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29 June 2022, 14:00-16:00
Event
OHCHR
This event – co-sponsored by the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Istanbul Protocol Editorial Committee – marks the official launch of the updated Istanbul Protocol.
The Istanbul Protocol, also known as the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, is the global standard for the effective investigation and documentation of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, which has been endorsed by OHCHR since 1999. The updated Istanbul Protocol is the culmination of a six-year process, with contributions from more than 180 anti-torture experts from 51 countries.
On this occasion, Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, together with representatives of the core UN anti-torture mechanisms and other international human rights bodies and civil society organizations will commemorate this historic event and discuss advances in torture investigations.
The event will be followed by a reception at Villa Moynier.
Villa Moynier, 120B Rue de Lausanne, Geneva and online
This event will take place in Geneva and online.
Attendance in Geneva is upon invitation only. However, you can register here to follow this conference online. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
News
Canva
In light of concerns about the dissemination of illegal content, disinformation and misinformation via online platforms and social media, our new Working Paper Regulatory Approaches to Online Harms and Human Rights: Three Case Studies discusses how to best place human rights at the centre of regulatory frameworks and legislation on online harms.
News
Sara Kurfeß, Unplash
A new Research Brief on Regulating Business Conduct in the Technology Sector: Gaps and Ways Forward in Applying the UNGPs depicts the prominent gaps in regulatory approaches to business conduct in the technology sector with regard to the UNGPs.
Event
IsaaK Alexandre KaRslian, Unsplash
This event aims at raising international awareness on the human rights situation of women and girls in Afghanistan and propose
recommendations for effective action by the international community.
Short Course
ICRC
This short course, which can be followed in Geneva or online, discusses the extent to which states may limit and/or derogate from their international human rights obligations in order to prevent and counter-terrorism and thus protect persons under their jurisdiction.
Short Course
Francisco Proner / Farpa/ CIDH
This short course, which can be followed in Geneva or online, aims at presenting the institutions and procedures in charge of the implementation of international human rights law.
Project
UN Photo
This research aims at taking stock of and contributing to a better understanding of the above-mentioned challenges to the principle of universality of human rights while also questioning their validity. It will identify relevant political and legal arguments and develop counter-narratives that could be instrumental to dealing with and/or overcoming the polarization of negotiations processes at the multilateral level.
Project
UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré
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