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How to secure accountability for serious human rights violations?

October 2022

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Bridging the Human Rights Implementation Gap: A Commonwealth Survey

March 2023

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Report of the 8th Istanbul Process Meeting

December 2022

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The Human Rights Council in 2022

December 2022

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Towards a human rights-based approach to new and emerging technologies

December 2022

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OSLO+2 –The contribution of human rights and development cooperation to prevention

November 2022

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Guide to the 2022 Human Rights Council Elections

October 2022

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The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment – what does it mean for states, for rights-holders, and for nature?

September 2022

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SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS: Developing New Guidance for Donors and Civil Society Organisations

May 2022

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Understanding and responding to the protection needs of climate activists and movements

May 2022

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The Human Rights Council in 2021

by URG team

December 2021

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Placing digital technology at the service of democracy and human rights (3D2)

by The URG Team

December 2021

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Guide to the 2021 Human Rights Council Elections

by Universal Rights Group

September 2021

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Human rights in the digital age: Making digital technology work for human rights

by Universal Rights Group

June 2021

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Building a coherent Human Rights Council-Security Council relationship - The prevention of human rights crises, violent conflict and atrocity crimes

by The URG Team

March 2021

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#The time is now - The case for universal recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment

by David Boyd, John Knox, Marc Limon

February 2021

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OSLO+Digital – International support for the national implementation of UN human rights recommendations, including as a contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals during the COVID-19 pandemic

January 2021

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The Human Rights Council in 2020

December 2020

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Realizing rights, changing lives: The impact of the United Nations human rights system on the enjoyment of children's rights

by Universal Rights Group, and UNICEF

November 2020

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Guide to the 2020 Human Rights Council Elections

by Universal Rights Group

October 2020

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7th meeting of the Istanbul Process

by Universal Rights Group

September 2020

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A World Made New: Beyond COVID-19 to a low-carbon, resilient and inclusive world

by Dr. Edward Cameron

May 2020

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The Prevention Council: The business case for placing human rights at the heart of the UN’s prevention agenda

by Marc Limon and Mariana Montoya

February 2020

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The Human Rights Council in 2019

by Universal Rights Group

December 2019

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OSLO+1 - International support for the national implementation of UN human rights recommendations, including as a contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

by Universal Rights Group

November 2019

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Policy or aspiration: shedding light on the current status of the UN's Human Rights Up Front initiative

by Danica Damplo, Rodrigo Saad

October 2019

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Eight years of the Istanbul Process on combatting religious intolerance: Taking stock

by European Union, Denmark and the URG

October 2019

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Guide to the Human Rights Council 2019 Elections

by URG team

September 2019

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Towards 2026 - Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council (Glion VI)

by Universal Rights Group

September 2019

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Clustering and the integrated implementation of recommendations: The key to unlocking the complementary power of the UN’s compliance mechanisms

by Marc Limon and Mariana Montoya

June 2019

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Is the global situation of human rights improving or deteriorating? Making the case for the empirical measurement of human rights change

by the Universal Rights Group, HRMI

June 2019

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Lifting religion-based reservations to the core international human rights conventions as a means of strengthening women’s rights at the national level: A guide for women’s rights groups

March 2019

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Vision 2021: What is the General Assembly’s 2021-2026 review, and how might the Human Rights Council usefully contribute?

by The Universal Rights Group with the kind support of Switzerland

February 2019

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The Human Rights Council in 2018

December 2018

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The global human rights implementation agenda: the role of national parliaments

by The Commonwealth Secretariat, Universal Rights Group

November 2018

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Identificando y superando los riesgos, amenazas y desafíos que enfrentan quienes defienden el medio ambiente en América Latina

October 2018

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Global Human Rights Implementation Agenda: the role of international development partners

September 2018

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The place of human rights in a reformed United Nations (Glion V)

by Universal Rights Group

September 2018

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Corruption: a human rights impact assessment

by Angela Barkhouse, Hugo Hoyland and Marc Limon

April 2018

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Reform of the UN human rights petitions system

by Marc Limon (URG)

January 2018

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Human Rights Council strengthening conference

January 2018

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Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals - Pursuing Synergies

December 2017

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The Human Rights Council in 2017

December 2017

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Operationalizing the Council's 'prevention' mandate (Glion IV)

by the URG team

September 2017

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The march of universality? Religion-based reservations to the core UN human rights treaties

by Mariana Montoya (URG) and Basac Çali

May 2017

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Environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs): risking their today for our tomorrow

by John H. Knox, Special Rapporteur on the human rights and the environment

March 2017

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6th meeting of the Istanbul Process

by The URG team

February 2017

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Media coverage of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2016

January 2017

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The Human Rights Council in 2016

by The URG team

December 2016

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The Human Rights Council's relationships with the UN General Assembly and UN Security Council

by Emmanuel Bichet and Stephanie Rutz

November 2016

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Human rights implementation, compliance and prevention ('Glion III' report)

by The URG team

October 2016

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Candidates for the post of UN secretary-general: Where do they stand on human rights?

by the URG team

July 2016

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Towards the third cycle of the UPR: stick or twist?

by Subhas Gujadhur (URG) and Marc Limon (URG)

July 2016

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The Human Rights Council in 2015

December 2015

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Human rights, climate change and cross-border displacement: the role of the international human rights community in contributing to effective and just solutions

by Jane McAdam (University of New South Wales) and Marc Limon (URG)

September 2015

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Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2015: the Human Rights Council at 10: improving relevance, strengthening impact

by the URG team

September 2015

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The road from principles to practice: Today's challenges for business in respecting human rights

by The Economist Intelligence Unit

March 2015

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Ensuring Relevance, Driving Impact: The evolution and future direction of the UN Human Rights Council’s resolution system

by Subhas Gujadhur (URG), Toby Lamarque (URG)

February 2015

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Combatting global religious intolerance: the implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 16/18

by Marc Limon (URG), Nazila Ghanea (University of Oxford), Hilary Power (URG)

December 2014

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History of the United Nations Special Procedures Mechanism: Origins, Evolution and Reform

by Marc Limon (URG) & Hilary Power (URG)

September 2014

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Glion human rights dialogue: reflections on the future of the UN human rights pillar

September 2014

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The Outcome of the General Assembly’s Treaty Body Strengthening Process: An Important Milestone on a Longer Journey

by Christen Broecker (Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights)
Professor Michael O’Flaherty (Irish Centre for Human Rights)

May 2014

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Special Procedures: Determinants of Influence

by Ted Piccone (Brookings Institution), Marc Limon (URG)

April 2014

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