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The Geneva Human Rights Platform holds regular events, diplomatic briefings, conferences, expert roundtables and private meetings.

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Human Rights Conversations

A New Human Rights Tribunal in Town? The Oversight Board and the Future of Online Freedom of Expression

18 October 2023, 18:00-19:30

This Human Rights Conversation will explore the extent to which an independent mechanism such as the Meta Oversight Board is akin to a human rights tribunal and the risks that could be linked to delegating such powers to a private authority.

2023 Annual Conference: Connecting Geneva and New York for Enhanced Human Rights Protection

21-24 October 2023

The Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform will take place in New York to explore the links between Geneva and New York, the relevance of Geneva's outputs in New York debates, and the implications for human rights.

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A New Human Rights Tribunal in Town? The Oversight Board and the Future of Online Freedom of Expression

18 October 2023, 18:00-19:30

2023 Annual Conference: Connecting Geneva and New York for Enhanced Human Rights Protection

21-24 October 2023

Ensuring Human Rights in the Face of Current Global Challenges

12 July 2023, 14:00-15:00

Corruption and Human Rights – The Ways Forward for Prevention and Realization

20 June 2023, 13:30-15:30

The Roles of NGOs in the International Human Rights System

15 June 2023, 15:00-18:00

Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75: Reimagining Protection for a World in Turmoil

12 June 2023, 14:00-15:30

Localizing SDGs and human rights through the UN Universal Periodic Review

8 June 2023, 13:15-14:15

Neurotechnology and Human Rights

6 June 2023, 10:00-11:30

Screening of Documentary ‘I am Chance’ by Marc-Henri Wajnberg

17 May 2023, 18:20-20:30

To Ban or not to Ban: Religious Symbols and Women’s Rights

7 March 2023, 18:00-20:00

Child Participation in the Work of UN Human Rights Mechanisms

6 February 2023, 13:15-14:45

Mayors, Human Rights and the UN Universal Periodic Review

27 January 2023, 14:00-16:00

Towards a Helpdesk for Business on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

2 December 2022, 10:00-11:30

Mayors, Human Rights and the United Nations Universal Periodic Review

15 November 2022, 12:45-14:15

2022 Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform

18 October 2022, 14:00-19:00

Strike While It's Hot: Protecting and Advancing Human Rights Online

4 October 2022, 13:15-14:45

Children in International Migration: Celebrating 5 Years of Joint Action by Two UN Treaty Bodies

28 September 2022

Rethinking Human Rights Protection from the Ground Up

7 September 2022, 12:00-14:00

Roundtable on National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up: What Next Steps?

5 September 2022, 12:30-14:00

The Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan

30 June 2022, 15:00-16:45

Smart Cities and Human Rights – Pitfalls and Opportunities

24 June 2022, 13:00-15:00

Side-Event at the Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Implementing the Treaty Body Review 2020 – Where Do We Stand

1 June 2022, 13:15-14:45

Don’t forget about us: Strategies for resisting long-term detention of Human Rights Defenders

1 June 2022, 12:00-14:00

Universally Digital

12 May 2022, 14:00-15:30

UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Mega Sporting Events: The road to FIFA World Cup 2022 and 2023

28 April 2022, 14:00-15:30

Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) and Human Rights

4 March 2022, 14:00-15:30

Discussion on the UN Guidelines for Lawyers in Support of Peaceful Assemblies

24 January 2022, 13:30-15:00

GHRP Friday: Digital Uplift

21 January 2022, 14:30-16:00

GHRP Friday: Nominations, Elections and Membership

3 December 2021, 14:30-16:00

Minority Issues and Universality

1 December 2021, 10:00-11:30

GHRP Friday: Predictable Review Schedule

26 November 2021, 14:30-16:00

GHRP Fridays: Harmonized COVID Working Methods

12 November 2021, 14:30-16:00

Civic Space and Climate Justice: Launch of the UNSR Thematic Report on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

15 October 2021

2021 Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform

12 October 2021, 09:00-18:00

Book Launch: The Domestic Institutionalisation of Human Rights

28 September 2021, 18:30-20:00

Study on Emergining Good Practices from the UPR

28 September 2021, 13:30-14:45

Expert Consultation on the Role of Business in Transitional Justice Contexts

23 September 2021, 13:00-15:00

Draft General Comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights