The United Nations Human Rights System
Step 2: Debrief in plenary
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Duration 25 minutes
a) Ask the rapporteurs to debrief on the elements highlighted by the group’s work. Allocate a
maximum of 5 minutes per rapporteur.
b) Complement or clarify the information provided by each rapporteur, as need be, immediately
after they conclude their respective debriefings. Use as a support the computer slide presentation
on the functions of the Treaty Bodies.
c) Briefly explain the urgent action procedure of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances and the
urgent action and early warning procedure of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of
Racial Discrimination.
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ÎÎAsk Rapporteurs to debrief in the order of your computer slide presentation.
ÎÎIf a future session is devoted specifically to treaty reporting, for example when
conducting a sole training session on the Treaty Bodies, you should remove Flipchart
1 on “Reporting” and instead divide the groups into four, rotating between four
flipcharts for twice 15 minutes and then twice 10 minutes.
Step 3: Wrap-up
Duration 5 minutes
a) Key messages for the wrap-up can cover the following points:
üü The Treaty Bodies perform six key functions.
üü Some of the functions require the acceptance of the State party through ratification of an
Optional Protocol to the main treaty or by making a declaration according to the relevant
treaty provisions.
üü Present the list of the functions which apply to the country or countries of the region where the
training course is taking place.
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