A Human Rights Mechanisms Lab

The Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP) provides a dynamic forum in Geneva for all stakeholders in the field of human rights – experts, practitioners, diplomats and civil society – to discuss and debate topical issues and challenges. Relying on academic research and findings, it enables various actors to become better connected, break down silos and, hence, advance human rights.

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Faces and Data Human Rights Conversations

Academic Freedom under Siege

24 March 2025, 13:00-15:00

This Human Rights Conversation will highlight the significance of academic freedom, explore its legal foundations, and examine the concrete threats it faces.

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Event

Film Screening and Discussion – Rule Breakers

18 March 2025, 18:30-21:00

Join us for a one-night-only screening of Rule Breakers, directed by two-time Oscar-winner Bill Guttentag, telling the true story of Afghanistan’s first all-girls robotics team.

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Local and Regional Governments as Key Actors in Advancing Human Rights and the SDGs

17 March 2025, 13:00-14:00

This event will identify strategies to strengthen Local and Regional Government collaboration with National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up.

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Human Rights Platforms

Initiatives

The GHRP targeted initiatives provide support to Geneva-based human rights mechanisms and inform decisions related to their sustainable functioning.

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Delegations at the UN Human Rights Council

Training Hub

The GHRP Training Hub offers practical training courses on the work and functioning of United Nations human rights mechanisms. It intends to serve as a central hub and federating structure for human rights training courses in Geneva.

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View of the UN Human Rights Committee during a meeting

Newsletter

Subscribe to the GHRP monthly newsletter to stay updated on our activities, as well as on broader discussions and updates related to the work of Geneva-based human rights mechanisms.

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Videos

Debrief of the Climate Justice Hearings at the International Court of Justice

2024 GHRP Annual Conference

2024 Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform - Keynote: Prof. Philip Alston

2024 GHRP Annual Conference

2024 Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform - Inter-agency panel on human rights