• Published on November 25, 2019

    The UN General Assembly recently elected 14 new Human Rights Council members for a period of three years starting in January 2020.

  • Published on February 20, 2020

    The 34th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held in Geneva, from November 4 to 15, 2019.

    Fourteen countries were reviewed during UPR34: Angola, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, San Marino, and Slovenia.

  • Published on February 21, 2020

    The 35th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held in Geneva, from January 20 to 31, 2020.

    Fourteen countries were reviewed during UPR35: Armenia, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Kiribari, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, 

  • Published on February 21, 2020

    The 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from February 24 to March 20, 2020.

  • Published on June 30, 2020

    After being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resuming of HRC43 from 15 to 23 June, and after several rounds of consultations on dates and modalities, the 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from Tuesday 30 June to Monday 20 July (tentative end date).
    Find below information about restrictions to civil society participation this session, anticipated sexual rights-related resolutions, panels and reports, UPR outcomes, and our online event taking place during the 44th session. Please note that all dates are provisional and subject to change. The latest information throughout the session will be available on the HRC44 page.

  • Published on July 20, 2020

    The 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from June 30th to July 17th, 2020.

  • Published on August 06, 2020

    La raza importa: examinando el funcionamiento de la raza y el género en el Sistema de Derechos Humanos de la ONU 13 de agosto 2020 16:00

  • Published on September 14, 2020

    The 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from Monday 14 September to Tuesday 6 October (tentative end date).

  • Published on September 16, 2020

    In support of the upcoming International Safe Abortion Day on 28 September, the Sexual Rights Initiative, the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition, the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, the Association for Women’s Rights in Development, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Ipas, the International Service for Human Rights and the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education have developed a joint statement on abortion rights for delivery at the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

  • Published on September 16, 2020

    En apoyo al próximo Día Internacional del Aborto Seguro que se celebrará el 28 de septiembre, la Iniciativa por los Derechos Sexuales (SRI); la Coalición por la Justicia Sexual y Reproductiva (Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition); el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos (Center for Reproductive Rights); el Centro de Recursos e Investigaciones sobre la Mujer de Asia y el Pacífico (Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women); la Asociación para los Derechos de la Mujer en el Desarrollo (Association for Women’s Rights in Development), CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, IPPF, Ipas, el Servicio Internacional para los Derechos Humanos (International Service for Human Rights), la Coalición de Jóvenes por los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos (Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights) y la Asociación Sueca para la Educación Sexual (Swedish Association for Sexuality Education) han elaborado una declaración conjunta sobre el derecho al aborto que se presentará en el 45º período de sesiones del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, en Ginebra.

  • Published on September 16, 2020

    En appui à la Journée internationale pour l’avortement sûr du 28 septembre, l’Initiative pour les droits sexuels (SRI), la Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition, le Center for Reproductive Rights, l’Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, l’Association for Women’s Rights in Development, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, l’International Planned Parenthood Federation, Ipas, l’International Service for Human Rights, la Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights et l’Association suédoise pour l’éducation à la sexualité ont développé une déclaration conjointe sur le droit à l’avortement qui sera présentée lors de la 45e session du Conseil des droits de l’homme (CDH) de l’ONU, à Genève.

  • Published on September 16, 2020

    В поддержку грядущего 28 сентября Международного Дня по Безопасным Абортам Инициатива по Сексуальным Правам (eng. the Sexual Rights Initiative) , Коалиция за Cексуальное и Репродуктивное Правосудие (eng. the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition), Центр Репродуктивных Прав (eng. , the Center for Reproductive Rights), Азиатский-Тихоокеанский Ресурсный и Исследовательский Центр для Женщин (eng. Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women), Ассоциация по Правам Женщин в Развитии (eng. the Association for Women’s Rights in Development), CHOICE для Молодежи и Сексуальности (eng. CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality) , Международная Федерация Планирования Семьи (eng. , the International Planned Parenthood Federation), Ipas, Международная Служба по Правам человека (eng. the International Service for Human Rights) и Шведская Ассоциация Сексуального Просвещения (eng. the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education) разработали совместное заявление по праву на аборт для представления на 45-й сессии Совета ООН по Правам Человека в Женеве.

  • Published on November 26, 2020

    The 36th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held in Geneva, from November 2 to 13, 2020.

    Fourteen countries were reviewed during UPR36: Andorra, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Honduras, Jamaica, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Panama, and the United States