There are certain skills you expect to need when working in multilateral diplomacy. Like negotiating. Public speaking. And building relationships with people from wildly different cultures, backgrounds, and coffee preferences. And then there are the surprise skills. Anyone who survived the last Human Rights Council session now carries a qualification in obstacle course orienteering, a diploma […]| Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Blogs
Geneva. 09 October 2025. With the conclusion yesterday of the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the significant progressive steps taken towards accountability and justice in Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, while denouncing the failure of States to provide the necessary financial and political support to the world’s premier… Continue Reading UN Human Rights Council: Progress achieved in addressing impunity in Afghanistan and Sri L...| International Commission of Jurists
Geneva, 6 October 2025 The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes today’s decision by the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigative mechanism on Afghanistan. States must now act to ensure it receives the resources necessary to fulfill its critical mandate. “This mechanism represents a crucial step forward in responding to the systematic… Continue Reading Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Council establishment of an independent investigative mechanism is a ...| International Commission of Jurists
Organizations: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, IBAHRI, ICJ Item: Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of hu| International Commission of Jurists
Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI) has co-signed a joint written statement submitted by 27 NGOs to the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. A/HRC/60/NGO/164 calls on the international community to take urgent action to prevent a repeat of the 1988 massacre in the Islamic Republic of […] The post Joint Written Statement: International Community Must Act to Prevent a Repeat of the 1988 Massacre in the Islamic Republic of Iran appeared first on Iran...| Iran 1988 Massacre
United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session Interactive Dialogue Item 10 International Commission of Jurists Statement in the Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR Report on technical cooperation in Libya 3 October 2025 Mr President, Since HRC resolution 56/16’s adoption, 67 unidentified bodies were discovered in refrigerators at the Abu Salim and Al-Khadra hospitals.… Continue Reading ICJ Statement on Serious Human Rights Violations in Libya The post ICJ Statement on Serious ...| International Commission of Jurists
OII Europe Press Release On the 15th of September 2025 the milestone panel discussion on combating discrimination, violence and harmful practices against intersex persons took place at the 60th United Nations Human Rights Council. This historic event is a testament to the progress made in past years on UN level to recognize the human rights […] The post First ever panel on intersex people’s human rights at the UN Human Rights Council appeared first on OII Europe.| OII Europe
Fullfilling the rights of intersex people – Human Rights Council – 60th session side event Wednesday, 17 September 2025| OII Europe
On 24 June 2025, I travelled to Geneva to mark International Day of Women in Diplomacy, celebrating the important role women have played - and will continue playing - in building peace, fostering inte| Foreign Office Blogs
The Death Penalty Project’s oral statement, delivered to the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council on 25 February 2025:| The Death Penalty Project