Pre-Glion X Policy Dialogue with the Commonwealth Small States Office and the Permanent Missions of The Gambia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands on ‘Key characteristics and good practices in the establishment and development of NMIRFs.’

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...

• February 6, 2018 - 15:00 - 18:00
• Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva/ Geneva

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...

• December 15, 2017 - 12:00 - 14:30
• InterContinental/ Geneva

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...

• December 1, 2017 - 8:30 - 16:15
• Warwick Hotel/ Geneva
• By invitation only

In order to respond to rising global inequalities, States and other stakeholders must work to leverage the inter-dependent and mutually reinforcing nature of, on the one hand, the promotion and protection of, and respect for all human rights, including economic,...

• June 29, 2017 - 9:00 - 17:00
• Château des Bois/ Satigny
• By invitation only

This consultation, organised by the Universal Rights Group (URG), Amnesty International (AI), and the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Human Rights (JBI), and hosted by the British Ambassador to Uruguay, H.E. Mr Ian Duddy, will convene key stakeholders involved in the Special Procedures...

• February 16, 2017 - All Day
• Residence of H.E. Mr. Ian Duddy, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay/ Montevideo
• By invitation only

In follow-up to a roundtable event in September 2016 on the finding common ground on the UN Declaration on the Right to Development, on 10 February, URG and the Permanent Mission of Denmark co-hosted a working lunch, with a cross-regional...

• February 10, 2017 - 13:00 - 15:00
• Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva/ Geneva
• By invitation only

In 2006, member states sought to strengthen human rights as one of the three pillars of the United Nations by establishing (under General Assembly Resolution 60/251) the Human Rights Council to replace the Commission on Human Rights as the UN's...

• November 22, 2016 - 12:30 - 18:45
• The Council Room, Strand Campus, King’s College/ London
• By invitation only

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...

• September 26, 2016 - 9:00 - 18:00
• Palais des Nations/ Geneva
• By invitation only

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.

• September 9, 2016 - 9:00 - 10:00
• Press Room 1, Palais des Nations/ Geneva 10
• By invitation only

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...

• July 4, 2016 - 13:00 - 16:30
• Permanent Mission of Canada/ Geneva
• By invitation only