Children’s rights: how to secure convergence at the Human Rights…
- September 28, 2023 - 13:00 - 15:00
- Vieux Bois Genève/ Genève
- BY INVITATION ONLY
future events
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Human Rights Policy Dialogue: The role of regions and municipalities in the review-implementation-reporting cycle of the UN human rights mechanisms
The Human Rights Policy Dialogue on the role of regions and municipalities in the review-implementation-reporting cycle of the UN human rights mechanisms will be a working lunch that will take place on 6th October from 13h00 to 15h00 and will bring together approximately...
- October 6, 2023 - 13:00 - 15:00
- Restaurant Vieux-Bois / Geneva
- By invitation only
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Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2023 UN Human Rights Council Elections
On Thursday 5th October 2023, the Universal Rights Group (URG) will host a digital event to mark the launch of the yourHRC.org Guide to the 2023 UN Human Rights Council Elections. The report is the ninth annual yourHRC.org Guide to...
- October 5, 2023 - 15:00 - 16:00
- By invitation only
past events
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UN reforms and human rights: A civil society policy dialogue
On Wednesday 27th March, the Universal Rights Group New York City office at CUNY is organising a policy dialogue discussing the UN reforms and human rights. The panel consists of experts in the field of UN reforms, both from the...
- March 27, 2019 - 13:00 - 14:30
- City University of New York/ New York
- By invitation only
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DEFENDER los derechos humanos y el medio ambiente
DEFENDER EN AMÉRICA LATINA: Seminario internacional sobre la situación de las personas defensoras de derechos humanos, de la tierra y del medio ambiente. Este Seminario internacional pretende ofrecer un espacio, en el contexto temporal del XX aniversario de la adopción de...
- March 27, 2019 - All Day
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México/ Mexico
- By invitation only
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The Digital Society and Human Rights: Putting Human Rights at the Heart of the Design, Development and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence
On Thursday 14 March, the Universal Rights Group in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Germany, the Geneva Academy and the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project of the University of Essex, will be organising an event in the...
- March 14, 2019 - 15:30 - 16:30
- Room XXVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva/ Geneva
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Report Launch - Vision 2021: What is the General Assembly's 2021-2026 review, and how might the Human Rights Council usefully contribute?
Between 2021 and 2026, the General Assembly is scheduled to consider the question of the status of the Human Rights Council, i.e. whether it should remain a subsidiary body or become a main body of the United Nations. Although the...
- March 6, 2019 - 13:00 - 14:45
- Restaurant des délégués/ Geneve
- By invitation only
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Ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Torture in the Pacific: Supporting Pacific States with processes of legislative review and drafting anti-torture laws or amendments
As a region with strong democratic and rule of law traditions, the Pacific has strategic importance in accelerating ratification and active implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT, or Convention)....
- February 5, 2019 - All Day
- InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa/ Natadola
- By invitation only
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Lifting religion-based reservations as a means of strengthening women’s rights: The key role of women's rights movements in the MENA region
Reservations to the core human rights treaties, entered at the time of ratification, are extremely widespread and, because they have direct implications for a State’s obligations under international law, have real and immediate consequences for the level of protection afforded...
- January 31, 2019 - 9:30 - 12:00
- Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva/ Geneva
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Launch of yourHRC.org report: The Human Rights Council in 2018
On Tuesday 22th January, the Permanent Mission of Norway hosted a Human Rights Council New Year reception to look back on the work, achievements and challenges of the Council last year, and to look forward at 2019. The reception, organised in...
- January 22, 2019 - 18:00 - 20:00
- Residence of Ambassador Hans Brattskar, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in Geneva/ Geneva
- By invitation only
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Reception on the occasion of the first intersessional meeting on human rights and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
On 15th January, the Permanent Missions of Denmark and Chile on behalf of the Group of Friends on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and with support of the Universal Rights Group will be organising a reception...
- January 15, 2019 - 18:00 - 20:00
- Hotel Intercontinental/ Genève
- By invitation only
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Regional workshop on ‘Lifting religion-based reservations as a means of strengthening women’s rights’
Reservations to the core human rights treaties, entered at the time of ratification, are extremely widespread and, because they have direct implications for a State’s obligations under international law, have real and immediate consequences for the level of protection afforded...
- January 9, 2019 - All Day
- Carthage Thalasso Hotel/ Gammarth
- By invitation only
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Working Smarter for Human Rights: Are Digital Tools the Way Forward?
A key contemporary priority of the Human Rights Council and the UN's wider human rights pillar is to promote and support the domestic implementation of State's international human rights obligations and commitments. This emerging 'implementation agenda' is focused, squarely, on translating universal...
- November 26, 2018 - 10:00 - 11:30
- Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva/ Geneva
