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 Wednesday 19 May at 8:30AM EST / 14h30 CEST Universal Rights Group will be holding a virtual meeting (under Chatham House rules) during which a small number of civil society organisations can provide concrete recommendations to UN Assistant-Secretary Generals...

• May 19, 2021 - 14:30 - 16:00
• By invitation only

On 13 April 2021, the Universal Rights Group (URG), Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), the Carter Center, the International Democracy and Election Assistance (IDEA) will convene a Zoom roundtable on disinformation, digital technology...

• April 13, 2021 - 15:30 - 17:00
• By invitation only

In 2021 the Universal Rights Group (URG), supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will launch a new regular space for dialogue and coordination between States, technology companies and civil society: the ‘Digital Democracy Dialogues’ (3D). These will aim...

• April 13, 2021 - 9:30 - 11:00
• By invitation only

The Universal Rights Group in cooperation with Facebook will organise a digital event on Thursday 25 March at 16h00 CET to present and consider the new Corporate Human Rights Policy, to discuss the human rights responsibilities of social media companies,...

• March 25, 2021 - 16:00 - 17:30
• By invitation only

This Chatham House rules virtual dialogue with civil society representatives is an opportunity for UN Assistant Secretary-General Volker Türk and UN Assistant Secretary-General Ilze Brands Kehris to provide updates on the implementation of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ Call to...

• March 5, 2021 - 10:00 - 11:00
• By invitation only

In her message for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet reminded us that 'Words have consequences.' Indeed she remarked that 'conspiracy theorists increasingly link extreme political ideologies and antisemitic delusions,' recalled the responsibilities of governments and digital...

• March 4, 2021 - 13:00 - 14:30
• By invitation only

  Background In recent years, there has been growing interest in, and movement towards, universal recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment (R2E). Over one hundred national constitutions and several regional human rights agreements now...

• February 23, 2021 - 16:00 - 17:30
• By invitation only

On Wednesday 9th December, the Permanent Mission of Norway with the support of the Universal Rights Group hosted an event to look back on the work, achievements and challenges of the Council in the past year. The event marked the...

• December 9, 2020 - 15:00 - 16:00
• By invitation only

The adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 marked a crucial moment for the protection and promotion of children’s rights. For the first time, children were recognised as individual rights-holders rather than dependents on the...

• December 8, 2020 - 15:00 - 17:00
• By invitation only

The Glion Human Rights Dialogue is a retreat bringing together around seventy senior policy-makers and other stakeholders in an informal, non-attributable, digital setting designed to promote open, forward-looking and solutions-oriented debate. This year’s Dialogue, which was organised by the Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and...

• December 3, 2020 - 14:30 - 18:30
• By invitation only