Regional partnership

for UPR - increased

social accountability

Examples of specific support on UPR

support government in establishing a national action plan based on accepted UPR recommendations

increase awareness and dialogue among stakeholders on international human rights machinery

Support to NHRIs with OHCHR, ICC and APF

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Not a stand alone process!

UPR recommendations as entry point for broader support on justice/Rule of Law, legal

empowerment, human rights based approach etc.

Legal Empowerment in the Arab States Review of UPR/ESCR committee

recommendations and courts cases in the region that refer to economic and social rights

draft manual on legal empowerment of the poor in Arabic

study on the situation of informality in Jordan (and Syria)

UNDP/OHCHR Regional consultations on Transitional justice

80 participants from Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Yemen, Algeria, Iraq

pillars of discussion: 2011: Concept and modalities of transitional

justice, Comparative experience in transitional justice, Judicial and non judicial mechanisms of transitional justice, Institutional reform for sustained justice

2012: kinks between TJ and gender, national consultation, national justice processes, security sector refor

Regional consultation constitutional dialogue 75 participants from Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, Libya,

Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine and Somalia international experiences on elements of

constitutional dialogue as a process and on comparative constitutional outputs with respect to the following key questions: How can diversity (linguistic, religious, ethnic etc.)

be best enshrined and protected by the Constitution?

What role for the constitution in protecting social and economic inclusion and the justiciability of those rights?

How can the constitution help guide intra state and state-society relations in the context of local governance reform?

What is a gender sensitive constitution?

Reflection at country levele.g. Rule of Law in Yemen

Comprehensive approach to RoL for the transition and beyond support service delivery improved professionalism set the basis for longer term reform specific look at A2J

Also work on HR and TJ – set up of NHRI Link with National Dialogue

Tunisia initial assessment of the HR

curriculum of the police Support to national dialogue

for constitutional reform Implementation of

transitional justice (OHCHR/UNDP)

first HRBA training to mixed audience (gvt, CSO and UN!)

Thank you!