🚨 “The HRC at 20: A Lifeline for Defenders” — civil society event for the 20th anniversary of the UN Human Rights Council 🗣️
Whether you're in Geneva or online, make sure to attend this important side event moderated by our Executive Director, Hassan Shire. As the @UN_HRC turns 2⃣0⃣, human rights defenders from across the world will join us to discuss why they turn to the HRC, what difference the Council makes on the ground, and how they use its outcomes for their national- & regional-level advocacy.
🗓️ Tuesday 16 June 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00 CET (14:00-15:00 EAT / 11:00-12:00 GMT)
📍 Palais des Nations (@UNGeneva), Room IX, and online
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▶️ Webex link: https://t.co/GMZbpazXQW (mtg. number: 2740 461 3760 | pw: TCe9RAXNw85)
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#HRC62 #HRCat20 #HRDs #CivicSpace #StandUp4HumanRights ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
🙏 Thanks to partners @CIHRS_Alerts & @Forum_Asia and all co-sponsors: @AfricaDefenders, @amnesty, @CCPR_Centre, @ciel_tweets, @CIVICUSalliance, @fidh_en, @omctorg, @FranciscansIntl, @gva4humanrights, Geneva Human Rights Hub, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, @GulfCentre4HR, @HRHFoundation, @hrw, Human Rights Concern-Eritrea, @IBAHRI, @ICJ_org, @ISHRglobal, @MENA_Rights, @PBI_ISEC, @TLHR2014, @UPRinfo 🫱🏾🫲🏻
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Full statement 🔗 https://t.co/vq28lQvqX3
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🔗https://t.co/dcM1Wvy2XW
📌It fails to address the root causes, sets no binding timeline to end the occupation & excludes #Palestinians from key decision-making
📢Urgent amendments needed to ensure #accountability & rights protections
جديد ف #رواق_عربي
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كيف يتذكر #السوريون اليوم هذه المجرزة؟
🔗https://t.co/nMzEeY7ER0
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@CoEHumanRights
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https://t.co/uFriwFNdYl
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There can be no #stability or rule of law while perpetrators continue to walk free.
#EndImpunity
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Read more 🔗 https://t.co/xyhHDHWun0
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