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Monthly Archives: November 2019
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 […]