Past Events

This online side-event during the 47th session of the UNHuman Rights Council will discuss the use of force by states in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, analyzing the kind of weapons used, identifying trends and proposing avenues for further consi

This online event is co-organized by the Geneva Human Rights Platform, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders and the Ordre des Avocats Genève.

This IHL talk aims at shining light on some of the many legal challenges stemming from the resurging violence in Israel and Palestine since May 2021.

This online event marks the launch of the report Taking stock of investor implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

This online side event, co-organized with the ICRC, will take place during the 14th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

This online IHL Talk will discuss the legal and policy considerations for, and practical challenges to, equitable access to vaccination within territories affected by armed conflict.

This online Human Rights Conversation will discuss the value of new, innovative, online databases aimed at facilitating a more holistic approach to national monitoring and follow-up of international human rights recommendations.

This online event will discuss the draft General Comment on land and economic, social and cultural rights currently developed by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

This online panel at the WSIS Forum 2021 – co-organized with the Geneva Cities Hub – will discuss digitalization in cities and citizen's privacy.

This online event – co-organized with the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) and the Embassy of Switzerland in Poland – will discuss the Council’s membership and internal dynamics, as well as selected mechanisms.