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The Geneva Human Rights Platform holds regular events, diplomatic briefings, conferences, expert roundtables and private meetings.

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UN Human Rights Council at 15 – Role and Perspectives

28 April 2021, 13:00-14:30

This online event – co-organized with the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) and the Embassy of Switzerland in Poland – will discuss the Council’s membership and internal dynamics, as well as selected mechanisms.

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UN Human Rights Council at 15 – Role and Perspectives

28 April 2021, 13:00-14:30

Lessons Learned from the Commission for the HRC Status Review

18 March 2021, 14:00-15:30

Human Rights Responsibilities of Armed Non-State Actors

5 March 2021, 13:00-14:30

Stop Enforced Disappearances

3 March 2021, 15:00-17:00

The US’ Return to the UN Human Rights Council

26 February 2021, 15:30-17:00

Contemporary Slavery and Racial Discrimination: Civil Society Support to Survivors during the Global Pandemic

2 December 2020, 12:00-13:30

Our Future, Our Voice: Placing children and their rights at the centre of the drive towards a better, greener world

25 November 2020, 15:00-16:30

Semaine des droits humains 2020

23-27 November 2020

New Report Sheds Light on what Governments, Business and the UN need to do in Conflict-Affected Areas: but what’s Next for this Field?

10 November 2020, 16:00-17:30

The United Nations and Human Rights: A Critical Appraisal

28 October 2020, 15:00-16:30

Human Rights and the Precarious Condition of Electoral Democracy

28 October 2020, 15:00-16:30

Celebrating Women in Civil Society and Activism

20 October 2020, 15:00-17:00

Book Launch: A Practical Anatomy of the Human Rights Council

20 October 2020, 12:30-14:00

2020 Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform

15 October 2020, 09:00-18:00

The UN @75: Challenges for the New Quarter-Century

30 September 2020, 16:00-18:00

SDGs and Human Rights: Leading the way to COVID-19 Response and Recovery

30 September 2020, 15:00-16:30

Communicating Human Rights: How to Win the Global ‘Battle of Ideas’

9 September 2020, 15:00-16:30

Reactions to the Consultation Process of the 2020 Treaty Body Review

4 September 2020, 15:00-17:00

Business, the Economy, and Livelihoods in a COVID-19 World

10 June 2020, 15:00-16:30

Right On: Access to Information and the Safety of Journalists in Times of Crisis

4 June 2020, 16:00-17:30

Protecting the Rights of Older Persons During the COVID-19 Pandemic

27 May 2020, 15:00-16:30

How to prevent COVID-19 becoming a humanitarian disaster in the context of conflict situations, refugee and IDP populations?

20 May 2020, 15:00-16:30

From Crisis to Opportunity: How to Build Back Better?

13 May 2020, 15:00-16:30

Right On: Contact Tracing and Challenges to Privacy

6 May 2020, 15:00-16:30

Right On – Women and COVID-19: The Gendered Impact of the Crisis

29 April 2020, 15:00-16:30

Right On: Democracy and Rule of Law in Crisis?

22 April 2020, 15:00-16:30

Right On: Inequality and discrimination during COVID-19

15 April 2020, 13:00-15:00

Right On: Fighting Online Hate Speech and Fake News in a Global Crisis

8 April 2020, 15:00-17:00

Supporting Environmental Defenders: How can we Mobilize the International Community?

26 February 2020, 17:30-19:00

Is it Time for Universal Recognition of the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment?

6 February 2020, 09:15-13:00

Human rights, gender and corruption: linkages, good practices, potential and limitations

18 December 2019, 13:00-14:00

Expert Panel on Modern Slavery and Book Launch

21 November 2019, 17:30-19:00

The 2019 Human Rights Week

11-15 November 2019

Women’s Economic Empowerment and the SDGs: Closing the Gender Gap in a Rapidly Changing Society

5 November 2019, 13:15-14:45

Human Rights in Peaceful Protest: Lawyers at the Forefront. A European Perspective

4 November 2019, 11:15-12:30

Launch: United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less Lethal Weapons

25 October 2019, 13:15-14:45

The Role of UN Human Rights Mechanisms in Monitoring the Implementation of the UNDROP

15 October 2019, 18:30-20:00

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