#Standup4humanrights – #HumanRightsDay 2019 Theme: Youth Standing Up for Human Rights The United Nations is highlighting the role of young people in leading the way to a better future for all people for this year’s observance of Human Rights Day, celebrated on Tuesday. Written Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet After a year […]
Yearly Archives: 2019
In July 2019, GHR denounced at the Human Rights Council the ongoing military intervention Indonesia launched in December 2018) in the region of Nduga, in the Highlands of Papua, causing the death of dozens civilians and the displacement of several thousand Papuans, left in the cold without humanitarian assistance. Two […]
From 9 to 20 September 2019, 24 defenders attended GHR 45th Geneva Course for defenders from the regions. The Course took place during the first two weeks of the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (9 – 27 September 2019). The 45th Geneva Course of GHR ‘on the […]
On 17 October 2019, the UN General Assembly elected by secret ballot the following member States to the UN Human Rights Council: Libya, Mauritania, Namibia and Sudan (Africa), Indonesia, Japan, Marshall Islands and South Korea (Asia-Pacific), Armenia and Poland (Eastern Europe), Venezuela and Brazil (Latin America and Caribbean), Germany and […]
Key Note Address by Pr. Bertrand RAMCHARAN , (former acting High Commissioner on HR 2003-2004) Followed by an Expert Panel Concept Note and Outline available on demand at : info@gdh-ghr.org Workshop on human rights in the 75th year of the UN and the future of the UN Special Procedures (Draft […]
” While we acknowledge the complexities of the situation in Papua, we are troubled by the crackdown over peaceful demonstrations and increasing reports of excessive use of force by security forces, harassment, arbitrary arrests and detentions in Papua, including harassment and threats to lawyers working on these cases. ” OHCHR […]
Security officials on alert ahead of anniversary of Papuan independence movement on December 1; heightened security presence and associated disruptions expected. Event Local police officials in Papua have reportedly warned individuals of possible security threats to gold and copper mining sites ahead of the founding anniversary of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) […]
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From Monday 24 February to Friday 6 March 2020, Geneva for Human Rights – Global Training (GHR) conducts its 46th Geneva Course for defenders from the regions. The Course takes place during the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (24 February – 20 March 2020). GENEVA FOR HUMAN […]
Geneva for Human Rights – Global Training (GHR) is an International Association under Swiss law, Through training, study and advocacy, GHR empowers and strengthens the work of all those involved in the promotion and protection of human rights, in particular human rights NGOs and defenders. Our main activity is our […]
Ms. Penny Parker (Brussels) chaired the 18th Assembly of Geneva for Human Rights – Global Training (GHR), which took place on Wednesday 26 June 2019. The Assembly heard analytical comments sent by Prof. Theo Van Boven (Netherlands) and by Dr. Gustavo Gallon (Colombia) on GHR annual narrative report 2018, and […]
GHR background paper for the first informal meeting (19 August 2019) Over the last seventy years, the United Nations adopted many human rights instruments, bodies of principles, declarations, conventions, and dozens of monitoring mechanisms and procedures. But, on the spot, victims, witnesses, human rights defenders and organisations continue to work […]
Defending Tibetan Rights and Freedoms After a long struggle against illness, our Tibetan friend Ngawang Choephel Drakmargyapon passed over here in Geneva. It is a great loss not only for Tibetans, but also for many peoples around the world, whose fate is neglected and sometimes ignored by the UN human […]
Joko Widodo has a ‘lot on his plate’ as he takes oath of office for second term as president on Sunday, say analysts. by Kate Mayberry 19 Oct 2019 In April’s elections, Joko Widodo was returned to office with 55.5 percent of the vote [File: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters] When Joko Widodo was sworn […]
2019-02-14 UNOG – HRC Informal Conversation with the HC Ms. Bachelet. Geneva for Human Rights (GHR) and its Human Rights Policies Studies (HPS) team attending the Informal Conversation with the new High Commissioner for Human Rights.
To: The Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s), the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. CC: The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, the Special Rapporteur on Minority issues and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia […]
Opening Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council25 February 2019 ‘…there was rarely a serious gap between the interest of humanity, and the national interest of my country…’ ‘…Today, we sometimes hear human rights being dismissed as supposedly […]
SPECIAL EVENT – EXCLUSIVE SCREENING – WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2019 18:00 at Palais des Nations, Room XXIV for Students, Academics and Researchers Presented in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of the Netherlands, Argentina and Chile, this screening about the work of former UN Human Rights Director Mr. Theo van Boven will […]
Through training, study and advocacy, Geneva for Human Rights – Global Training (GHR) aims at strengthening the work of all those involved in the promotion and protection of human rights, in particular human rights NGOs and defenders, whom it wants to empower. Our Global Training Programme offers Courses in Geneva […]
(From Monday 25 February – to Friday 8 March 2019) As a training organisation in international human rights law, Geneva for Human Rights (GHR) conducts courses both in Geneva and in the regions on the UN human rights mechanisms and procedures. During the 40th session of the HR-Council, GHR conducts […]
Geneva for human Rights’ President visits Tibetan Administration and Civil Society. Dharamshala: Geneva Delegation members Adrien-Claude Zoller, Marguerite Contat, Yves Lador, Joshua Cooper along with Kalden Tsomo visited Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on 14 January 2019 at around 11 AM. The delegation members were received to Speaker’s chamber by Speaker Pema Jungney […]