HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEEEighty-seventh sessionGeneva, 10-28 July 2006
PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND ANNOTATIONS
Note by the Secretary-General
1.The eighty-seventh session of the Human Rights Committee will be held at United Nations Office at Geneva from 10 to 28 July 2006. The first meeting will be convened at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Palais Wilson, Ground Floor Conference Room, on Monday, 10 July 2006 at 10 a.m.
2.In accordance with rule 6 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has prepared, in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee, the attached provisional agenda for the eighty-seventh session. Annotations to the provisional agenda are also attached.
3.Pursuant to rule 33 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the meetings of the Committee will be held in public unless the Committee decides otherwise or it appears from the relevant provisions of the Covenant or the Optional Protocol that the meetings should be held in private.
4.The attention of States parties is drawn, in particular, to the annotations to item 6 which contain the tentative timetable for the consideration of reports during the eighty-seventh session. In accordance with rule 68 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, representatives of States parties are expected to be present at the meetings of the Committee when their reports are examined.
5.As established under rule 95 of its rules of procedure, a working group should meet for a period of one week prior to its eighty-seventh session. The pre-sessional working group will meet from 3 to 7 July 2006.
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PROVISIONAL AGENDA
1.Opening of the session by the High Commissioner or her representative.
2.Adoption of the agenda.
3.Organizational and other matters.
4.Meeting with representatives of non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations.
5.Submission of reports under article 40 of the Covenant.
6.Consideration of reports under article 40 of the Covenant.
7.Follow-up to concluding observations on State reports and to Views under the Optional Protocol.
8.General comments of the Committee.
9.Consideration of communications under the Optional Protocol to the Covenant.
10. Adoption of the annual report to the General Assembly
ANNOTATIONS
1. Opening of the session by the High Commissioner for Human Rights or her representative
The High Commissioner for Human Rights or her representative will open the eighty-seventh session of the Committee.
2. Adoption of the agenda
Under rule 8 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the first item on the agenda for any session shall be the adoption of the agenda. In accordance with rule 9, the Committee may revise the agenda during a session and may, as appropriate, defer or delete items.
3. Organizational and other matters
Under this item, the Committee will consider miscellaneous issues relevant to the Committee’s business.
4. Meeting with representatives of non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations
At its eighty- sixth session, the Committee decided to hear representatives of non‑governmental and intergovernmental organizations represented at United Nations Office at Geneva. The meeting has accordingly been scheduled for the morning meeting on Monday, 10 July 2006, from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
5. Submission of reports under article 40 of the Covenant
For the situation with regard to the submission of reports by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant, reference is made to chapter III and annexes III and IV of the Committee’s annual report to the General Assembly for 2005 (see A/60/40, vol. I).
6. Consideration of reports under article 40 of the Covenant
A tentative timetable for the consideration of reports at the eighty‑seventh session, prepared in consultation with the Committee, is given below:
Timetable for consideration of reports under article 40 of the Covenant
Honduras |
Initial report (CCPR/C/HND/2005/1) |
Monday, 10 July 2006 p.m.Tuesday, 11 July 2006 a.m./p.m. |
Central African Republic |
Second periodic report (CCPR/C/CAF/2004/2) |
Wednesday, 12 July 2006 p.m.Thursday, 13 July 2006 a.m. |
United States of America |
Second and third periodic reports (CCPR/C/USA/2005/3) |
Monday, 17 July 2006 p.m.Tuesday, 18 July 2006 a.m. |
UNMIK |
Report submitted by UNMIK (CCPR/C/UNK/1) |
Wednesday, 19 July 2006 p.m. Thursday, 20 July 2006 a.m. |
In accordance with rule 68 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has informed the States parties concerned of the dates on which their respective reports are scheduled for consideration by the Committee at its eighty-seventh session. UNMIK has also been informed on the dates on which its report is scheduled for consideration by the Committee.
The reports to be considered during the eighty-seventh session are those of Honduras, Central African Republic, United States of America and UNMIK..
Country report task forces will examine and adopt list s of issues on the reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Madagascar and Ukraine as well as on the country situation (absence of a report) of San Marino.
7. Follow-up to concluding observations and to Views under the Optional Protocol
At its seventy-fourth session, the Committee adopted decisions governing the procedure for following up on concluding observations. During the seventy-fifth session, a Special Rapporteur for follow-up on concluding observations was appointed; he will provide a progress report on his activities during the eighty-seventh session. The Special Rapporteur for follow-up on Views will equally provide a progress report on his activities.
8. General comments of the Committee
Under this item, the Committee will continue consideration of a draft revised general comment on article 14 (right to a fair trial).
9.Consideration of communications under the Optional Protocol to the Covenant
In accordance with the provisions of chapter XVII of the rules of procedure, the Committee will consider under this item communications which are or appear to be submitted to it under the Optional Protocol.
A total of 303communications are pending before the Committee as of 15 May2006. Pursuant to the Committee’s new rules of procedure allowing the joint examination of admissibility and merits in most cases, the Committee’s examination of these communications may result in the adoption of Views, or in decisions declaring the communications admissible or inadmissible.
In accordance with article 5, paragraph 3, of the Optional Protocol and rule 88 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, this agenda item will be considered in closed meetings.
10. Adoption of the annual report to the General Assembly
In accordance with article 45 of the Covenant, the Committee will adopt its annual report to the General Assembly during its eighty-seventh session, on the basis of a draft prepared by the Rapporteur.
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