Questionnaire in relation to national action plans to achieve the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Deadline 30 June 2017
Seminar on cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage- 7 July 2017, Room XIX, Palais des Nations, Geneva - Deadline to register 3 July 2017
Independent expert on foreign debt - "Guiding Principles for carrying out human rights impact assessments in relation to structural adjustment and austerity policies" - Deadline 31 July 2017
Two-day regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America organized by OHCHR for International Decade for People of African Descent, Room XIX at the Palais des Nations, Geneva from 23 to 24 November 2017
Letter from the HRC President: Call for nominations, Chairperson of 2017 Social Forum. Read more
REMINDER Working Group Universal Periodic Review -Deadline - Stakeholders' submissions for the 28th sessions: 29 June 2017
Stakeholders should submit their contributions through the online UPR submissions registration system (https://uprdoc.ohchr.org) not later than the day of the given deadline (3:00 p.m.). Should organizations encounter technical problems using the online system, please contact the UPR Submissions Helpdesk (uprsubmissions@ohchr.org). Read more - Online portal
Ruling in the matter of General Kayumba Nyamwasa and 6 Others which was rendered on 24th March at seat of the African Court in Arusha.
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The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights calls for contributions to the draft study on "HIV, the Law and Human Rights in the African Human Rights System: Key Challenges and Opportunities for Rights-based Responses to HIV.
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The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights announces the publication of the First Edition of the African Human Rights Yearbook, and invites abstracts for papers that will propose groundbreaking academic style contributions to the human rights discourse in Africa. Read more
Americas
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights continues work on the participatory development of its Strategic Plan and invites civil society to regional consultations.
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemns the deaths of nearly 100 people in prisons in Brazil.
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presents financial projections for 2017 and opens dialogue to raise funds to defend and protect human rights in the region.
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Asia
Press release: AICHR judicial colloquium on the sharing of good practice regarding international human rights law, 13 - 15 March 2017.
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ASEAN, UN join forces to end violence against children.
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Europe
The Shrinking Space for Human Rights Organisations - New HR Comment by Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.
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News
Business and human rights: States' duties don't end at the national borders. Read more
Press briefing note on Yemen and destruction of Mosul mosque.Read more
UN experts call for resistance as battle over women's rights intensifies. Read more
Demand for Qatar to close Al-Jazeera "a major blow to media pluralism" - UN expert.
Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on "Practical recommendations for the creation and maintenance of a safe and enabling environment for civil society, based on good practices and lessons learned" (April 2016)
