The sixth Glion Human Rights Dialogue (Glion VI), organised by Switzerland and the Universal Rights Group (URG), in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Botswana, Fiji, Iceland, Mexico and Thailand, was held on 27-28 May 2019 and considered the topic: ‘Towards 2026 – Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council.’ In particular the Glion VI retreat and its four preparatory policy dialogues …
The Human Rights Council’s mandate to respond to human rights violations, including gross and systematic violations – as set down in operative paragraph 3 of GA resolution 60/251 – is well known. Less well known, but equally important, is the Council’s mandate to prevent such violations from happening in the first place and to respond promptly to emerging crises. According …
El Diálogo de Derechos Humanos de Glion es un retiro anual de alto nivel, organizado por los Gobiernos de Noruega y Suiza, que reúne a unos sesenta altos responsables políticos y a otras partes interesadas en un entorno informal, no atribuible, y diseñado para promover un debate abierto, orientado hacia el futuro y centrado en soluciones. El Diálogo de Derechos Humanos …
In 2006, member States took a significant step towards strengthening the human rights pillar of the United Nations by establishing, with General Assembly resolution 60/251, the Human Rights Council. Since then the Council has grown significantly in confidence and stature, positioning itself as a relevant and influential political body in the multilateral arena, and has registered important achievements at both …
On 4th September, the Governments of Norway and Switzerland, together with the Universal Rights Group, presented a report on ‘Reflections on the future of the UN human rights pillar’ containing ideas and proposals generated during the 2014 Glion Human Rights Dialogue (held in May 2014). The report looks ahead to the 10th anniversary of the Human Rights Council and offers …
