Feb 29th 2016 @ 11:00 – 12:30 – 10 years of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council: Opportunities and perspectivesAlmost 10 years ago, the United Nations’ General Assembly established the Human Rights Council to succeed to the Human Rights Commission and to elevate human rights as the third main pillar of the United Nations. What has the Human Rights Council achieved entering in […]
Launch of new open source HRC information tool
Feb 29th 2016 @ 18:00 – 19:30 – On Monday 29th February, the Permanent Mission of Denmark marked the launch of Denmark’s candidature for the Human Rights Council (2019-2021) by introducing a new open source tool to promote transparency in the work of the Human Rights Council: rightdocs. The introduction of rightdocs and the presentation of Denmark’s vision for its candidature for what would be […]
URG Human Rights Council programme for journalists
Mar 21st 2016 – Mar 24th 2016 @ All Day – In the context of the URG’s broader media engagement project, during the last week of the 31st session of the Council, the URG brought 7 independent journalists, from Colombia, Uruguay, Argentina, Tunisia, Turkey, Georgia and Sri Lanka to Geneva to follow developments, especially during voting. During their time in Geneva, the journalists had briefing sessions with URG analysts, key Ambassadors […]
Pre-Glion III policy dialogue: ‘Effective prevention by the Human Rights Council: what is it, does the Council possess the tools to do the job, and how to make it work in practice?’
Apr 12th 2016 @ 9:00 – 12:30 – Ahead of Glion III, the Universal Rights Group (URG), with a number of supportive State delegations in Geneva, organised a series of informal policy dialogues, designed to allow early consideration and exchange on different aspects of ‘human rights implementation and compliance.’ The third policy dialogue took place on 12th April, with the support of the Permanent Mission of […]
Pre-Glion III policy dialogue: ‘The experience of States with implementation: identifying and replicating domestic good practice on implementation, coordination and reporting’
Apr 15th 2016 @ 10:15 – 13:15 – Ahead of Glion III, the Universal Rights Group (URG), with a number of supportive State delegations in Geneva, organised a series of informal policy dialogues, designed to allow early consideration and exchange on different aspects of ‘human rights implementation and compliance.’ The fourth policy dialogue took place on Friday 15th April with the support of the […]
Human rights and corruption: what role can the Human Rights Council play in contributing to the global fight against corruption and to the realisation of SDG16
Apr 27th 2016 @ 0:30 – 15:00 – This working lunch, held under Chatham House rule, brought together key stakeholders to discuss what role the UN Human Rights Council can play in contributing to the global fight against corruption, and to the realisation of SDG16.
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2016 (‘Glion III’)
May 3rd 2016 – May 4th 2016 @ 9:00 – 12:30 –
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue is a retreat-style event bringing together around seventy senior policy-makers and other stakeholders in an informal, non-attributable setting designed to promote open, forward-looking and solutions-focused debate. In 2016, the Dialogue took place from Tuesday 3rd May to lunchtime on Wednesday 4th May 2016, in Vevey, Switzerland.
‘Friday Exchange’ working lunch with Permanent Mission of Denmark: Women’s rights – how to depoliticize and strengthen the Council’s response?
May 20th 2016 @ 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 […]
Side-event: Sharing experiences on national plans of action on human rights
Jun 16th 2016 @ 13:00 – 15:00 – The event was co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Indonesia, South Africa and Austria, and the Universal Rights Group and was entitled “Sharing experiences on national plans of action on human rights”. The event took place at the margins of the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council, at 13.00-15.00 hrs in Room XXIV at Palais des Nations.URG’s […]
Second URG Human Rights Council programme for journalists (32nd session)
Jun 27th 2016 – Jul 1st 2016 @ 9:00 – 18:00 – In the context of the URG’s broader media engagement project, during the last week of the 32nd session of the Council, the URG brought seven journalists from different regions to Geneva to follow developments, especially during voting. During their time in Geneva, the journalists benefited from briefing sessions with URG analysts, key diplomats, and representatives of the OHCHR and the ICRC. They also […]
