What we do
We work on strengthening civil society’s knowledge of the UN Human Rights Mechanisms, as a means to promote human rights nationally as well as to increase the legitimacy of the international human rights system globally. We strive to make human rights known, so citizens can gain insight and knowledge in order to engage with the implementation and fulfilment of human rights.
Our ongoing projects includes a training of academics and civil society representatives from partner countries on UN Human Rights Mechanisms in Geneva, conducting regional meetings on UN Human Rights Mechanisms, and contributing to academic exchange on human rights treaty body reform.
Why is this important?
Increasing civil society’s awareness of the work conducted by the UN Human Rights Council and knowledge of the UN Human Rights Mechanisms is vital to the realisation of human rights. The goal is that recommendations from the UN treaty bodies and Universal Periodic Reviews are well-known, making citizens able to hold their own authorities responsible for the fulfilment of human rights. NCHR works to increase the ability of academics and civil society to engage with the human rights mechanisms in order to follow-up on recommendations and promote human rights nationally.
Resources
Training #academics from China, Cuba, Indonesia, Iran Malaysia and Vietnam on #UN #humanrights mechanisms with the @smr_uio https://t.co/ckmofXLhYF pic.twitter.com/n0EzZ3u3mL
— Geneva Academy (@Geneva_Academy) May 23, 2019
Great first day here in Geneva! The @Geneva_Academy executive course on «The Universal Periodic Review and the UN Human Rights System: Raising the Bar on Accountability» with participants from 10 countries #ihrl #humanrights #unhumanrights #humanrightstraining #upr #SDGs pic.twitter.com/DKPXpvscV3
— Cecilie Figens Bakke (@cefiba) September 30, 2019