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Special Sessions

30th special session of the Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
27 May 2021

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NGOs & Media - summaries and analyses / ONGs & Media - résumés et analyses

International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)

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Human Rights Council News

Civicus

CIVICUS coverage of the Human Rights Council
CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world.

Universal Rights Group

The Inside Track HRC47
An outlook
February 2021

Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue

47th Session of the Human Rights Council - summaries

International Observary Human Rights

Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities
International Observatory of Human Rights, 14 July 2021
#HRC47 Day 13 Will human rights be a contender at upcoming Olympics
International Observatory of Human Rights, 9 July 2021
#HRC47 DAY 12: After 10 years of war the Syrian people deserve help to heal
7 July 2021
#HRC47 DAY 11: Children’s Rights to Privacy as A.I. transforms the digital age
5 July 2021
47th session of the Human Rights Council opens with women’s rights high on the agenda
21 June 2021

Geneva Environment Network

The 47th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC47) is taking place from 21 June to 13 July 2021 in Geneva. This page highlights the environmental-related activities of this session.

Geneva Solutions

Are women’s rights being sidelined at the Human Rights Council?
20 July 2021
Human Rights Council opens door for climate expert despite resistance
14 July 2021
UN calls for urgent action and reparations over racism
13 July 2021
UN rights body passes resolution on Ethiopia’s Tigray region
13 July 2021
Myanmar debate dominates Human Rights Council opening session
30 June 2021
Older people excluded from climate response, says UN
Geneva Solutions, 8 July 2021
UN Human Rights Council shies away from appointing expert on climate
25 June 2021

Other News Sources

Navi Pillay will lead an investigation into ‘systematic’ abuses in occupied Palestinian territories and Israel.
Al Jazeera, 22 July 2021
Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Calls for the Creation of a Global Fund for Social Protection during Interactive Dialogue with the Human Rights Council
Reliefweb, 30 June 2021
Human Rights Council: Fundamental or fundamentally flawed?
Swissinfo.ch, 30 June 2021
Summarizing the statement held by Chile on behalf of 27 UN Member States on the rights of “transgender and other gender diverse people face extraordinary levels of violence and harassment"
IGLA, 29 June 2021

Universal Periodic Review / Examen périodique universel

40th Session, 24 January - 4 February 2022
UN TV Webcast for 38th session 4 - 15 May 2021
Information on all sessions
Including link to downloads of Timetable and Troïkas
Basic facts about the UPR

External source: UPR Info
Information on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) segment of the Human Rights Council. This includes dates and time of sessions for each country and links to each country's page.
(Not an official OHCHR website)

Environment / Environnement

The Geneva Environment Network
Environment @ 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Human Rights and Democracy / Droits de l'homme et démocratie

2021 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
13th Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
Virtual event on 7 and 8 June 2021
Watch it live on YouTube

More about Human Rights / En savoir plus sur les droits de l'homme

Download from UN Documents

The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: guidance on ensuring respect for human rights defenders
Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (A/HRC/47/39/Add.2 - 22 June 2021)
Disinformation and freedom of opinion and expression
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan (13 April 2021)
10th anniversary of Human Rights Council’s endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights - 10th anniversary, 16 June 2021
UN human rights standards for business reach 10-year milestone: time to gear up for new decade of action
Milestone moment for UN principles on business and human rights, but abuses persist
UN Geneva News, 16 June 2021
Universal Human Rights Index (UHRI)
An OHCHR database containing all recommendations issued by the human rights mechanisms, searchable by SDGs
The SDG - Human Rights Data Explorer
Making the link between human rights and development
By the Danish Institute for Human Rights
Geneva Human Rights Platform

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Conference primer - Human Rights Council: 2021 - HRC47

Conference Primer: 47th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC47) / Guide de conférence : 47e session du Conseil des droits de l'homme (HRC47)