Jul 4th 2016 @ 13:00 – 16:30 – The Permanent Mission of Canada, The Universal Rights Group and UPR Info hosted an informal Policy Dialogue on Lessons learnt from the first ten years of the UPR, and possible improvements, if any, ahead of the Third Cycle on Monday 4 July, from 1:00 to 4:30pm at the Permanent Mission of Canada.
Sep 9th 2016 @ 9:00 – 10:00 – Ahead of the 33rd session of the Council, the Universal Rights Group and ACANU will host a pre-HRC press breakfast for members of the Geneva press corps and selected Ambassadors, including the Ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Argentina.
Sep 16th 2016 @ 8:15 – 10:00 – 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 […]
Sep 26th 2016 – Sep 30th 2016 @ 9:00 – 18:00 – In the context of the URG’s broader media engagement project, during the last week of the 33rd session of the Council, the URG brought 11 independent journalists from all regions to Geneva to follow developments, especially during voting. During their time in Geneva, the journalists had briefing sessions with URG analysts, key Ambassadors and diplomats, and representatives of the OHCHR and ICRC. […]
Sep 26th 2016 @ 13:00 – 14:30 –
On 26th September 2016, the Permanent Mission of Norway and the Universal Rights Group (URG) hosted a lunch reception to mark the launch the yourHRC.org Guide to the 2016 Human Rights Council Elections.
Oct 4th 2016 @ 13:15 – 14:30 – On Tuesday 4th October 2016, the Permanent Missions of Norway and Switzerland and the Universal Rights Group (URG) will host a lunch reception to mark the launch of the yourHRC.org Guide to the 2016 UN Human Rights Council Elections in New York City. The report is the second annual yourHRC.org Guide to the Human Rights Council […]
Oct 7th 2016 @ 13:15 – 14:45 – 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 […]
Oct 17th 2016 @ 9:30 – 12:30 –
On 17th October 2016, the Governments of Norway and Switzerland, supported by the Universal Rights Group (URG), held a panel discussion in Geneva on “Turning international norms into local reality: Are we seeing a new human rights ‘implementation agenda’?” An informal document containing a non-exhaustive summary of some of the key themes, discussions and ideas from the third Glion Human Rights Dialogue, and the four policy dialogues which preceded it, was presented at the event.
Oct 27th 2016 – Oct 28th 2016 @ All Day – Kindly hosted by the Government of Fiji, the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI), in partnership with the Universal Rights Group and the Association for the Prevention of Torture, held a regional workshop in the Pacific region to address the benefits of and challenges to ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Torture, 27-28 October, Fiji. […]
Oct 31st 2016 @ 11:00 – 13:00 – The Geneva Environment Network and the United Nations Environment Programme, in association with the Right Livelihood Award, the Universal Rights Group and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva, held a roundtable discussion with Award winning environmental and human rights activists working at the frontlines in different countries to discuss the threats, challenges […]
