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Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, 57th session, August 7-25, 2006

last revised: 11 June 2006

The Sub-Commission is composed of 26 members, serving as independent experts. The terms of half of the current members (13 members) expire at the end of July 2006. These 13 members must be re-elected or replaced, or their terms extended, in order to achieve a quorum for the 57th Sub-Commission session scheduled for August 7-27, 2006.

Both elections and budgetary funds for the 57th session are somewhat in doubt at this time. More should be known after the Human Rights Council meets in June. This page will post latest developments on the confirmed dates and details Sub-Commission session, as these events unfold.

If the Sub-Commission session is held this summer, Minnesota Advocates plans again to co-host an NGO Forum the weekend before the session, to update and facilitate collective preparation for the upcoming session. Please check back from time to time for further details.

  • Why the Sub-Commission is important (by Penny L. Parker). [in PDF]
  • NGO Forum, August 5-6, 2006 [details to be provided later]
  • Highlights of the 2005 session [Press Release of 12 August 2005 by Minnesota Advocates and Geneva for Human Rights] [in PDF]
  • Voting results at the 56th session of the Sub-Commission (2005) [in PDF[
  • Minnesota Advocates' written intervention in 2006 on key successful elements of the Sub-Commission [this document reproduces a joint NGO statement at the 2005 session on the value of the Sub-Commission] [in PDF]

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