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Strengthening the enjoyment of women’s rights and promoting gender equality, through the construction of ‘human rights economies’ The ‘Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review’ of the UN development system: what is it, and why is it so important for realising human rights and achieving the SDGs leaving no one behind? Durante el 8 y el 9 de noviembre de 2017, Universal Rights Group América Latina, el Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente y los Derechos Humanos, el Profesor John Knox, y la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza – Comité Nacional de Holanda, IUCN-N, realizaron en las oficinas de la Agencia de Cooperación de España en The main UN global policy framework for combatting religious intolerance, stigmatisation, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons based on religion or belief is set down in Council resolution 16/18. Resolution 16/18 was adopted by consensus in March 2011, and hailed by stakeholders from all regions and faiths as a turning point in international efforts

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La OACNUDH actúa como secretaría de ambos órganos basados en la Carta, en particular el Consejo de Derechos Humanos y sus mecanismos (Procedimientos Especiales, Examen Periódico Universal y Procedimiento de Denuncias del Consejo de Derechos Humanos) y los órganos creados en virtud de tratados, y los apoya en sus responsabilidades de On 1st July, Universal Rights Group New York (URG NYC) was formally incorporated, with the primary aims of strengthening URG’s engagement with States, UN officials and NGOs active at UN headquarters, and more effectively covering and analyzing developments in key New York-based UN bodies and organizations, including the General Assembly Since the Human Rights Council was established there has been a huge increase in the number of resolutions adopted by the body (from around 30 in 2006 to over 100 in 2012). This represents a significant drain on resources and yet, no prior analysis had been undertaken of what this trend means, whether it has resulted in better human rights protection on the ground, whether it is

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From their first appearance in 1967, when the United Nations Commission on Human Rights established an Ad Hoc Working Group to inquire into the situation of human rights in southern Africa, the Special Procedures system has developed into one of the international community’s most important tools for promoting and protecting human rights. Marc Limon is Executive Director of the Universal Rights Group (URG), a think tank focused on international human rights policy, with offices Geneva, New York, Nairobi and Bogotá. Prior to founding the URG in 2013, Marc Limon worked as a diplomat at the UN Human Rights Council from the body’s establishment in 2006 until the end of 2012.

„The Universal Rights Group (URG) is a small, independent think tank dedicated to analysing and strengthening global human rights policy. It is the only such institution in Geneva and the only think tank in the world focused exclusively on human rights.“ After the Working Group session, it will prepare a report summarising the process. During item 6 of a Human Rights Council session the 14 States under Review at the previous session of the UPR Working Group have the opportunity to further respond to questions and clarify their position on the recommendations received. NYU, the URG Team On 8 October 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted its historic resolution 48/13 recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment by a vote of 43-0-4.1 Although the fundamental link between environmental protection and the enjoyment of human rights has long been acknowledged, and the right to a

In the powerful words of the global environmental icon, Professor Wangari Maathai, ‘ [t]here comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness so that she stops threatening its life-support system.’ The twin resolutions by the UN Human Rights Council (resolution 48/13, adopted on 8 October 2021) and the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Universal Rights Group, América Latina y el Caribe www.universal-rights.org/LAC Calle 69 A # 5-59, Casa 69, segundo piso. Bogotá D.C. Colombia E. [email protected] M. +57 311 481 14 64.

Two recent court rulings from South Africa and Kenya have set powerful precedents for the promotion and protection of the right to a healthy environment (R2E) across the African continent. The cases, South Africa’s African Climate Alliance & Others v. Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy & Others (December 4, 2024) and Kenya’s Metal Refinery

Human rights, climate change and cross-border displacement

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www.universal-rights.org/nyc The Ralph Bunche Institute Graduate Center City University of New York 365 5th Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA [email protected Los sistemas regionales de derechos humanos, compuestos por instrumentos y mecanismos regionales, desempeñan un papel cada vez más importante en la promoción y protección de los derechos humanos a nivel mundial. Los instrumentos regionales de derechos humanos (por ejemplo, tratados, convenciones y declaraciones) ayudan a focalizar las normas y estándares Universal Rights Group | 1.837 Follower:innen auf LinkedIn. Strengthening policy through dialogue. | The Universal Rights Group is an independent think tank providing timely and policy-relevant research, analysis and recommendations on global human rights policy. Our mission is to generate progress towards the full realisation of the rights and freedoms contained in the

URG’s secretariat is responsible for implementing the organisation’s programme of work, as set by the Board of Trustees. It is spread across four offices: Geneva, New York, Bogota and Nairobi. It strives for gender balance and is committed to providing opportunities to Regional human rights systems, consisting of regional instruments and mechanisms, play an increasingly important role in the promotion and protection of human rights. Regional human rights instruments (e.g. treaties, conventions, declarations) help to localise international human rights norms and standards, reflecting the particular human rights concerns of the region.

An analysis of the content and focus of the high-level speeches can be read here. On 3 March 2025, UN High Commissioner Volker Türk addressed the 58th session Human Rights Council session by presenting a global update on the situation of human rights around the world.

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The URG Team The tenth Glion Human Rights Dialogue (Glion X), organised by the Kingdom of Morocco and the Universal Rights Group (URG), in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Mexico, Paraguay, Portugal, The Gambia, Marshall Islands, and Thailand, with the support of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), and the United On 2 November 2021, in a significant development for the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCRs) in the United States, voters in Maine approved an amendment to the state Constitution that recognizes the right to food. The amendment, which 60% of Mainers voted in favor of, declares that “all individuals have the

Under item 5, URG commended the Core Group on the prevention of human rights violations for their efforts at elucidating the often-misunderstood concept of human rights prevention, as building national resilience and strengthening the OHCHR’s early warning and action capability. The Universal Rights Group (URG) is looking for a dynamic individual based in Nairobi with a passion for universal human rights, international politics, and policy research, analysis, to fill an internship position.

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Report on the 58th session of the Human Rights Council

International community takes “major step forward in efforts to strengthen the domestic implementation of States’ international human rights obligations and commitments, and re-energise progress towards the SDGs leaving no one behind” Trump to the Human Rights Council: 3 strikes and we’re out? by Marc Limon, Executive Director of the Universal Rights Group and Geneva May 31, 2017 Human rights institutions and mechanisms The Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in Geneva and the Universal Rights Group, a human rights policy think tank, launched a new initiative in Geneva aimed at fostering consensus on key issues before the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Wednesday Exchange series of roundtables will convene approximately

Joseph Burke Head of the Latin America office Nairobi, Kenya Joseph Burke works as the head of the URG Latin America office in São Paulo, Brazil. During his time at the Universal Rights Group, Joseph has focused on projects related to human rights and the environment, business and human rights, and technology and human rights. He is currently working on projects on For more detailed information about the Human Rights Council’s subsidiary status and its relationship with the UN system, see Universal Rights Group’s policy report “The Human Rights Council as a subsidiary organ: evaluating its relationships with the UN General Assembly and UN Security Council”. HRC strengthening process

And yet, despite a growing recognition of the human rights implications of climate change, including in the context of human displacement, and despite an understanding that adherence to international human rights commitments and principles can help to strengthen policymaking in response to global warming, relatively few concrete steps have been Moreover, in 2020 the Council’s core group on human rights and environment delivered two important statements that point towards the likelihood of universal recognition of R2E in 2021.

In a major step forward for the on-the-ground implementation and realisation of international human rights standards, earlier this month (8-9 May), UN member States meeting in Asunción, Paraguay, reached agreement on the establishment of a new global network of national mechanisms for implementation, reporting, and follow-up (NMIRFs). The network will provide a

Over the past seventy years, United Nations (UN) member States have elaborated and adopted eight ‘core’ international human rights treaties. Together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these conventions provide the normative and legal backbone of the UN human rights system. Since their adoption, the number of States choosing to ratify and thus become Party to

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