Elisa Morgera, @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social describes key findings of her #HRC59 report & the upcoming #UNGA report on the imperative of defossilizing economies underscoring the need to hold consultative dialogues with all actors on what a net-zero system might look like.
Recapping key findings of her #HRC59 report & the companion report to #UNGA80 on a human rights based approach to renewable energy, @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social Elisa Morgera stresses phasing out #FossilFuels could be the most significant contribution we can make.
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The delegation of #Nicaragua did not attend #HRC60 for the consideration of its #UPR48 final report as previously hoped for during #HRC59.
#UniversalPeriodicReview
Thank you everyone who followed us live this morning. We will reconvene this afternoon at 3 p.m. live from Geneva for the adoption of the review of #Kuwait (the end).
#UPR48 #HRC59 #UniversalPeriodicReview
Thank you everyone who followed us live this morning. We will reconvene this afternoon at 3 p.m. live from Geneva for the adoption of the reviews of #Kenya (the end) #Armenia #GuineaBissau #Spain and #Grenada.
#UPR48 #HRC59 #UniversalPeriodicReview
Last June, at #HRC59, @volker_turk updated the Human Rights Council:
➡️I am concerned about lack of progress on much-needed legal reform to ensure compliance with international human rights law.
今年6月联合国人权理事会第59届会议 #HRC59 上，人权高专蒂尔克在通报最新情况时说：
➡️我感到关切的是，为确保国家立法符合国际人权法而亟需进行的法律改革缺乏进展。
➡️我办仍在收到令人担忧的报告，称新疆地区存在侵犯人权行为，例如不适当的监禁判决、隔离羁押以及对基本人权的限制。
➡️我呼吁当局释放所有因行使自身权利而被拘留的人员，使国家立法和政策与国际人权法保持一致。
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Cuba’s approach to medical cooperation shows how South-South collaboration can strengthen global health systems and respond to emergencies. Learn of the high-level discussions at #HRC59 side event: mailchi.mp/southcentre/... #HealthRights #InternationalCooperation
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🌏 At #HRC59, Emerging Leaders Program members, Leila Rashid Mgalla, Andy Maxwell, and Kerry Mwita, showed how youth voices can influence UN resolutions, drive #GenderEquality narratives, and contribute to reshaping power in global spaces. Read their testimonies: bit.ly/4oMWR6e
We commemorate today a grim milestone: The 8th year of the #Rohingyagencoicide. In my last thematic report (A/HRC/59/47) to #HRC59, I referred to reproductive violence used as a genocidal tool, by preventing births within a targeted group or to forcibly alter the group’s demographic composition.
Providing updates on the human rights & environmental agenda since #HRC59, Benjamin Schachter of UN Human Rights highlights various environmental issues that will be tackled at #HRC60, including the UN SG report on #JustTransition & HR, with an ID scheduled on 17 September.
This International #YouthDay, we celebrate how young people like Andy Maxwell are driving local actions for the SDGs and beyond, turning bold ideas into solutions that build a better world. 📣 From the UN in Geneva during #HRC59, Andy reflects on their journey as a young advocate👇
Retracing developments in interlinkages between plastics & #HumanRights such as in #HRC59 resolution & #ICJAO which emphasized right to #HealthyEnvironment, H.E. Amb. Anita Pipan of #Slovenia calls upon ensuring #PlasticsTreaty explicitly incorporates human rights language.
UN expert @unsr-judges.bsky.social urges States to formally recognise the right of #Indigenous Peoples to maintain, strengthen, promote & develop their own legal systems & customary law institutions. #HRC59
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Global '#SuperElection' Cycle intensified civic space restrictions, with attacks or undue restrictions undermining democratic participation, electoral legitimacy & social peace - says UN expert @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social in her report to #HRC59.
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The #HRC59 session included resolutions on women’s economic empowerment, violence against women and girls, the mandate of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, empowering women and girls through sport, access to medicines, female genital mutilation.
Publication de notre Bulletin de justice N°82 – Juin 2025.
Les ONG alertent sur l’érosion démocratique au #Burundi et appellent à restaurer l’État de droit et l’Accord d’Arusha
Lire l’intégralité du Bulletin : sostortureburundi.org/26-juin-jour...
#Burundi #Justice #BonneGouvernance #HRC59
Explore insights and reflections from @huridocs.org Programme Officer Oleksandra Kovalenko on our #HRC59 side event, where civil society discussed how they are documenting Russian propaganda that fuels human rights abuses in the war in Ukraine.
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Explore insights and reflections from @huridocs.org Programme Officer Oleksandra Kovalenko on our #HRC59 side event, where civil society discussed how they are documenting Russian propaganda that fuels human rights abuses in the war in Ukraine.
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Procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence must be aligned with human rights: UN Working Group on Business & Human Rights warns, calling for global cooperation to prevent abuses & ensure access to remedy for any AI-related #HumanRights violations.
#HRC59
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#MENA 🌐 At #HRC59, @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social highlighted growing threats to civic space, from arbitrary executions in Saudi Arabia to repression in Iran and Iraq, urging states to protect journalists and human rights defenders.
There's an urgency to facilitate the participation of #Indigenous Peoples in the peaceful dispute resolution instead of excluding them from negotiations - says Independent Expert on #InternationalSolidarity Cecilia M. Bailliet in her report to #HRC59.
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မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ ရိုဟင်ဂျာမွတ်စလင်များနှင့် အခြားလူနည်းစုများ၏ လူ့အခွင့်အရေးအခြေအနေနှင့်ပတ်သက်ပြီး #HRC က နောက်ဆုံးချမှတ်လိုက်သောဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်သည် စစ်အုပ်စုအပေါ် နောက်ထပ်ဖိအားတစ်ခုဖြစ်စေသည်။
#HRC59
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#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 21 July - 3 Aug?
✅ #ClimateJustice #ICJAO
✅ #OvershootDay
✅ #PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2
✅ #HRC59 Outcomes
✅ #WetlandsCOP15
✅ #ISA30 #DeepSeaMining
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more
Check events, #jobs & suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN21Jul-3Aug25
7/7 🔚The final #HRC59 climate resolution focused on climate finance and loss and damage, but failed to name fossil fuels as the root cause of the crisis.
The fight for #ClimateJustice continues.
1/7🌍 At the @un.org #HumanRights Council #HRC59, convened in Geneva from 16 June to 9 July 2025, CIEL advocated for the right to a healthy environment, #ClimateJustice, and #Accountability.
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🔎 Learn more about our engagement at #HRC59: womendeliver.org/publications...
A group of 7 people in formal attire seated in stairs, or standing next to them, posing and smiling to the camera.
Three young advocates: Andy Maxwell and Kerry Mwita carrying Kenyan flags. Leila is next to them in a black outfit smiling to the camera
A group of 8 people consisting on Women Deliver staff, Emerging Leaders, and partners at HRC59. They use formal attire, standing next to each other and smiling to the camera.
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📍From 16 June to 9 July, we joined #HRC59 to affirm that gender equality, #SRHR, and the rights of all girls, women & gender-diverse people are non-negotiable. #EmergingLeadersProgram members Kerry Mwita, Leila Rashid, and Andy Maxwell, brought powerful voices to the table👇
🌍 What were the key takeaways from the latest Human Rights Council session?
Our human rights trainees Johanna & Amar followed all key debates and share their insights on #HRC59.
In her report to #HRC59, UN expert @unsrvaw.bsky.social calls for reaffirming importance of sex in description of violence against women & girls.
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