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.’

In partnership with the Permanent Missions of Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands, UNFPA, the Geneva Academy, the Human Rights Centre of the University of Essex, World Jewish Conference, the Geneva Rights Platform, and the Geneva Internet Platform, the URG has...

• April 22, 2020 - 15:00 - 16:15
• By invitation only

In partnership with the Permanent Missions of Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands, UNFPA, the Geneva Academy, the Human Rights Centre of the University of Essex, World Jewish Conference, the Geneva Rights Platform, and the Geneva Internet Platform, the URG is...

• April 15, 2020 - 15:00 - 16:00
• By invitation only

The RightOn initiative will provide a platform for debate and exchange of ideas on topical human rights issues through regular webinars, which will take place every Wednesday at 3 PM CEST. The first of these Wednesday Web Chats will take place on 8th April 2020 on will focus on the issue of 'Fighting online hate speech and fake news in a global crisis'.

• April 8, 2020 - 15:00
• By invitation only

Ahead of Glion VII, the Universal Rights Group (URG), with a number of supportive State delegations in Geneva, will organise a series of informal policy dialogues, designed to allow early consideration and exchange on different aspects of ‘Human rights in...

• March 26, 2020 - 9:00 - 13:00
• Permanent Mission of Thailand/ Geneve 1202
• By invitation only

Universal Rights Group NYC and the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights would like to invite you to a panel event on human rights and UN Secretary-General Guterres’ prevention agenda. In October 2019, URG-NYC published the report...

• March 2, 2020 - 13:15 - 14:30
• Jacob Blaustein Institute/ New York City
• By invitation only

On Tuesday 25th February 2020, the Permanent Missions of the Maldives, the Netherlands, Armenia, Australia, and Switzerland, with the support of the Universal Rights Group organised a high level side event in the margins of the 43rd Session of the...

• February 25, 2020 - 12:00 - 13:00
• Room VII, Palais des Nations/ Geneva

Ahead of Glion VII, the Universal Rights Group (URG), with a number of supportive State delegations in Geneva, will organise a series of informal policy dialogues, designed to allow early consideration and exchange on different aspects of ‘Human rights in...

• February 11, 2020 - 9:00 - 13:00
• Permanent Mission of Mexico/ Geneva
• By invitation only

On Friday 7th February the Permanent Missions of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, with the support of the Universal Rights Group, will organise an informal half-day retreat for new Member States of the Human Rights Council. The annual ‘new...

• February 7, 2020 - 9:00 - 13:00
• Permanent Mission of the Netherlands/ Geneva
• By invitation only

On Thursday 6th February, the Universal Rights Group and Facebook will be organising an informal lunchtime roundtable discussion (held under the Chatham House rule) on the important issue - relevant to a number of initiatives at the Human Rights Council...

• February 6, 2020 - 13:00 - 14:30
• Restaurant Vieux-Bois/ Geneva
• By invitation only

Building on earlier work by the Commission on Human Rights, the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms have been actively engaged on the topic of human rights and the environment. They have made enormous progress in clarifying and setting down...

• February 6, 2020 - All Day
• Commonwealth Small States Office/ Geneva