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Welcome to the meeting calendar of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Due to technical issues, the NGO calendar of side events for 16 and 17 June will be available on the dedicated HRC Extranet page

Please note that meeting details may be subject to change and are updated daily
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Wednesday, June 18
 

9:00am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
Wednesday June 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of AustriaHonduras and Uganda
Wednesday June 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST
Room XXIV

9:00am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the right to education
Wednesday June 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Portugal
Wednesday June 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST
Room XXV

10:00am CEST

Item 2: Presentation of reports
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
A/HRC/59/22    Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Report of the Secretary-General

A/HRC/59/21 Report of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women on the activities of the United Nations trust fund in support of actions to eliminate violence against women - Note by the Secretary-General
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Room XX

10:30am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

10:30am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

10:30am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of MoroccoArgentina, Austria, Brazil, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Poland and the UK 
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

11:00am CEST

Side event - Safety of Women Journalists
Wednesday June 18, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Article 19 - International Centre Against Censorship, The




Wednesday June 18, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

11:00am CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on summary executions
Wednesday June 18, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CEST
Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/53/4

Reports of the mandate holder

A/HRC/59/54 Rights of families of victims of unlawful killings - Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

A/HRC/59/54/Add.1 Visit to Ukraine - Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

NGO written statements

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens Wednesday, 11 June at 10 a.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online through their respective systems (https://ngoreg.ohchr.org for NGOS). For additional information on modalities and deadlines: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-nhri-info.

Speaking time is 1.5 minutes for all. Please also refer to announcements made in Room XX, and through Sched and SMS alert.

Option to submit communications from governments for the session of the Human Rights Council available in Events.
Speakers
avatar for Morris Tidball-Binz

Morris Tidball-Binz

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Wednesday June 18, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CEST
Room XX

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Integrating Interreligious Dialogue in the Human Rights Work
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by World Jewish Congress



Contact person:
Damon Biesold
 damon.biesold@wjc.org
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Promotion and Protection of the Right to Development
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of China
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

12:00pm CEST

Side event - The family: foundation of society, driver of development and human rights
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Kyrgyzstan
Cosponsors: Permanent Mission of Vanuatu, Order of Malta, MMM and Latter-day Saint Charities
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

12:30pm CEST

Item: 3 Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:30pm - 1:00pm CEST
Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/50/17

Reports of the mandate holder

A/HRC/59/50 Freedom of expression and elections in the digital age - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression (Advance edited version)

A/HRC/59/50/Add.1 Visit to the Philippines - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

A/HRC/59/50/Add.2 Visit to Zambia - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

A/HRC/59/50/Add.3 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, on her visit to the Philippines - Comments by the State

A/HRC/59/50/Add.4 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on her visit to Zambia - Comments by the State

NGO written statements

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens Wednesday, 11 June at 10 a.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online through their respective systems (https://ngoreg.ohchr.org for NGOS). For additional information on modalities and deadlines: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-nhri-info.

Speaking time is 1.5 minutes for all. Please also refer to announcements made in Room XX, and through Sched and SMS alert.

Option to submit communications from governments for the session of the Human Rights Council available in Events.
Speakers
avatar for Irene Khan

Irene Khan

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:30pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XX

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Hazara Women: At the Intersection of Ethnic and Religious Persecution and Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Finland
co-organizers: Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Sudan
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Society for Threatened Peoples




Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Women’s solidarity and justice
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Iceland
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine
Wednesday June 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man



Contact person:
Al-Haq Law in the service of man
 info@alhaq.org
Wednesday June 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

2:00pm CEST

Side event: Towards safe and inclusive workplaces: the Human Rights Council commitment to addressing sexual harassment and abuse
Wednesday June 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and UN Women
Wednesday June 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Women and LGBTQ+ People Facing Capital Punishment
Wednesday June 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Reprieve




Wednesday June 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls
Wednesday June 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada
Wednesday June 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm CEST
Room XXIV

3:00pm CEST

Item: 3 Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression (cont'd)
Wednesday June 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm CEST
Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/50/17

Reports of the mandate holder

A/HRC/59/50 Freedom of expression and elections in the digital age - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression (Advance edited version)

A/HRC/59/50/Add.1 Visit to the Philippines - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

A/HRC/59/50/Add.2 Visit to Zambia - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

A/HRC/59/50/Add.3 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, on her visit to the Philippines - Comments by the State

A/HRC/59/50/Add.4 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on her visit to Zambia - Comments by the State

NGO written statements

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens Wednesday, 11 June at 10 a.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online through their respective systems (https://ngoreg.ohchr.org for NGOS). For additional information on modalities and deadlines: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-nhri-info.

Speaking time is 1.5 minutes for all. Please also refer to announcements made in Room XX, and through Sched and SMS alert.

Option to submit communications from governments for the session of the Human Rights Council available in Events.
Speakers
avatar for Irene Khan

Irene Khan

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression
Wednesday June 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm CEST
Room XX

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Sudan
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience




Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV

4:30pm CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of MoroccoArgentina, Austria, Brazil, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Poland and the UK 
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
Room V

4:30pm CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the new and emerging digital technologies and human rights
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Korea, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Morocco and Singapore
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

4:30pm CEST

Item: 3 Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on peaceful assembly
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/50/17

Reports of the mandate holder

A/HRC/59/44 - Impact of the 2023–2025 “super election” cycle on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

A/HRC/59/44/Add.1 - Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

A/HRC/59/44/Add.2 - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, on his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina - Comments by the State

NGO written statements

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens Wednesday, 11 June at 10 a.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online through their respective systems (https://ngoreg.ohchr.org for NGOS). For additional information on modalities and deadlines: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-nhri-info.

Speaking time is 1.5 minutes for all. Please also refer to announcements made in Room XX, and through Sched and SMS alert.

Option to submit communications from governments for the session of the Human Rights Council available in Events.
Speakers
avatar for Gina Romero

Gina Romero

Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
Room XX
 
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