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Review 2008


South Africa was reviewed on the 15 of April of 2008. The troika consisted of Zambia, Guatemala and Qatar.


National Report

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/1 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Compilation of UN information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/3 - A, C, E, F, R, S

NGO submisions

 . UN information
UN HabitatE
UN Headquarters Department of Political AffairsE
UNHCRE
 . NHRI
South African Human Rights CommissionE
 . NGO
Amnesty InternationalE1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Centre for the Study of Violence and ReconciliationE
Centre on Housing Rights and EvictionsE
Children NowE
Commonwealth Human Rights InitiativeE
Community Law CentreE
Cultural SurvivalE
Federation Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’HommeE
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of ChildrenE
Human Rights WatchE
Joint Working GroupE1
Masimanyane Womens Support CentreE
Reporters Sans FrontièresF1
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples OrganisationE
Voice of Wrongfully ImprisonedE
 . Otros
Centre for Human Rights / University of PretoriaE1, 2, 3

Review in the Working Group – 15 April 2008

. Summary by ISHR

. UN press release

. Full webcast . For the webcast by speaker, see here.

For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet.

Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF: Report adopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report of the Working Group – 18 April 2008

. Full webcast: not available. For the webcast by speaker, see here

Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 11 June 2008

. A/HRC/8/52: Report of the eight session of the Human Rights Council

. UN press release.

. Webcast of the plenary. For the webcast by speaker, see here.

. The following states took the floor: Nigeria, Canada, Tunisia, China, Pakistan, Botswana, Algeria, Malaysia, Egypt, Angola, Syrian Arabic Republic. and Djibouti.

For all the statements made by States, see the OHCHR extranet.

- The following observers took the floor:

. Human Rights Watch

. Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)

. Amnesty International

Final outcome

. A/HRC/8/32 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final report

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