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Regional partnership for UPR - increased social accountability
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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.
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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)
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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
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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?
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Reflection at country level e.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
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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!)
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