Date: 29-30 July 2007
Venue: Bangkok, Thailand
This second Regional Consultation is a FORUM-ASIA initiative as
convener of the SAPA Working Group on UN Human Rights. This meeting
will review and assess the Human Rights Council outcomes on
institution-building issues from an Asian NGO perspective and develop
common strategies with a focus on the Universal Periodic Review.
Date: 29-30 July 2007
Venue: Bangkok, Thailand
Application Deadline: 20 July 2007
The Second Regional Consultation on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is a FORUM-ASIA regional initiative as convener of the Solidarity for Asian People’s Advocacy (SAPA) Working Group on UN Human Rights (SAPA WG on HR) It is a follow-up to the first Regional Consultation on HRC held in Bangkok on 2-3 February 2007.
The main objectives of the Consultation include reviewing and assessing the HRC outcomes on institution-building issues from an Asian NGO perspective and developing common strategies and work plans with a focus on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Consultation will focus on the preparation for the stakeholders’ report for UPR scheduled to take place in 2008, particularly for the 10 member countries of the HRC: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka from South Asia; Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines from Southeast Asia; and China, Japan and South Korea from Northeast Asia.
About 30 participants both from national and regional NGOs will be attendance, mainly national and thematic focal points among members of SAPA WG on HR. Those who want to participate are requested to send a completed registration form on or before 20 July 2007. Partial or full financial subsidies may be available for one participant per country who are national focal points among members and partners of FORUM-ASIA.
