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Piloting the Recommendations of the Co-Facilitator Report of the 2020 Treaty Body Review by the General Assembly
The intergovernmental discussions on the 2020 treaty body (TB) review have opened a number of avenues of potential development and strengthening of the TB system. The GHRP, as mechanism lab, has thus initiated a process to simulate and pilot some recommendations. In particular, we will start fleshing out and piloting potential modalities for focused TB reviews.
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UN Human Rights Council at 15 – Role and Perspectives
28 April 2021, 13:00–14:30, online
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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Lessons Learned from the Commission for the HRC Status Review
At this online side event during the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), John Pace, Secretary of the former UN Commission on Human Rights, discussed his recent book The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, a Very Great Enterprise with a panel made of ambassadors, civil society and the Chief of OHCHR Council Branch.
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The GHRP Contributes to the Development of the UN Treaty Body Impact Database 2020+
The Geneva Human Rights Platform is collaborating with the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in the development of an online database aimed at assessing the impact of the UN human rights treaty body system.
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New Paper Discusses the Impact of United Nations Special Procedures
Our new Working Paper Towards Transversal Standards to Evaluate the Impact of UN Special Procedures discusses the impact of UN Special Procedures, reviews progress made to measure it, and proposes avenues to improve this assessment. It forms part of our initiative that provides support to UN Special Procedures.
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Our Research Fellow Dr Domenico Zipoli Successfully Defended his PhD Thesis
Our Research Fellow Dr Domenico Zipoli just defended with success his PhD thesis The Power of Engagement: Assessing the Effectiveness of Cooperation between UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies and National Human Rights Institutions.
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The Geneva Academy Mourns the Loss of Professor Christof Heyns
The Geneva Academy and the Geneva Human Rights Platform are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Professor Christof Heyns. He was an incredible force of inspiration for all of us – students, researchers and professors.
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High-Level Meeting: Council of Europe ‘Recommendation on the development and strengthening of effective, pluralist and independent national human rights institutions’
26 April 2021, online
This public meeting will explore avenues for further strengthening cooperation and support between the Council of Europe and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs). As such, it closely relates to our initiative on the local implementation of global human rights.
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The Surge Initiative Newsletter
This newsletter provides information about the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’(OHCHR) Surge Initiative, which aims at identifying and piloting ways to strengthen field engagement on economic, social and cultural rights, the Sustainable Development Goals and prevention.
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UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals
14–18 June 2021, online
This training course explores the relationship between economic, social and cultural rights and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and provides participants with practical tools to include ESCR and the SDGs in their work.
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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
6–10 September 2021, online
From its adoption to its content and implementation, this training course provides a comprehensive overview of the United Nations Declaration on the rights of peasants, as well as tools to protect and promote the rights of peasants, rural women, fisher, pastoralist and nomadic communities, as well as agricultural workers.
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