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UN HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL – 57TH SESSION

The Geneva Centre will closely monitor the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC57), h0ld from 9 September to 11 October 2024 at Palais des Nations in Geneva.

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During the 57 session, the Council will consider thematic issues including the interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on water and sanitation, on right to development, on rights of indigenous peoples, on truth, justice and reparation, on slavery, on climate change, on reprisals, and on nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands, among others.

Country-specific topics include interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Ukraine, Syrian Arab Republic, Russian Federation, Sudan, Belarus, Honduras, to name a few.

The panel discussions (6) will analyze the promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities; the quality education for peace and tolerance for every child; the right to development; the implementation of States’ obligations on the role of the family in supporting the human rights of its members; the rights of Indigenous Peoples; and the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms. 

For queries or comments contact Ms. Catia Trevisani: ctrevisani@gchragd.org

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ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING                         DATE VIEW
Organizational Meeting of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council
26 August 2024
WEEKLY OVERVIEWS                                      DATE VIEW
Week 1 Overview
09 September 2024
Week 2 Overview
16 September 2024
Week 3 Overview
23 September 2024
Week 4 Overview
30 September 2024
Week 5 Overview
07 October 2024
INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES                                               DATE VIEW
Interactive dialogue on the report of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
9 September 2024
Enhanced interactive dialogue on OHCHR report on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan
09-10 September 2024
Enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Sudan
10 September 2024
Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s Report on Nicaragua
10 September 2024
Interactive dialogue on the Secretary-General’s analytical study on the impact of climate change on human rights
13 and 16 September 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the right to development
18 September 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development
18-19 September 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
20 & 23 September 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela
20 September 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the situation of human rights in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression
23-24 September 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus
23 September 2024
Interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
24 September 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Russian Federation
24 September 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples
26-27 September 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the rights of Indigenous Peoples
26 September 2024
Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner and International Independent Expert Mechanism to advance racial justice and equality in law enforcement
02 October 2024
Interactive dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
03 October 2024
Interactive dialogue on the report of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
03 October 2024
Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Nuclear Legacy in the Marshall Islands
04 October 2024
REPORT PRESENTATIONS AND ORAL UPDATES            DATE VIEW
Presentation of the Annual Report by the High Commissioner
09 September 2024
Oral update by the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua
10 September 2024
PANEL DISCUSSIONS                                                       DATE VIEW
Panel discussion on promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities
11 September 2024
Panel discussion on quality education for peace and tolerance for every child
18 September 2024
Biennial Panel on the Right to Development
18 September 2024
Panel discussion on the implementation of States’ obligations on the role of the family in supporting the human rights of its members
25 September 2024
Annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of Indigenous Peoples
25 September 2024
Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and of its mechanisms
30 September 2024
GENERAL DEBATE                                                      DATE VIEW
Agenda Item 2
10 – 12 September 2024
Agenda Item 3
19-20 September 2024
Agenda Item 4
24-26 September 2024
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES DATE VIEW
UPR outcomes of New Zealand,  Afghanistan, Chile, Cyprus, Viet Nam, Yemen, Vanuatu,  North Macedonia, Comoros, Slovakia, Eritrea, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, and Cambodia
27 September – 01 October
DETAILED SUMMARIES                                                      DATE VIEW

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