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Human Rights Committee

The Human Rights Committee brings together some 160 NGOs. Topics that are currently on the agenda include:  the protection of human rights defenders, media and human rights, religion and human rights, children and human rights, the Social Charter, economic and social rights.

The Chair and Vice-Chairs were elected in June 2011 for a three-year term of office:

Chair:
Annelise Oeschger, International Movement ATD Fourth World.
aoeschger@t-online.de

Vice-Chairs:
Gérard Greneron, European Council of Police Trade Union (CESP)
secretaire.general.cesp@cesp.eu
Mme Marie-José SCHMITT, European Action of the Disabled (AEH)
mariejose.schmitt@nordnet.fr

The Committee meets twice a year in Strasbourg. Meeting documents are listed by year below. In addition the Committee has set up working groups in four different priority areas.

Information on the working groups

Documents :

• 2013
  • CONF/HR(2013)OJ1: Agenda 23 January
  • CONF/HR(2013)SYN1: Synopsis 23 January
  • CONF/HR Working Group "Human Rights and religions"
    Provisional report [fr only]

• 2012
  • CONF/HR(2012)OJ1: Agenda 26 January
  • CONF/HR(2012)SYN1: Synopsis 26 January
  • Draft Recommendation on “Combating discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity”
  • CONF/HR(2012)OJ2: Agenda 25 June
  • CONF/HR(2012)SYN2: Synopsis 25 June

• 2011
  • CONF/HR(2011)OJ1: Agenda 25 January
  • CONF/HR(2011)SYN1: Synopsis 25 January
  • CONF/HR(2011)OJ2: Agenda 22 June
  • CONF/HR(2011)SYN2: Synopsis 22 June

• 2010
  • CONF/HR(2010)OJ1: Agenda 25 January
  • CONF/HR(2010)SYN1: Synopsis 25 January
  • CONF/HR(2010)Seminar1: Agenda of the Seminar "Religions and Human Rights" 27 January
  • CONF/HR(2010)DEC1: Declaration adopted on 25 January "Support to the draft recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity"
  • CONF/HR(2010)OJ2: Agenda 27 April
  • CONF/HR(2010)SYN2: Synopsis 27 April
  • CONF/HR(2010)OJ3: Agenda 21 June
  • CONF/HR(2010)SYN3: Synopsis 21 June
  • CONF/HR(2010)OJ4: Agenda 5 October
  • CONF/HR(2010)SYN4: Synopsis 5 October
  • CONF/HR(2010)DEC2: Declaration "Living Together as Equals in Dignity with Roma"
  • CONF/HR(2010)REC1: Recommendation "Cultic Excesses and Violations of Human Rights"

• 2009
  • CONF/HR(2009)OJ1: Agenda 26 January
  • CONF/HR(2009)SYN1: Synopsis 26 January
  • CONF/HR(2009)OJ2: Agenda 28 April
  • CONF/HR(2009)SYN2: Synopsis 28 April
  • CONF/HR(2009)OJ3: Agenda 22 June
  • CONF/HR(2009)RES1: Resolution adopted on 22 June, call on the President of Lithuania not to sign the “Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information”
  • CONF/HR(2009)SYN3: Synopsis 22 June
  • CONF/HR(2009)OJ4: Agenda 30 September

• 2008
  • CONF/HR(2008)OJ1: Agenda 2 October
  • CONF/HR(2008)SYN1: Synopsis 2 October