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-Chair were elected in October 2008 for a three-year term of office:

Chair: Gabriel Nissim (World Catholic Association for Communication - SIGNIS).
gabriel.nissim@wanadoo.fr

Vice-Chair: Brigitte Kahn (B'nai B'rith International Council)
bkahn@gmail.com

The Committee meets four times a year in Strasbourg.  Meeting documents are listed by year below.

Documents :

• 2010
  • CONF/HR(2010)OJ1: Agenda 25 January
  • CONF/HR(2010)OJ1: Agenda of the Seminar
  • CONF/HR(2010)DEC1: Declaration adopted on 25 January on 

• 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