Key takeaways from #UNHRC61 (23 Feb-31 Mar 2026): IBAHRI delivered joint statements covering the #HumanRights situations in countries including #Afghanistan, #Iran, #Sudan and #Tunisia, and participated in side events on topics including accountability for #Ukraine.
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On 23 March, IBA President Claudio Visco introduced a side event in the margins of #UNHRC61 on the critical role of state cooperation with the #ICC. IBA Executive Director Dr Mark Ellis joined the panel, which was co-organised by the IBA and the Permanent Mission of Belgium in Geneva.
IBAHRI and the International Commission of Jurists issued a joint statement at #UNHRC61 condemning ongoing repression of civil society in #Belarus, in particular attacks against #lawyers representing dissenting voices and defending #HumanRights and the #RuleOfLaw.
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TOMORROW | 8:00am ET | 1:00pm CET
Don't miss the Strategic Litigation Project's #UNHRC61 side event on international responses to the transnational repression and arbitrary detention of Uyghur communities.
Register at the link below ⤵️
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WEDNESDAY | 8:00am ET | 1:00pm CET
Join the SLP, in partnership with @hrw.org, @yalemacmillan.bsky.social, and GCR2P, for an event on the sidelines of #UNHRC61 on the repression and detentions of Uyghur communities in Xinjiang and abroad.
Register:
www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/how-th...
Mon 23 March, 1300 CET, #Geneva: IBA's President Claudio Visco and Executive Director Mark Ellis to participate in #UNHRC61 side-event examining the role of UNHRC in reinforcing the legal obligations of States Parties to the #RomeStatute to cooperate with the International Criminal Court.
#Syria 🇸🇾 Speaking on behalf of 50 Syrian civil society organisations at #UNHRC61, Women Now for Development and Syrian Center called for full renewal of the UN Commission of Inquiry’s mandate.
📺️ Watch the intervention.
On 12 March 2026, IBAHRI and the Ukrainian Bar Association delivered a statement at #UNHRC61 on the #HumanRights situation in #Ukraine. The statement calls on the Council to continue to support accountability efforts, including the establishment of the Special Tribunal.
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Friday 13 March, 1300 CET at #UNHRC61: a side-event to discuss initiatives to advance accountability for #WarCrimes committed in the context of #Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine.
IBA Executive Director Mark Ellis will moderate.
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At the opening of #UNHRC61, Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide launched Norway’s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, promising to work with all partners to search and reach common ground. 🇳🇴🤝🇺🇳
