United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/FMI/2015/1 Distr.: General 9 September 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Forum on Minority Issues Eighth session 24 – 25 November 2015 Provisional agenda and annotations thereto Note by the Secretariat Provisional agenda 1. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. 2. Legal framework and key concepts. 3. Minorities and the exercise of police powers. 4. Challenges of criminal justice systems in addressing the needs and demands of minorities. 5. Addressing the root causes of discrimination in the administration of justice. 6. Concluding remarks. GE.15-15297(E) *1515297*