Areas of work: UN Human Rights Council
QUNO delivers statement on children of parents accused or convicted of association with designated terrorist groups
QUNO Geneva delivered a statement at the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council this March, as part of a...
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QUNO delivers statement at HRC43 highlighting the environment’s impact on human rights
QUNO delivered an oral statement at the 43rd session of the UN's Human Rights Council (HRC), recognizing the work of the...
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How the Human Rights pillar is contributing to Arms Control
QUNO recently co-organized a discussion on “How the Human Rights pillar is contributing to Arms Control” as part of the...
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World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 October marks the World Day Against the Death Penalty which this year focuses children of parents sentenced to death...
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QUNO welcomes the launch of UN Global Study on Children Deprived of their Liberty
The Child Rights Connect Working Group on Children of Incarcerated Parents, which QUNO co-convenes, welcomes the UN Global Study on Children...
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The Human Rights Council: advancing the rights of children of incarcerated parents
At the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO welcomed several discussions and documents which incorporated a focus on...
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Conscientious Objection submission to OHCHR report
While recognition of conscientious objection in national law is a huge step towards ending violations of the rights of those...
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QUNO speaks during the first Intersessional seminar on the contribution of the HRC to the prevention of human rights violations
In April, QUNO's Florence Foster was invited to speak during the first Intersessional seminar on the contribution of the Human Rights...
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QUNO statements at the 40th Human Rights Council
At the 40th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO delivered an oral statement (and submitted a written counterpart providing...
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Integrating Human Rights and Sustaining Peace – The Role of the Universal Periodic Review
On 26 June, QUNO, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Germany and Switzerland, who co-chair the cross-regional Human Rights/Conflict...
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Integrating Human Rights and Sustaining Peace – The Role of the Universal Periodic Review
On 26 June, QUNO, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Germany and Switzerland, who co-chair the cross-regional Human Rights/Conflict...
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QUNO publishes ‘Towards a Human Rights Based Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration – Paper #4 Compilation of Agreed Language’.
QUNO is working to support the adoption of an ambitious, effective and human rights based Global Compact for Safe, Orderly...
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Joint NGO Statement delivered at the 39th Human Rights Council concerning the Global Compact on Migration
On Tuesday 11th September QUNO delivered a joint NGO statement during the general debate on the first oral update from...
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Statement delivered at the 39th Human Rights Council concerning the arbitrary detention of migrants
On Wednesday 12th September QUNO delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on arbitrary detention, focusing...
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“We only have the Global Compact for Migration because of the witness of Human Rights defenders” : QUNO speaks at an OHCHR side event
On Thursday 27th September at the 39th Human Rights Council, Human Rights and Refugees representative, Laurel Townhead, spoke at a...
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QUNO delivers statement at the 39th HRC, calling for a shift in mindset and practice to improve prevention through the UPR
In September, QUNO delivered a statement during the 39th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, calling for a shift...
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