16th session of the Human Rights Council Item 2: Annual Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Interactive Dialogue, 3 March 2011Delivered by Renate Bloem Thank you Mr.

Geneva, 2 March 2011 Letter from Civil Society Organizations to State Representatives: “Defamation of Religions” at the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Excellency, We are writing to you to strongly urge your government to actively engage in the negotiations in the resolution on “combating defamation of religions” at the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (“the Council”) that is currently taking place.

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April 6, 2011 To: All Member States of the UN Human Rights Council Call for United Nations Human Rights Council Special Session on the Human Rights Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic Excellency,As Human Rights non‐governmental organizations from all regions of the world, we express our serious concerns over the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria since the country’s security forces started using live ammunition against protesters on 18 March 2011.