4 December 2024
Via its DHRTTDs Directory, the Geneva Human Rights Platform provides a comprehensive list and description of such key tools and databases. But how to navigate them? Which tool should be used for what, and by whom? This interview helps us understand better the specificities of the current highlight of the directory: ICCPR Follow-up World Maps
The ICCPR Follow-up World Maps offer an effective and user-friendly tool for tracking how countries respond to the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s recommendations selected for the follow-up procedure. Here is what makes this tool special:
The ICCPR Follow-up World Maps is a practical tool for tracking how countries turn international human rights commitments into measurable actions. Here’s how the maps work in practice:
In a hypothetical case in which a country receives recommendations from the UN Human Rights Committee to strengthen freedom of expression laws and combat discrimination against minority groups, the users can employ the ICCPR Follow-up World Maps to:
By providing clear, visual summaries of progress and areas for improvement, the ICCPR Follow-up World Maps functions as a helpful tool for anyone advocating for stronger human rights protections at the national level.
The ICCPR Follow-up World Maps finds its main users in human rights advocates, researchers, policymakers, and the general public. It is designed to make it easy for everyone to stay informed and involved in global human rights efforts.
Adobe
A new working paper, 'AI Decoded: Key Concepts and Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Human Rights and SDG Monitoring', has been published by the Geneva Human Rights Platform.
ECHR
Via its DHRTTDs Directory, the Geneva Human Rights Platform provides a comprehensive list and description of such key tools and databases. But how to navigate them? Which tool should be used for what, and by whom? This interview helps us understand better the specificities of the current highlight of the directory: ECHR Knowledge Sharing Platform
Adobe
This training course, specifically designed for staff of city and regional governments, will explore the means and mechanisms through which local and regional governments can interact with and integrate the recommendations of international human rights bodies in their concrete work at the local level.
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This training course will explore the origin and evolution of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and its functioning in Geneva and will focus on the nature of implementation of the UPR recommendations at the national level.
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Olivier Chamard / Geneva Academy
The Treaty Body Members’ Platform connects experts in UN treaty bodies with each other as well as with Geneva-based practitioners, academics and diplomats to share expertise, exchange views on topical questions and develop synergies.
Geneva Academy