The United Nations Human Rights System 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of the session, participants will be able to: ¡¡ recognize the overall differences and similarities between the three main UN human rights mechanisms; and ¡¡ describe the Treaty Body system (nine core international human rights treaties and ten Treaty Bodies). SESSION PREPARATIONS ¡¡ In advance of the session: üü Prepare copies of the quiz for the participants. The quiz is included at the end of this note. SESSION SEQUENCE Step 1: Short video on the Treaty Bodies  Duration 10 minutes a) Explain to participants that you are going to show a short film on the UN human rights system which is going to be followed by a short multiple-choice quiz and computer slides; b) Play only the first two segments of the Treaty Bodies DVD (duration 8½ minutes). If time allows, a short (6-minute) documentary on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, outlining its history, contents and continuous significance, can also be shown: https://youtu.be/5RR4VXNX3jA TIP ÎÎTest the DVD in the training room beforehand to make sure it is working properly and remember when to switch it off. Step 2: Group activity: quiz  Duration 10 minutes a) Distribute to participants the quiz and ask them to answer it individually. See the facilitator’s copy of the quiz at the end of this note. Step 3: Interactive presentation  Duration 50 minutes a) Explain that the aim of the presentation is to: ¡¡ provide answers to the quiz; ¡¡ complement information provided in the DVD and update a couple of facts stated therein; and ¡¡ clarify any doubts participants may have on the UN human rights system. b) Updates to DVD: ¡¡ the third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in force since April 2014; ¡¡ the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which entered into force on 23 December 2010; and ¡¡ the Treaty Bodies sessions which are held only in Geneva. c) Always read the quiz questions so that you can provide the answers to them. The order of the computer slides should correspond with the order of questions in the quiz. 3