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.’

The Human Rights Council Membership Contact Group in Geneva is an informal cross-regional group of friends supported by the Geneva office of Universal Rights Group. The contact group endeavours to strengthen universality, inclusivity and diversity at the Council by encouraging...

• December 13, 2019 - 13:15 - 14:30
• UK Mission to the UN/ New York
• By invitation only

On 12 December at UNHQ, the Mission of Switzerland to the UN and the New York Office of Universal Rights Group will convene a dialogue entitled ‘Towards 2026 – Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council.’ Given the...

• December 12, 2019 - 15:00 - 16:30
• United Nations Headquarters New York/ New York
• By invitation only

On Thursday 5th December, the Permanent Mission of Norway will host a Human Rights 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...

• December 5, 2019 - 18:30 - 20:30
• Residence of Ambassador Hans Brattskar, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in Geneva/ Geneva
• By invitation only

On Thursday 28th November 2019, the Universal Rights Group will host a lunch discussion on the current status of the UN's Human Rights Up Front Initiative. The event will also mark the publication of a new report by Universal Rights...

• November 28, 2019 - 13:00 - 15:00
• Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva/ Geneva
• By invitation only

The main intergovernmental policy framework for combatting religious intolerance against persons based on religion or belief is set down in Human Rights Council resolution 16/18 and its sister resolution at the General Assembly – GA resolution 66/167. Resolutions 16/18 and...

• November 18, 2019 - All Day
• The Fokker Terminal/ The Hague
• By invitation only

Universal Rights Group NYC and the Jacob Blaustein Institute have co-organized this launch and discussion of Universal Rights Group NYC’s report on the present status of Human Rights up Front: ‘Policy or Aspiration: Shedding Light on the Current Status of...

• October 29, 2019 - 13:15 - 14:45
• Jacob Blaustein Institute/ New York City
• By invitation only

On the occasion of the launch of the report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment to the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (A/74/161), this side-event will discuss the devastating effects of the current global...

• October 23, 2019 - 13:15 - 14:30
• United Nations Headquarters New York/ New York
• By invitation only

Environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) are individuals and groups who 'strive to protect and promote human rights relating to the environment.'[1] They come from many different backgrounds and work in different ways. Some are lawyers or journalists, but many are...

• October 22, 2019 - 13:00 - 14:15
• United Nations Headquarters New York/ New York

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Enhancing the role of parliaments in the protection and realisation of human rights is emerging as a crucial way to bridge the “implementation gap” in human rights. Numerous parliaments around the world have started to prioritize human rights...

• October 14, 2019 - 13:15 - 14:30
• United Nations Headquarters New York/ New York
• By invitation only

This side event is hosted by Universal Rights Group, the University of Oxford, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), along side the Permanent Missions of Chile, Ecuador, Georgia, Maldives, Morocco, Portugal, Romania and Spain to the...

• October 14, 2019 - 13:15 - 14:30
• Conference Room 11, United Nations Headquarters/ New York City
• By invitation only