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UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (CHR)
59th
Session, 17 May - 25 April 2003
Palais des Naciones, Geneva
CHR Basics
The
United Nations Commission on Human Rights, comprised of 53
States, meets each year in regular session in March/April for six weeks in
Geneva, Switzerland. Over 3,000 delegates from member and observer States and
from non-governmental organizations participate. During its regular annual session,
the Commission adopts around a hundred resolutions, decisions and Chairperson's
statements on matters of relevance to individuals in all regions and circumstances.
Websites
UN Office of
the High Commissoner for Human Rights
UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights on Women's Human Rights
Conference
of NGOs' (CONGO) website for the CHR: http://www.
room17.org
Special
Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences, Radhika Coomaraswamy
of Sri Lanka (1994-)
Information from the United Nations and the UN Commission
on Human Rights
Daily
Itinerary for the Commission on Human Rights, 2003
Commission
on Human Rights Provisional Agenda, 2003
Commission
on Human Rights Time Table, 2003 CHR
Resolutions 2003 Integration
of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective:
Violence Against Women [E/CN.4/2003/L.52]
Voting
Record of States on E/CN.4/2003/L.52, Operative Paragraph 16: related to ICC (23
April 2003) Integration
of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective: Integrating the Human
Rights of Women Throughout the United Nations System [E/CN.4/2003/L.50]
Question
of the Violation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Any Part of the World:
Situation of Human Rights in Iraq [E/CN.4/2003/L.6] United
Nations Statements
Statement of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
Regarding Item 12a: Violence Against Women
9 April 2003
Report
of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
6 January 2003
Statement
of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
(PDF)
Regarding Item 11b: Civil and Political Rights, Including the Questions
of Disappearances and Summary Executions
8 April 2003
Non-Governmental
Organizations' Input: Interventions during the General Debate
Conference of NGOs' (CONGO) website for the CHR: http://www.
room17.org
On Item 9: Question of the Violation of Human Rights in Any Part
of the World Joint
Statement delivered by Femmes Africa Solidarite (FAS) (PDF)
On
Item 12: Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective and
on its sub-item a: Violence Against Women
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) (PDF)
Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) (PDF)
Full statement
made available during the General Debate on Item 12a.
Asia
Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) (PDF)
Asia
Women's Human Rights Council, International Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)
and Japan FOR (PDF)
Asian Legal
Resource Center (PDF)
Association
of World Citizens (PDF)
Center on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
(PDF)
International
Association of Religious Freedom and other members of the NGO Committee on Freedom
of Religious or Belief (PDF)
International Human Rights Law Group (IHRLG) (PDF) World
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) (PDF)
Resources
International Alert
International Alert developed a resource document on gender justice and accountability
in peace support operations for integration in the regional and thematic discussions
at the CHR. They presented it to the UK government representatives who agreed
to take up the issues raised in their discussions at the CHR.
Government
Statements On
Item 12: Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective and
on its sub-item a: Violence Against Women
Compilation of Summaries of Member and Observer States' Statements
UN Meetings Coverage, Information Service
10 April 2003
Albania
10
April 2003
Canada (English, francais)
9 April 2003
*mention of SC Resolution 1325
Cuba (espanol)
9 April 2003
India
10 April 2003
Jordan
10 April 2003
Malaysia
10 April 2003
United
States of America
9 April 2003
*mention of SC
Resolution 1325
For
US statements on the different agenda items of the CHR, click
here
News
& Updates Security
Council Resolution 1325 (2000): How far have we come after three years?
Sandra
Krähenmann, Panel on Agenda Item 12a: Violence against women, Room 17.
org, NGO News Center Commission
on Human Rights Adopts Measures On Civil and Political Rights, Women and 'Specific
Groups' (ECOSOC) (PDF)
Press release edited to include only the text on
CHR's adoption of measures on women
23 April 2003
Commission
on Human Rights Adopts 10 Resolutions and Decisions on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights (ECOSOC) (PDF)
Press release edited to include only the text on
CHR's adoption of the resolution on women's right to an adequate
standard of living, including housing
22
April 2003
Child
Sex Rapporteur Addresses Main UN Rights Body (UN Wire)
14 April 2003
Commission
on Human Rights Concludes Consideration of Indigenous Issues, Human Rights of
Women (CHR Press Release)
11 April 2003 UN
Panel Discusses Gender, Violence (UN Wire)
10 April 2003 Commission
on Human Rights Begins Discussion of Women's Issues (UNHCHR Press Release)
9 April 2003 Presentation
of Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women (Summary, UNHCHR
Press Release)
9 April 2003
Statement
by High Commissioner for Human Rights, "Violence against women-what next?"
(UNHCHR)
8 April 2003
"High
Commissioner Repeats Call on Parties in Iraq to Respect Human Rights, Protect
Civilians" (ECOSOC Press Release)
27 March 2003 "Human
Rights Committee Opens" (DPI Press Release)
17
March 2003
"Experts
to Examine Reports of Estonia, Luxembourg and Mali" (DPI Press Release)
13 March 2003
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