Studies & Working Papers of the 57th Session of the Sub-Commission
[An unofficial summary compiled by Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights]. The following reports will be made available at the Door 40 Documentation desk at the UN Palais and are also available at the UN OHCHR website (www.OHCHR.org). The titles below have been shortened from the official titles. Each report is listed with its document number under the Sub-Commission's official documentation series this year. Please feel free to check for other developments of this year's Sub-Commission at www.ProjectEleanor.com/2005 (session website of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights).
Item 1 Organization of work
4. Ms. Hampson's paper on changes to Item 2
5. Mr. Decaux's paper on improvement of studies & working papers
Item 3 Administration of Justice
7. Ms. Zerrougui's report on discrimination in criminal justice
8. Mr. Decaux's report on universal treaty implementation
9. Mr. Decaux's paper on military tribunals
13. Mr. Cherif's paper on effective criminal remedies
14. Ms. Hampson & Mr. Salama's paper on humananitarian law and human rights law linkages
15. Ms. Hampson's paper on effective civil remedies
42. Ms. Hampson's paper on accountability of UN personnel
Item 4 Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
17. Mr. Pinheiro's study on refugee housing
18. Ms. Mbonu's study on corruption
19. Mr. Bossuyt's study on non-discrimination
20. Progress report on extreme poverty by the ad hoc working group (5 authors)
23. Ms. O'Connor's paper on the right to development
25. Mr. Guisse's report on right to drinking water supply & sanitation
Item 5 Discrimination
28. Ms. Hampson's paper on territories threatened with extinction
29. Mr. Yokota's paper on leprosy victims
30. Mr. Yokota and Ms. Chung's report on discrimination based on work or descent
Item 6 Special Human Rights Issues
35. Ms. Frey's report on small arms and light weapons
36. Ms. Warzazi's report on traditional practices
38. Ms. Motoc's report on the human genome
40. Mr. Biro and Ms. Motoc's paper on non-state actors
41. Mr. Alfredsson and Mr. Salama's paper on technical cooperation