Purposes

The purposes of this Conference are to reflect upon how information about human rights can be communicated more effectively by NGOs to institutions such as the Human Rights Council (HRC) and its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Dates and venue

• Conference dates: March 2009 (exact dates will be confirmed shortly)
  
• HURIDOCS General Assembly on morning after conference
  
• Geneva International Conference Center, rooms 5 and 6

The dates will coincide with the first week of the March session of the Universal Periodic Review (exact date of latter to be set). This will allow participants to attend both events on the same ticket.

Participation

The Conference will bring together representatives of human rights organisations that are concerned with the collection, management and communication of information on human rights and human rights violations, as well as human rights advocates.

Participation is open to all human rights organisations: international organisations, non-governmental organisations, national human rights institutions, and academic institutions.

Registration