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Calendar for UPR Working Group Civil Society Consultations - 2016
Calendar for UPR Working Group Civil Society Consultations - 2016
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.
07-12-2016

Working Group

Topics

Lead Agencies

Tentative Date/Location

1

Civil Rights and Discrimination

U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division

August 4, 2016

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

U.S. Department of State

2201 C Street NW

Room 1105

Washington DC

RSVP to:

UPR.civilrights@usdoj.gov

2

Criminal Justice

U.S. Department of Justice – Criminal Division

August 1, 2016

1:30-4:00 PM 

U.S. Department of State

2201 C Street NW

Room 1408

Washington DC

RSVP to: UPR.criminaljustice@usdoj.gov

3

Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Indigenous Peoples, and the Environment

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of the Interior

August 17, 2016

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

451 7th Street SW,

Washington DC

RSVP to: UPRWorkingGroup3@state.gov

4

National Security

U.S. Department of Defense

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

June 9, 2016

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

U.S. Department of State

2201 C Street NW,

Room 1408

Washington DC

5

Immigration, Migrants, Trafficking, Labor, and Children

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Labor

September 15, 2016

Washington DC

6

Treaties, International Mechanisms, and Domestic Implementation

U.S. Department of State

April 27, 2016

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

U.S. Department of State

2201 C Street NW

Room 1482

Washington DC

- updated 7/12/16

 

 

 

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