First Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform - The connectivity of human rights mechanisms

Monday 3 June

09:00-18:00

Maison de la Paix, Geneva

The first Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP) will focus on the connectivity of human rights mechanisms both within the United Nations (UN) human rights system, but also with national and regional mechanisms.

It aims at creating an annual space for open discussion on the functioning of the Geneva-based human rights mechanisms and proposals for potential improvements to keep them fit for purpose.

Four panels, co-organised with partner institutions, will explore the connectivity of human rights mechanisms by focusing on particular issues and on how the mechanisms address them. ISHR will be co-organising the third panel along with OHCHR and the Centre for Civil and Political Rights. The panel will discuss how the Geneva-based UN human rights mechanisms are contributing to international policy development and global debates, highlighting as examples their contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and the way these mechanisms help enhancing civic space and address the challenges of reprisals against those informing and collaborating with them.

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