Bhutan’s UPR report to be considered by the UN Human Rights Council in march 2010

THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE REPORT ON THE REVIEW OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BHUTAN, ADOPTED BY THE UN WORKING GROUP FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW IN DECEMBER 2009, WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN GENEVA ON 18TH MARCH 2010.

THE REPORT, ALONG WITH OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION ON THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW, IS AVAILABLE ON THE MFA WEBSITE AT WWW.MFA.GOV.BT.

THE MINISTRY REITERATES ITS INVITATION TO ALL CONCERNED STAKEHOLDERS, PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY, TO SEND THEIR VIEWS AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE REPORT AS WELL AS ITS IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES:

EMAIL:                        bhutanUPR (at) mfa.gov.bt

UPR HOTLINE:           322118

FAX:                            322079

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

1ST MARCH 2010