When: Wednesday, 17. July 2013 10:00–13:00
To: Wednesday, 17. July 2013
Where: Baku, Grand Hotel Conference room
Host: International and Azerbaijani NGOs
Contact: Florian Irminger, Head of Advocacy and HRHF Geneva Office (florian.irminger@humanrightshouse.org / +41 79 751 80 42)
Speakers:
Opening remarks and moderation: Rasul Jafarov, Human Rights Club
- Maina Kiai, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association*
- Florian Irminger, Head of Advocacy and HRHF Geneva Office, Human Rights House Foundation
- Intigam Aliyev, Chairman of Legal Education Society
- Emin Huseynov, Chairman of the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety
- Shahla Ismayil, Chariwoman of the Human Rights House Azerbaijan and Women Association for Rational Development
Please confirm your participation by writing to humanrightsclub.az@gmail.com or calling (050) 586 35 37 by the close of business day on 16 July 2013.
Organising NGOs:
Documents:
- UPR Conference Agenda
- UPR Conference invitation
- Moving from defunding NGOs to defending civil society
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
- UN expert raises alarm on arbitrary restrictions in Georgia
- Georgia: visit by UN expert on freedoms of assembly and associationGeorgia: visit by UN expert on freedoms of assembly and association
Maina Kiai visiting Azerbaijan
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The mandate of Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association was established in October 2010 pursuant to the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution 15/21 of 6 October 2010. Maina Kiai was appointed Special Rapporteur in March 2011.
Within the scope of his mandate, Maina Kiai is invited for an academic visit to Azerbaijan to participate to this UPR conference following Azerbaijan’s Universal Periodic Review by the Human Rights Council on 30 April 2013. He will also be meeting various other stakeholders.
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