held 26 May 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
  

Oral statements:

• Opening remarks by the President of the Human Rights Council, Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi (Nigeria)
• Video Message of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay
• Joint statement by Special Procedures Mandate holders (read by Magdalena Sepulveda, Independent Expert on human rights and extreme poverty)

General Information:

• Order of the Day
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  27 May 2009
  
  
• HRC extranet: special session page
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NGO information:

• Accreditation
• NGO written statements
• List of speakers-insription forms
  

Press releases:

• Council concludes Special session after adopting resolution on assistance to Sri Lanka in promotion and protection of human rights
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• Human Rights Council adopts resolution on Assistance to Sri Lanka in the promotion and protection of human rights
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• Human Rights Council to hold Special Session on Human Rights Situation in Sri Lanka
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