Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ABIDJAN114
2009-02-13 14:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abidjan
Cable title:
COTE D'IVOIRE: UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF
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UNCLAS ABIDJAN 000114
STATE FOR IO, AND DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNHRC IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF
HUMAN RIGHTS
REF: STATE 130829
UNCLAS ABIDJAN 000114
STATE FOR IO, AND DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNHRC IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF
HUMAN RIGHTS
REF: STATE 130829
1. (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, post surveyed the primary human
rights organizations in Cote d'Ivoire to inquire about their
participation in the United Nation's Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) of Human Rights process. Cote d'Ivoire will
undergo review in December 2009. In order to prepare for the
UPR, human rights actors and other civil society
organizations have formed a coalition to prepare a report for
submission. The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the
National Human Rights Commission (CNDHCI) also intend to
submit reports. END SUMMARY
2. (U) In preparation for Cote d'Ivoire's UPR in December
2009, around one dozen civil society organizations concerned
with human rights came together in November 2008 and formed
the Coalition for the Universal Periodic Review of Human
Rights (CEPU-CI). The coalition has planned a series of
informational seminars and UPR awareness campaigns across the
country and has already started training civil society actors
on how they can contribute to the process.
3. (U) CEPU-CI held its first training and information
session January 28-29 and formed four working groups to
synthesize reporting on civil and political rights; economic,
social, and cultural rights; minority rights; and
humanitarian rights. The two day seminar also discussed the
report's main priorities. On February 11, CEPU-CI traveled
to Man (west),San Pedro (southwest),and Yamoussoukro
(center) in conjunction with the United Nations Operation in
Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) to organize human rights training
workshops for 76 civil society representatives to solicit
nationwide contributions to the UPR process.
4. (U) In addition to civil society, both the Ministry of
Justice and Human Rights and the CNDHCI have also indicated
their intention to submit reports for the UPR.
Representatives from both institutions attended informational
sessions on the UPR organized in Geneva in November 2008 and
are well-informed about the process.
NESBITT
STATE FOR IO, AND DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNHRC IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF
HUMAN RIGHTS
REF: STATE 130829
1. (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, post surveyed the primary human
rights organizations in Cote d'Ivoire to inquire about their
participation in the United Nation's Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) of Human Rights process. Cote d'Ivoire will
undergo review in December 2009. In order to prepare for the
UPR, human rights actors and other civil society
organizations have formed a coalition to prepare a report for
submission. The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the
National Human Rights Commission (CNDHCI) also intend to
submit reports. END SUMMARY
2. (U) In preparation for Cote d'Ivoire's UPR in December
2009, around one dozen civil society organizations concerned
with human rights came together in November 2008 and formed
the Coalition for the Universal Periodic Review of Human
Rights (CEPU-CI). The coalition has planned a series of
informational seminars and UPR awareness campaigns across the
country and has already started training civil society actors
on how they can contribute to the process.
3. (U) CEPU-CI held its first training and information
session January 28-29 and formed four working groups to
synthesize reporting on civil and political rights; economic,
social, and cultural rights; minority rights; and
humanitarian rights. The two day seminar also discussed the
report's main priorities. On February 11, CEPU-CI traveled
to Man (west),San Pedro (southwest),and Yamoussoukro
(center) in conjunction with the United Nations Operation in
Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) to organize human rights training
workshops for 76 civil society representatives to solicit
nationwide contributions to the UPR process.
4. (U) In addition to civil society, both the Ministry of
Justice and Human Rights and the CNDHCI have also indicated
their intention to submit reports for the UPR.
Representatives from both institutions attended informational
sessions on the UPR organized in Geneva in November 2008 and
are well-informed about the process.
NESBITT