Stakeout by the Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson, following the presentation on his report to the Human Rights Council.
The Special Rapporteur will talk about his annual report to the Human Rights Council on health care settings and torture, and his reports on the two fact finding missions to Tajikistan and Morocco as well as his follow-up visit to Uruguay which he conducted in 2012. Juan E. Méndez, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
The Special Rapporteur will talk about his annual report to the Human Rights Council on the series of steps that are necessary for the empowerment of women and the realization of the right to food. Mr. Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the right to food
IFRC monthly press briefing. Tentative agenda: Southern Africa: Millions at risk in worsening food crisis (Angola, Malawi, Lesotho, Zimbabwe) Mozambique: Update on flooding situation. IFRC emergency health expert in attendance. Updates and announcements: Japan earthquake and Tsunami: 2 years anniversary. International Women’s Day.
The Committee will present its concluding observations on Angola, Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Pakistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Chair, Ms. Nicole Améline (France), will be accompanied by Ms. Pramila Patten (Mauritius), Vice-Chair of CEDAW and country rapporteur for Pakistan.
Women’s access to justice. As the 22nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council convenes, the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) will brief the Geneva press corps on the latest attacks on women’s rights, the barriers that women face across the “justice chain” and that need to be tackled to protect women's human rights, improve their access to justice and promote gender equality, while highlighting the importance for the Council to tackle the challenge of ensuring women’s access to justice. Irene Khan, Director-General, International Development Law Organization Miriam Estrada, former Ecuadorian Minister of Social Affairs Hina Jilani, former UN Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders, Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect Press Conference
Mandate and work of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and recent prevention initiatives, including a high-level pre-election visit to Kenya Mr. Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
Launch of the report ‘Health risk assessment from the nuclear accident after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami based on a preliminary dose estimation’ - a comprehensive estimate of the health risks from radiation exposure for people living in Fukushima Prefecture, in other regions of Japan, and in the rest of the world, as well as the risks for workers and emergency workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Dr Maria Neira, Director, Department of Public Health and Environment, WHO Dr Angelika Tritscher, Acting-Director, Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses, WHO Dr Roy Shore, Report co-author, Vice-Chair of the US-Japan Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan (via audio link)
