CGNK activity at the UN
Report of activity at the United Nations
A detailed report of our three first years of activity at the UN follows:
- General work at the United Nations.
- General work at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council.
- Universal periodic reviews and country specific work.
Universal periodic reviews and country specific work
UPR (not specific country-related)

Nonkilling and the Right to Life through the UPR. Three first years (2015-2018) Report
Nonkilling and the Right to Life
through
The Universal Periodic Review
Of all Countries
At the Human Rights Council
Three first years
(2015-2018)
Report prepared by Christophe Barbey,
Main Representative of CGNK at the United Nations in Geneva.
11 th of June 2018

General Statement on UPR Right to Life
The Right to Life through the Universal Periodic Review
Human Rights Council, Item 6.
Video: chapter 23 in http://webtv.un.org/search/item6-general-debate-32nd-meeting-32nd-regular-session-of-human-rights-council/4996969278001/?term=&lan=english&cat=Regular%2032nd%20session&sort=date&page=5#
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Statement on Genocide (2018-03-05)
Human Rights Council
Item 3.
Interactive dialogue, Special
Adviser on genocide.
Geneva, 5th of March 2018
Country-related work
Interactive map:
Alphabetically:

Afghanistan: Urgent debate on Women and Girls in Afghanistan (2022-07-01)
Human Rights Council
50 th session.
Urgent debate on Women and Girls in Afghanistan
Geneva, 1 st of July 2022

Andorra: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-10-03)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Andorra
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues
3 rd of October 2019

Angola: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-03-28)
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Antigua and Barbuda: 1. CGNK Submission (2021-03-25)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Right to Life and Right to peace
Related Human Rights Issues
March 25 2021


Bangladesh: 1. CGNK Submission (2017-10-05)
Universal Periodical Review
Third cycle
BANGLADESH
Right to life
and related human rights issues
Short submission
5th
of October 2017

Bangladesh: UPR (2023-04-05)
Universal Periodical Review
Forth Cycle
44th Working Group
BANGLADESH

Bangladesh: UPR (2024-03-25)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 6. UPR of Bangladesh
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 25 th of March 2024

Bhutan: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-10-04)
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Botswana: 1. CGNK Submission (2017-06-29)
Universal periodical review
BOTSWANA
Right to life
and related human rights issues
Right to conscientious objection to military service
and military taxation
29 th of June 2017

Botswana: UPR (2022-10-11)
Universal Periodical Review
Forth Cycle
43rd Working Group
BOTSWANA
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Brunei: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-10-04)
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Brunei: UPR (2024-04-08)
Universal Periodical Review
Forth Cycle
47th Working Group
BURNEI DARUSSALAM

Buthan: UPR (2024-04-08)
Universal Periodical Review
Forth Cycle
47th Working Group
BHUTAN

Cameroon: 1. CGNK Submission (2017-10-05)
Universal periodical review
Third cycle
CAMEROON
Right to life
and related human rights issues
Short submission
4 th of October 2017

Cameroon: UPR (2024-03-26)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 6. UPR of Cameroon
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 26 th of March 2024

Central African Republic: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-03-29)
Universal periodical review
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Right to life
and related human rights issues
Short submission
29 th of March 2018

Chad: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-03-29)
Universal periodical review
Third cycle
CHAD
Right to life
and related human rights issues
Short submission
29 th of March 2018

Colombia: 1. CGNK Submission (2017-10-05)
Universal Periodical Review
Third cycle
Colombia
Right to peace
Right to conscientious objection
and related human rights issues
5 th of October 2017

Congo: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-03-29)
Universal periodical review
Third cycle
CONGO
Right to life
and related human rights issues
Short submission
29 th of March 2018

Costa Rica: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-10-04)
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Costa Rica: UPR (2024-04-08)
Universal Periodical Review
Forth Cycle
47th Working Group
COSTA RICA

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-10-04)
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Djibouti: 1. CGNK Submission (2017-10-05)
Universal Periodical Review
Third cycle
DJIBOUTI
Right to life
and related human rights issues
Short submission
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Djibouti: UPR (2024-03-25)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 6. UPR of Djibouti
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 25 th of March 2024

Dominica: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-10-04)
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Dominican Republic: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-12)
Universal periodical review
Third cycle
Dominican Republic
Right to life
and related human rights issues
12 th of July 2018

Dominican Republic: 2. Oral Statement (2019-07-04)
Human Rights Council
Item 6.
Universal Periodic Review of
the Dominican Republic
Geneva, 5 th of July 2019

East Timor: UPR (2022-07-01)
Human Rights Council
50 th session. Item 6
UPR of Timor-Leste
Geneva, 1 st of July 2022

Equatorial Guinea: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-10-04)
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Equatorial Guinea: UPR (2024-04-08)
Universal Periodical Review
Forth Cycle
47th Working Group
EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Eritrea: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-12)
Universal periodical review
Third cycle
ERITREA
Human Rights: Tools of Governance and Well-being
12 th of July 2018

Eritrea: CPTI Joint Oral Statement (2019-07-04)
Human Rights Council
Item 6.
Universal Periodic Review of
Eritrea
Geneva, 4 th of July 2019

Eritrea: ID (2022-06-13)
Human Rights Council
50 th session. Item 2.
ID Eritrea.
Geneva, 13 th of June 2022

Eritrea: Oral Statement (2019-07-02)
Human Rights Council
Item 4
Interactive Dialogue with SR Eritrea
Geneva, 2 nd of July 2019

Eswatini: 1. CGNK Submission (2021-03-25)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
ESWATINI
Right to Life
Ratification of the Genocide Convention
March 25 2021

Ethiopia: Oral update (2022-06-30)
Human Rights Council
50 th session. Item 4
Oral update on Ethiopia
Geneva, 30 th of June 2022

Grenada: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-18)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Grenada
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues
18 th of July 2019

Guyana: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-18)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Guyana
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues
18 th of July 2019

Haiti: 1. Oral Statement (2017-03-17) (in French)
Video: Chapter 24 (in French) in http://webtv.un.org/search/iceland-upr-report-consideration-41st-meeting-34th-regular-session-human-rights-council/5361268948001/?term=iceland%20upr&sort=date#
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Haiti: UPR (2022-07-04)
Human Rights Council
50th session. Item 6
Universal Periodic Review of Haiti
Geneva, July 4 th 2022

Human Rights Council Dialogue on Tigray: Oral Statement (2021-09-13)
Human Rights Council Dialogue on Tigray.
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Iceland: 1. CGNK Submission (2016-03-21)
Universal periodical review
Second cycle
Iceland
Right to life
and related human rights issues
21 st of March 2016
Video: Chapter 14 in http://webtv.un.org/search/iceland-upr-report-consideration-41st-meeting-34th-regular-session-human-rights-council/5361268948001/?term=iceland%20upr&sort=date#
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Iceland: 2. CGNK Submission. Oral Statement (2017-03-16)
Video: Chapter 14 in http://webtv.un.org/search/iceland-upr-report-consideration-41st-meeting-34th-regular-session-human-rights-council/5361268948001/?term=iceland%20upr&sort=date#
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Iceland: UPR (2021-07-15)
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Iceland: UPR (2022-06-30)
Human Rights Council
50 th session. Item 6
UPR of Iceland
Geneva, 30 th of June 2022



Japan: UPR (2022-07-14)
Right to Life
Related Human Rights Issues
Right to peace
July 14 th 2022

Kenya: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-18)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Kenya
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues
18 th of July 2019

Kiribati: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-18)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Kiribati
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues
18 th of July 2019

Lesotho: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-18)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Lesotho
Rights to Life and Peace
Related Human Rights Issues
18 th of July 2019

Lithuania: UPR (2022-07-01)
Human Rights Council
50 th session. Item 6
UPR of Lithuania
Geneva, 1 st of July 2022

Marshall Islands: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-10-03)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Marshall Islands
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues
3 rd of October 2019

Mauritania: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-03-26)
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Mauritius: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-03-29)
Universal periodical review
Third cycle
MAURITIUS
Right to life
and related human rights issues
29 th of March 2018

Micronesia: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-07-08)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Federated States of Micronesia
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues
July 8 th 2020

Micronesia: UPR-Info pre-session (2020-12-07)
Universal periodic review of the
Federated States of Micronesia
UPR-Info pre-session
7 th of December 2020

Mozambique: 1. CGNK Submission (2015-06-22)
Universal periodical review
Mozambique
Right to life
and related human rights issues
22 th June 2015

Mozambique: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-10-15)
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Nauru: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-03-26)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Nauru
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues

Nauru: UPR-Info pre-session (2020-12-07)
Universal periodic review of Nauru
UPR-Info pre-session
7 th of December 2020

Nepal: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-07-09)
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Nepal: 1. CGNK Submission (Nov. 2015)
Universal periodical review
Nepal
Right to life
(CCPR 6)
and other related human rights issues
November 2015

New Zealand: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-12)
Universal periodical review
Third cycle
NEW ZEALAND
COOK ISLANDS
NIUE
Participation in the Universal Periodic Review
Right to life
and related human rights issues
12 th of July 2018

New Zealand: Oral Statement (2019-07-04)
Human Rights Council
Item 6
Universal Periodic Review of
New Zealand
Geneva, 4 th of July 2019

Niger: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-10-15)
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Niger: UPR (2021-09-30)
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Nonkilling and the Right to Life through the UPR. Three first years (2015-2018) Report
Nonkilling and the Right to Life
through
The Universal Periodic Review
Of all Countries
At the Human Rights Council
Three first years
(2015-2018)
Report prepared by Christophe Barbey,
Main Representative of CGNK at the United Nations in Geneva.
11 th of June 2018

North Macedonia: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-12)
Universal periodical review
Third cycle
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Right to life
and related human rights issues
12 th of July 2018

Oman: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-07-08)
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Palau: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-10-15)
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Palau: UPR (2021-09-30)
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Panama: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-10-03)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
Panama
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues

Qatar: 1. CGNK Submission (2018-10-04)
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Samoa: 1. CGNK Submission (Sep. 2015)
Universal Periodical Review
Samoa
Right to Life
and Related Human Rights Issues
September 2015
Video: Chapter 14 in http://webtv.un.org/search/samoa-upr-report-consideration-19th-meeting-33rd-regular-session-human-rights-council/5134779615001/?term=samoa%20upr&sort=date#
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Samoa: 2. Human Rights. UPR Info pre-sessions (Presentation)
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Samoa: 3. CGNK Submission. Oral presentation, UPR-info pre-session
Video: Chapter 14 in http://webtv.un.org/search/samoa-upr-report-consideration-19th-meeting-33rd-regular-session-human-rights-council/5134779615001/?term=samoa%20upr&sort=date#
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Samoa: 4. CGNK Submission. Oral Statement, human rights council (2016-09-21) (text)
Video: Chapter 14 in http://webtv.un.org/search/samoa-upr-report-consideration-19th-meeting-33rd-regular-session-human-rights-council/5134779615001/?term=samoa%20upr&sort=date#
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Samoa: 5. CGNK Submission (2021-03-25)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
SAMOA
Right to Life and Right to Peace
Related Human Rights Issues
March 25 2021

San Marino: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-03-28)
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Sierra Leone: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-10-15)
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Sierra Leone: UPR (2021-09-30)
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Solomon Islands: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-10-15)
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Solomon Islands: UPR (2021-09-30)
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Somalia: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-10-15)
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South Korea: 1. CGNK Submission
Universal Periodical Review
Third cycle
Republic of Korea
Right to Life
and related human rights issues
30 th of March 2017

South Korea: 2. Oral Statement (2018-03-15)
Human Rights Council
Item 6.
UPR of the Republic of Korea.
Geneva, 15 th of March 2018
Video: Chapter 16 in http://webtv.un.org/search/iceland-upr-report-consideration-41st-meeting-34th-regular-session-human-rights-council/5361268948001/?term=iceland%20upr&sort=date#
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South Sudan: UPR (2021-7-15)
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Spain: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-18)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
SPAIN
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues
18th of July 2019

St. Kitts and Nevis: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-07-08)
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St. Lucia: 1. CGNK Submission (2020-07-08)
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Suriname: 1. CGNK Submission (2021-03-25)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
SURINAME
Right to Life
Ratification of the Genocide Convention
March 25 2021

Switzerland: 1. CGNK Submission
Universal Periodical Review
Third cycle
Switzerland
Right to Life
Right to Adequate Standard of Living
Right to Conscientious Objection
Related Human Rights Issues
30 th of March 2017

Switzerland: 2. CGNK Submission. Oral presentation, UPR-info pre-session (2017-10-11)
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Switzerland: 3. Human Rights. UPR Info Pre-sessions (presentation)
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Switzerland: 4. Déclaration orale (in French) (28-03-15)
Conseil des Droits de l’Homme
Point 6. Examen Périodique
Universel de la Suisse.
Genève, le 15 mars 2018
Video (in French): Chapter 15 in http://webtv.un.org/search/switzerland-upr-report-consideration-38th-meeting-37th-regular-session-human-rights-council-/5751988097001/?term=switzerland%20upr&sort=date#
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Switzerland: 5. Oral Statement (translated) (2018-03-15)
Human Rights Council
Item 6.
UPR of Switzerland.
Geneva, 15 th of March 2018
Translation. Delivered in French.
Video (in French): Chapter 15 in http://webtv.un.org/search/switzerland-upr-report-consideration-38th-meeting-37th-regular-session-human-rights-council-/5751988097001/?term=switzerland%20upr&sort=date#
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Switzerland: 6. Suicide prevention is part of the right to life. As such, it is a State duty Switzerland recognized (Press Release)
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Switzerland: 7. La prévention du suicide fait partie du droit à la vie (Communiqué) (in French)
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Thailand: 1. CGNK Submission (2021-03-25)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
THAILAND
Right to Life
Ratification of the Genocide Convention
March 25 2021

Timor Leste: UPR (2021-07-15)
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Turkmenistan: 1. CGNK Submission (2017-10-05)
Universal Periodical Review
Third cycle
TURKMENISTAN
Right to life
and related human rights issues
Short submission
5 th of October 2017

Turkmenistan: 2. Human Rights. UPR Info Pre-sessions (Presentation)
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Turkmenistan: 2. UPR-Info pre-session (text)
UPR-Info pre-session
Turkmenistan
Geneva, 11 th of April 2018

Tuvalu: 1. CGNK Submission (2017-10-04)
Universal Periodical Review
Third cycle
TUVALU
Right to life
and related human rights issues
Short submission
4 th of October 2017
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Tuvalu: UPR (2024-03-22)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 6. UPR of Tuvalu
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 22 nd of March 2024

Ukraine: Situation in Mariupol (2022-06-16)
Human Rights Council
50 th session.
Item 2. Situation in Mariupol
Geneva, 16 th of June 2022

Ukraine: Situation in Ukraine and Crimea (2022-07-05)
Human Rights Council
50 th session. Item 10
Situation in Ukraine and Crimea
Geneva, 5 th of July 2022
Delivered by Elina Viitasaari
CGNK Gender focal point

United Kingdom: 1. CGNK Submission
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United Kingdom: 3. CGNK Submission: Oral Statement (2017-09-21)
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Universal Periodical Review: Nepal (July 9th 2020)
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UPR Indonesia (2023-03-27)
Human Rights Council
52 nd session. Item 6. UPR Indonesia.
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 27 th of March 2023

UPR of Finland (2023-03-27)
Human Rights Council
52 nd session. Item 6. UPR of Finland
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 27 th of March 2023

UPR Report (2022-11-17)
Human Rights Council, 51st session. Universal Periodic review.
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USA: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-10-03)
Universal Periodical Review
Third Cycle
United States of America
Right to Life
and
Related Human Rights Issues
3 rd of October 2019

Vanuatu: 1. CGNK Submission (2019-07-12)
Universal periodical review
Third cycle
VANUATU
Right to life
and related human rights issues
12 th of July 2018

Vanuatu: 2. Déclaration Orale (2019-07-04)
Conseil des Droits de l'Homme<
Item 6
Examen Périodique Universel du<
Vanuatu
Genève, le 4 juillet 2019
General UN-Related work

General Statement on UPR Right to Life
The Right to Life through the Universal Periodic Review
Human Rights Council, Item 6.
Video: chapter 23 in http://webtv.un.org/search/item6-general-debate-32nd-meeting-32nd-regular-session-of-human-rights-council/4996969278001/?term=&lan=english&cat=Regular%2032nd%20session&sort=date&page=5#
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Human Rights Council Dialogue on Tigray: Oral Statement (2021-09-13)
Human Rights Council Dialogue on Tigray.
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Meeting of the President of the General Assembly with NGO’s (2022-06-15)
Human Rights Council
50th session.
Meeting of the President of the General Assembly with NGO’s
Geneva, 15th of June 2022

The Life Constitution (Annex one to our UPR submissions)
The Life Constitution
The right to life and the pleasure of living and living well
Legal and practical aspects of the right to life
Peace policies
Annex one to our Universal Periodic Review submissions
Provisional document
July 14th 2022

The Life Constitution. UPR Annex 1 (2022-10-11)
The Life Constitution
The right to life, the pleasure of living and the benefit of living well

Ukraine. HRC: General Debate (2022-09-14)
Human Rights Council
51 th session.
Item 2. General Debate.

Written Statement: Upholding human rights in the “Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management” as part of environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes (2021-08-22)
Upholding human rights in the “Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management” as part of environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes (A/HRC/48/61).
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Bangladesh: UPR (2024-03-25)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 6. UPR of Bangladesh
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 25 th of March 2024

Tuvalu: UPR (2024-03-22)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 6. UPR of Tuvalu
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 22 nd of March 2024

Djibouti: UPR (2024-03-25)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 6. UPR of Djibouti
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 25 th of March 2024

Cameroon: UPR (2024-03-26)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 6. UPR of Cameroon
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 26 th of March 2024

General Debate (2024-03-27)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 7. General Debate.
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, of 27 th of March 2024

ID on HC Report on OPT (2024-02-29)
Human Rights Council
55 th session.
Item 2. ID on HC Report on OPT
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 29 th of February 2024

ID on DPRK (2024-03-18)
Human Rights Council.
55 th session.
Item 4. ID on DPRK.
Delivered by Christophe Barbey.
Geneva, 18 th of March 2024.

Ongoing work at the human rights council, 55 th session (2024-04-11)
Human Rights Council
55 th session. CGNK report
Christophe Barbey
11 th of April 2024

UPR Indonesia (2023-03-27)
Human Rights Council
52 nd session. Item 6. UPR Indonesia.
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 27 th of March 2023

UPR of Finland (2023-03-27)
Human Rights Council
52 nd session. Item 6. UPR of Finland
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 27 th of March 2023

SR on DPRK (2023-03-20)
Human Rights Council
52 nd session.
Item 4. SR on DPRK.
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 20 th of March 2023

Human Rights defenders (2023-03-15)
Human Rights Council
52 nd session. Item 3.
Human Rights defenders
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 15 th of March 2023

Right to peace - Droit à la paix (English & French) (2023-03-08)
Human Rights Council
52 nd session.
General debate Item 2
Right to peace
Delivered by Christophe Barbey
Geneva, 8 th of March 2023

Death penalty panel media report (2023-03-02)
Human Rights Council
52 nd session.
Biennial Panel on the death penalty
Media report
Geneva, 2 nd of March 2023

Human Rights Council: Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable International Order
Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable International Order.
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Panel on Women Rights (2022-06)
Human Rights Council
50 th session.
Panel on Women Rights
Geneva, of June 2022

Celebration: 50 sessions of the HRC (2022-06-15)
Human Rights Council
50st session. Item 5.
Celebration: 50 sessions of the HRC.
Geneva, 15th of June 2022
This statement was not delivered due to the closure of the meeting.

Human Rights Council 43rd Urgent Debate (2020-06-17 & 18)
Human Rights Council 43rd
Urgent Debate
Geneva, 17 th and 18 th of June 2020

10th anniversary of the declaration on human rights education (2021-09-29)
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Statement on Genocide (2018-03-05)
Human Rights Council
Item 3.
Interactive dialogue, Special
Adviser on genocide.
Geneva, 5th of March 2018