Nov 8th 2017 – Nov 9th 2017 @ 0:00 –
Mapping and overcoming the risks, threats, and challenges faced by EHRDs in Latin America with a particular focus on indigenous and rural defenders
Nov 8th 2017 – Nov 9th 2017 @ 9:00 – 17:00 –
‘Friday Exchange’ with Permanent Mission of Denmark in NYC: ‘How can the Third Committee have a positive impact on protecting civil society space and human rights defenders?’
Nov 9th 2017 @ 13:00 – 15:00 – In February 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Universal Rights Group launched a new diplomatic initiative in Geneva: the ‘Friday Exchange.’ The Friday Exchange is a series of quarterly informal policy dialogues (small roundtable discussions) designed to allow States (ambassador level) from all regions to exchange opinions, bridge differences and identify common […]
Human Rights Council Strengthening Conference
Dec 1st 2017 @ 8:30 – 16:15 – The Permanent Missions of Latvia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Rwanda, and the United Kingdom with the support of the Universal Rights Group hosted an informal one-day conference on ‘Human Rights Council strengthening. The sponsors of this conference believe that as the Council approaches its 12th anniversary, there is a need to undertake a Geneva-based, inclusive, cross-regional […]
Launch of yourHRC.org report: The Human Rights Council in 2017
Dec 12th 2017 @ 18:00 – 20:00 – On Tuesday 12th December, the Permanent Mission of Norway hosted a Human Rights Council end-of-year reception to look back on the work, achievements and challenges of the Council in the past year. The reception, organised in cooperation with the Universal Rights Group (URG), also marked the launch of the third yourHRC.org end-of-year report: ‘The Human […]
Launch of the report: ‘Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals – Pursuing Synergies’
Dec 15th 2017 @ 12:00 – 14:30 – On 15th December the Permanent Missions of Azerbaijan, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, Fiji, Luxembourg, Portugal, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Thailand, and Uruguay, with the support of the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the Universal Rights Group, launched a report on: ‘Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals – Pursuing Synergies.’ On 29th June 2017, the Group of Friends […]
‘Friday Exchange’ working lunch with Permanent Mission of Denmark
Feb 2nd 2018 @ 13:00 – 15:00 – In February 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Universal Rights Group launched a new diplomatic initiative in Geneva: the ‘Friday Exchange.’ The Friday Exchange is a series of quarterly informal policy dialogues (small roundtable discussions) designed to allow States (ambassador level) from all regions to exchange opinions, bridge differences and identify common […]
Launch of the report: Reform of the UN human rights petition system
Feb 6th 2018 @ 15:00 – 18:00 – On 6th February the Permanent Mission of Denmark and the Universal Rights Group organised a panel discussion and reception to mark the launch of the report entitled ‘Reform of the UN human rights petition system. An assessment of the UN human rights communications procedures and proposals for a single integrated system’. The human rights communications […]
The role of national human rights institutions in promoting, tracking and reporting on domestic compliance with international human rights norms
Feb 23rd 2018 @ 13:00 – 14:00 – On Friday 23rd February, the Universal Rights Group, in cooperation with Permanent Mission of Australia and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, organised a panel discussion on ‘The role of national human rights institutions in promoting, tracking and reporting on domestic compliance with international human rights norms’. The event introduced the overall ‘implementation […]
Launch on the UN Environmental Rights Initiative
Mar 6th 2018 @ 9:30 – 11:00 – Environmental rights are enshrined in over 100 constitutions yet almost four people a week are killed defending those rights, while many more are harassed, intimidated and forced from their lands. Around 40-50 percent of the 197 environmental defenders killed in 2017 came from indigenous and local communities. But the environmental defenders’ crisis is not confined […]
