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Tit for Tat at the Human Rights Council

This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter Tit for Tat at the Human Rights Council China is increasing its pressure on the Human Rights Council while trying to fend off the growing criticism it faces from the Western group about its human rights record in

Financial trouble at the Human Rights Council: Who stands to gain?

The Human Rights Council (HRC) is struggling with a severe liquidity crisis.

Terrified local UN staff left to the Taliban’s mercy

This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter Is the UN local staff in Kabul being forgotten and put at risk? Some former UN senior colleagues of the approximately 3000 local staffers fear so, and have written a letter to Antonio Guterres asking him to act

#64 The G|O Briefing, July 29, 2021

Could 'systemic racism' be hurting the human rights cause? Plus, climate change: the IPCC hard at work–and a pandemic is not enough to keep WTO open..

#63 The G|O Briefing, July 23, 2021

Can China be susceptible to international pressure on human rights? - Is Joe Biden's China trade policy misguided?

The Special Procedures’ Independence threatened at the Human Rights Council

This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter The Human Rights Council’s 46th Session was nearly suspended last week when Russia, Venezuela, and China attempted to put an end to its deliberations using a procedural measure to block the continuation of debates. The three countries

The end of the “untouchables” at the Human Rights Council?

This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter The presence of the P5 (all the permanent members of the UN Security Council) at the Human Rights Council (HRC) reconfirmed the importance of the Geneva-based body. However, it was feared that the HRC might thus also become

The last hope for Sri Lanka's civil war victims?

Published on January 27, 2021, the latest report on Sri Lanka by the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) makes for desolate and indignant reading. It is an urgent call to action, or more aptly, an imperative one, as it forces the international community to confront what

P5 at the Human Rights Council: Path to a full blown stalemate?

When the Human Rights Council begins, virtually, its first session of the year next Monday, February 22, everybody’s attention will be focused on the return of the US and how it will influence the dynamics of the debates and the consensus building around the votes. After a three-year absence,

The Permanent Five at the Human Rights Council: path to full blown stalemate?

The US’ return means that, for the first time in many years, all five permanent members of the UN Security Council, the P5 (US, France, the UK, China and Russia) will be in the same room.

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