UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor will discuss the latest report to the UN Human Rights Council and the significance of this 25th anniversary year of the UN Declaration on HRDs, and how States and others can better support and protect the work of...

Since the coup of February 2021, Myanmar’s political crisis has turned into a crisis of magnified proportions. The continuing atrocities have caused untold sufferings to the people in Myanmar as seen through the complex humanitarian problems that have unfolded, endangering their human security. The Myanmar crisis has become a very...

Building a government’s institutional capacity to protect and preserve human rights is a crucial element in preventing the commission of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. The provision of technical assistance and capacity building is one tool available to the international community in this regard, as it...

Programme: 08:45 – 09:00 Registration 09:00 – 09:30 Welcome coffee/ tea 09:30 – 09:45 Welcome remarks from the Committee Co-Chairs 09:45 – 10:15 Commission of the Omission: the Slave Trade from the Leiber Code to the Rome Statute Keynote speaker: Patricia Viseur-Sellers Special Advisor for Slavery Crimes to the Office...

Climate breakdown is fueling armed conflict, just as the violence of war creates obstacles to effective climate action and more sustainable ways of living. Moreover, these overlapping crises are erasing advances for gender justice and the human rights of women and girls. Feminist peacebuilders and climate defenders worldwide, particularly from...

Through the “Future of Global Governance” project, Atlas will work to design, build, and launch a democratic, people-led transnational governance system to unite humankind beyond national borders and truly be One. Have you ever thought about having a say on how multinationals are taxed? On what we can do in space or...

Côte d’Ivoire has been the scene of numerous human rights violations following the 2002 crisis. With the post-electoral crisis of 2011, there were numerous violations of the right to life and physical integrity and the destruction of private and public property. Under the constant threat of terrorism and since the...

Organized by Search for Common Ground, this conference explores a new generation of tech products that offer design affordances and algorithms optimized for maximizing pro-social content. While there is widespread understanding of the harmful impacts of digital technologies amplifying toxic polarization, there is less awareness that the designs of tech platforms...

The linkages between atrocity prevention and transitional justice are significant, but frequently overlooked. The former seeks to prevent genocides, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing by identifying specific risk factors for mass atrocity. Transitional justice also places at its center goals of justice, truth, reconciliation and non-repetition of...

Online violence directed at 2SLGBTQI+ communities and individuals is a rampant yet under-addressed problem. This session aims to unpack the different forms of violence 2SLGBTQI+ communities are confronted with, and to discuss concrete solutions to make online environments more equitable and safer for their members. This roundtable is the second...

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a Facebook Live “The Moment She Lost Her Family Captured in a Photo”. No registration is required but a reminder can be set by clicking on ‘Register’.

Gendered disinformation and violence against women online have become a reality across the globe. A growing body of research shows that women online are targets of vicious online attacks and gendered disinformation campaigns framing women as inherently untrustworthy, unintelligent, too emotional, or sexualized, often carried out with malign intent and...

In December 2022, UNESCO verified the destruction of 227 Ukrainian cultural sites – including museums, religious sites, historic buildings, libraries, and monuments – since the Russian invasion began. In the same month, the Taliban, which took over Afghanistan in August 2021, banned all women and girls from attending school beyond the...

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) can play an important role in each country’s preparedness to protect human rights and prevent mass atrocities. As a unique mechanism for assessing and improving state responsiveness across all human rights issues, the UPR can encourage governments to strengthen national capacities to identify risk factors...

This 2-day conference will provide an opportunity for civil society, including donors, religious actors, faith-based organizations (FBOs), practitioners, and policymakers alike to explore evidence on strategically partnering with local religious actors and FBOs to support more effective whole-of-society programming and policies. The 2022 Evidence Summit will be hosted by the...