On the occasion of the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council, gva4hr conducted it’s 54th ‘Course on the Human Rights Council, international human rights and humanitarian law, international procedures and diplomacy’, from Monday 18 September to Wednesday 4 October 2023, during the 54th session of the UN Human […]
Yearly Archives: 2023
Geneva for Human Rights’ trainers have been invited to share a lunch seminar at the Lucerne Academy for Human Rights Implementation with a group of students, practitioners, civil servants and advocates. The Lucerne Academy for Human Rights Implementation is a worldwide 2-week programme of coursework and hands-on learning for law […]
Side Event at the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Universality has been a key international human rights law principle since it was enshrined in the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. On the occasion of UDHR’s 75th anniversary and the Vienna Declaration and Program […]
National mechanisms for implementation, reporting and follow-up (NMIRFs) One-day seminar- 23 June 2023 Hybrid/Geneva The one-day seminar foreseen for 2023 by HRC resolution 51/33 will take place in Geneva on 23 June 2023 in room XVII in Palais des Nations, during the Human Rights Council 53rd session, and in a hybrid […]
Expert Seminar on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Geneva for Human Rights Summary To mark its 20th Anniversary, Geneva for Human Rights (GHR) convenes its 41st Expert Seminar on Wednesday 21 June 2023, from 15:00 to 18:00, in the Salle Communale de Plainpalais, Geneva. Theme of the Seminar will […]
Summary GHR convenes an Expert Seminar to reflect on the vital role of NGOs in building the United Nations (UN) human rights system, and to plan and strategise on how to safeguard and strengthen their engagement and ensure that the international system is relevant, accessible, responsive and effective for rights […]
The Protection Roles of Human Rights NGOs Essays in Honour of Adrien-Claude Zoller Series: International Studies in Human Rights, Volume: 140 Volume Editors: Bertrand Ramcharan , Rachel Brett, Ann Marie Clark, and Penny Parker. This book focuses, for the first time ever, on the protection roles of human rights NGOs since the establishment of […]
GANHRI 2023 Annual Conference Celebrating 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 30 years of the Paris Principles: Reflecting where we are and where we go from here Thursday 16 March 2023, 10:00 – 13:00 & 15:00 – 18:00 I Geneva, Palais des Nations The Annual […]
On the occasion of the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council , Geneva for Human Rights convenes its 53rd (hybrid) Geneva Course for defenders and practitioners: Registration: info@gdh-ghr.org; On-line participation: link will be sent to selected trainees. In-person participation: GHR premises (150 Rte de Ferney, 1218 Grand Saconnex, […]