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 […]
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Equality is at the heart of human rights Human Rights Day – 10 December 2021 UN Web Page of Human Rights Day Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet GENEVA (9 December 2021) – “The past two years have demonstrated, all too painfully, the intolerable cost of […]
Obstetric fistula, the result of obstructed labour without timely medical intervention, is a devastating and debilitating preventable childbirth injury. The traumatising impact of obstetric fistula on women and girls has long been severely neglected in human development policy, planning and implementation. This webinar will explore the experiences and challenges of […]
Dear friends, Thank you for so many reactions to our 24 March Message of solidarity, commitment and hope in these global health and economic crises ! As a training organisation, GHR wishes to continue contributing to the reflection on the dramatic human rights impacts of Covid-19. The present edition of […]
UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) 6 April 2020 The global reach of the COVID-19 virus affects us all, but some groups will suffer disproportionately and in different ways. Indigenous peoples are such a group. Many indigenous peoples live in remote regions difficult to access and […]
Uma crise global volátil e imprevisível, mas provavelmente de longa duração, começou. Em todas as regiões, ela é já está a mudar as nossas vidas, por vezes de forma abrupta. As próximas semanas e meses serão difíceis para muitos de nós. Vai levar tempo, mas nós vamos superar! Como uma […]
Main recent public statements from Geneva-based officials and bodies. (UNNews – 18 March 2020) The importance of treating migrants with dignity and respect has not changed, UN migration agency (IOM), spokesperson Joel Millman has told UN News, adding that the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on migrants, highly represented in […]
During the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva (from 24 February to 20 March 2020), the coronavirus rapidly spread in Europe. At the beginning of the second week of the Council, in her letter to the Council dated 2 March, Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the […]
COVID-19 – Main recent public statements from Geneva-based officials and bodies. Before suspending its 43rd session because of Covid-19 crisis, the Human Rights Council adopted the proposals of its Chairperson, Austrian Ambassador, Ms. Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, and appointed the following 19 experts. Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development • member from […]
COVID-19 Main recent public statements from Geneva-based officials and bodies. (UNNews – 18 March 2020) As dire forecasts about the global economy add to the anxiety surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN’s labour agency (ILO) on Thursday offered a range of urgent measures, which, if governments act quickly, can help to […]
COVID-19 – Main recent public statements from Geneva-based officials and bodies. (OHCHR, Geneva / Washington / Vienna, 19 March 2020) In light of the growing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the monitors for freedom of expression and freedom of the media for the United Nations, the Inter-American Commission for Human […]
COVID-19 – Main recent public statements from Geneva-based officials and bodies. (OHCHR News, Geneva, 16 March 2020) UN human rights experts* today urged States to avoid overreach of security measures in their response to the coronavirus outbreak and reminded them that emergency powers should not be used to quash dissent. “While […]
COVID-19 – Main recent public statements from Geneva-based officials and bodies . (OHCHR News, Geneva, 24 March 2020) The Chairpersons of the 10 UN Treaty Bodies* on Tuesday urged global leaders to ensure that human rights are respected in government measures to tackle the public health threat posed by the […]
COVID-19 – Main recent public statements from Geneva-based officials and bodies. (UN News – 6 March 2020) As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread globally, the UN’s top human rights official appealed on Friday to put rights “front and centre” when implementing preventative measures. Liz Throssell, spokesperson in the Office of the […]
Une crise globale volatile, imprévisible, mais sans doute de longue durée, a commencé. Dans toutes les régions, elle change déjà nos vies, parfois de façon abrupte. Les semaines et mois qui viennent seront difficiles pour nombre d’entre nous. Mais nous y ferons face ! Organisation de défense des droits humains, […]
Ha comenzado una crisis global volátil, impredecible, pero seguramente duradera. En todas las regiones del mundo, nuestras vidas están cambiando, en ocasiones de manera abrupta. Las próximas semanas y meses serán difíciles para muchos de nosotros. Nos tomará tiempo, pero juntos lo superaremos. Como organización de derechos humanos, Ginebra para […]
Разразился изменчивый, непредсказуемый, но, вероятнее всего, продолжительный по времени глобальный кризис. Во всех регионах мира он уже меняет нашу жизнь, иногда очень резко. Ближайшие недели и месяцы будут трудными для многих из нас. И всё же, пусть и не сразу, но мы победим! Как правозащитная организация, “Женева за права человека” […]
A volatile, unpredictable, but probably long-lasting global crisis has started. In all regions, it is already changing our lives, sometimes abruptly. The coming weeks and months will be difficult for many of us. It will take time, but we shall overcome ! As a human rights organisation, Geneva for Human […]
#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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us to meet a unique Delegation of West Papuan traditional leaders ! Dear friends, At the invitation of Geneva for Human Rights (GHR), a Delegation of the Papuan Peoples Council and the Papuan Customary Council is in Geneva for the 97th session of the Committee on the Elimination […]
Human Rights Year 2016 – Foreword Annual Report 2016 2016 marked some major human rights milestones, including the 50th anniversary of the two International Covenants –on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and on Civil and Political Rights, the 10th anniversary of the creation of the UN Human Rights Council, and […]
Human Rights Year 2015 – Foreword Annual Report 2015 The 70th Anniversary of the United Nations (UN) was celebrated last year. In the field of development and human rights, landmark agreements in the framework of the UN marked 2015. A first momentous event took place with the Third International Conference […]
The West New Guinea dispute (1950–1962), also known as the West Irian dispute, was a diplomatic and political conflict between the Netherlands and Indonesia over the territory of Netherlands New Guinea. While the Netherlands had ceded sovereignty to Indonesia on 27 December 1949 following an independence struggle, the Indonesian government […]
(from Monday 3 September – to Friday 28 September 2018) GHR IFP monitoring Interns, Trainees and Fellows at the United Nations in Geneva (UNOG) Through training, study and advocacy, Geneva for Human Rights – Global Training (GHR) aims at strengthening the work of all those involved in the promotion […]
(from Monday 10 September – to Friday 21 September 2018) 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 39th session of the HR-Council, GHR conducts […]
Joint Statement of Solidarity – 20th Anniversary of the ‘Biak Massacre’, West Papua Today – July 6, 2018 – we stand in solidarity with the people of West Papua in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the torture, rape, killing and disappearances of many children, women and men who gathered near […]
On the occasion of the 39th session of the UN Human Rights Council, GHR organize its 43rd Training course for defenders from the regions ‘Course on the Human Rights Council, international human rights and humanitarian law, international procedures and diplomacy’ Geneva, 10-21 September 2018 During the 39th session of the UN Human Rights Council (10 – 28 […]
EMRIP 11th session – 9 to 13 July 2018 Statement under Agenda Item 7: UNDRIP, good practices and lessons learned delivered by: Mrs. Irene Valotti , WG on West Papua on behalf of : West Papua Project – Geneva for Human Rights
‘UN Human Rights recommendations to Indonesia’ Our Working Group on West Papua (GHR WG WP), supporting the work and commitment of the West Papua Project (GHR WPP) publishes its compilation ‘UN Human Rights Recommendations to Indonesia’. available upon request ghr-wpp_wg-WPUN-recomIDN draft conf ver. 2.32rev-embargo till 1stsept 2018 (HRC39)
EMRIP 11th session – 9 to 13 July 2018 Statement under Item 4: Study and advice on Free, Prior and Informed Consent. delivered by: Mr. Quentin Weber, WG on West Papua on behalf of: West Papua Project – Geneva for Human Rights
Programme of the Expert Seminar – ‘Indigenous Peoples: free, prior and informed consent’ Friday 13 July 2018, 10:00 – 12:00 Palais des Nations, Room XXIV Both the UN Declaration and the Outcome Document of the 2014 World Conference will constitute the basis for the deliberations of the Expert Seminar. Furthermore, GHR prepared […]