This website uses cookies to monitor anonymous usage and to help improve your online experience. Learn more. You can choose to accept all cookies, deny all cookies or customize your preference. You can change your cookie setting at anytime.

Geneva academy cookie settings

We use various third-party cookies to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Please use the options below to manage your cookie settings. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Please be aware, if you deny cookies, certain features of our website may not work.

Customize

This will apply to all services

Social networks

Google Analytics

Videos and media

YouTube

Contact News Podcasts

Human Rights Conversations

Started in January 2020

Human Rights Conversations are a series of events, hosted by the Geneva Human Rights Platform, aimed at discussing contemporary issues and challenges related to the promotion and protection of human rights in Geneva and beyond.

TEAM

Felix Kirchmeier

Executive Director of the Geneva Human Rights Platform

Felix Kirchmeier is the Executive Director of the Geneva Human Rights Platform.

View Profile >

Domenico Zipoli

Project Coordinator and Senior Research Fellow

His research focuses on the question of connectivity among international human rights mechanisms and on national strategies for monitoring, implementation and follow-up of international human rights obligations and recommendations.

View Profile >

Past Human Rights Conversations

LATSIS Symposium

Geneva academy cookie settings

Customize

Social networks

Videos and media

Human Rights Conversations

TEAM

Felix Kirchmeier

Executive Director of the Geneva Human Rights Platform

Domenico Zipoli

Project Coordinator and Senior Research Fellow

Past Human Rights Conversations

AI and Human Rights: Risks and Promises - Panel at the 2025 LATSIS Symposium

10 September 2025, 16:30-17:45

Academic Freedom under Siege

24 March 2025, 13:15-14:45

The Future of Human Rights Measurement and Tracking

18 February 2025, 16:00-17:30

The Emergence of Open-Source Information and Intelligence: What Challenges and Opportunities for UN Special Procedures?

10 June 2024, 12:30-14:00

KlimaSeniorinnen vs. Switzerland: Relevance for UN human rights mechanisms

15 May 2024, 12:30-14:00

A New Human Rights Tribunal in Town? The Oversight Board and the Future of Online Freedom of Expression

18 October 2023, 18:00-19:30

Neurotechnology and Human Rights

6 June 2023, 10:00-11:30

To Ban or not to Ban: Religious Symbols and Women’s Rights

7 March 2023, 18:00-20:00

Child Participation in the Work of UN Human Rights Mechanisms

6 February 2023, 13:15-14:45

Towards a Helpdesk for Business on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

2 December 2022, 10:00-11:30

Universally Digital

12 May 2022, 14:00-15:30

UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Mega Sporting Events: The road to FIFA World Cup 2022 and 2023

28 April 2022, 14:00-15:30

Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) and Human Rights

4 March 2022, 14:00-15:30

Minority Issues and Universality

1 December 2021, 10:00-11:30

Book Launch: The Domestic Institutionalisation of Human Rights

28 September 2021, 18:30-20:00

Covid-19 Certificates: What are the Human Rights Implications?

6 July 2021, 13:00-14:30

Digital Human Rights Tracking Tools

3 June 2021, 15:00-16:30

Lessons Learned from the Commission for the HRC Status Review

18 March 2021, 14:00-15:30

The US’ Return to the UN Human Rights Council

26 February 2021, 15:30-17:00

MORE ON THIS THEMATIC AREA

Practical Training on Human Rights Council Procedures Strengthens SIDS/LDCs Engagement

21 July 2025

Bridging Geneva and Europe: advancing human rights in the digital age

2 June 2025

Promoting and Protecting the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association and Civic Space Worldwide

Started in June 2020

The Lake Room Initiative (Space for Dialogue)

Started in February 2024

Annual Report 2024

published on July 2025

Briefing N° 25: Localizing Multilateralism

published on March 2025