OHCHR | HRC Accessibility to Panels with web links

(as of 10 August 2020)

The sessions are listed in chronological order

2020 - TENTATIVE

(FORTHCOMING) 45th session (14 September - 6 October 2020)
- Annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples (theme: Protection of indigenous human rights defenders)
- Biennal panel discussion on the right to development

44th session (30 June - 17 July 2020)
- Panel discussion on promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of climate change – 8 July 2020
- Panel discussion on the impacts, opportunities and challenges of new and emerging digital technologies with regard to the promotion and protection of human rights – 8 July 2020
43rd session (24 February - 13 March and 15 - 23 June 2020)
- Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities,
  (theme: Article 8 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on awareness-raising) – 6 March 2020
- CONTINUED (PART 2) Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities – 3 March 2020
- Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities – 28 February 2020
- High-level panel discussion commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women – 25 February 2020
- Annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming (theme: Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities) – 21 February 2020

2019

42nd session (9 – 27 September 2019)

Annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples (theme: Promotion and preservation of indigenous languages) - 18 September 2019

40th session (25 February – 22 March 2019)

Accessible panel discussions:

Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child (Theme: Empowering children with disabilities for the enjoyment of their human rights, including through inclusive education) Morning panel – 4 March 2019
Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child (Theme: Empowering children with disabilities for the enjoyment of their human rights, including through inclusive education) Afternoon panel – 4 March 2019
Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities (Theme: Article 26 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, on habilitation and rehabilitation) – 6 March 2019

Accessible meetings:

INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Intersessional meeting for dialogue and cooperation on human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – session 1, session 2, session 3, session 4 – 3 December 2019
Intersessional interactive dialogue on ways to enhance the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of the Human Rights Council - 15 July 2019 (12th EMRIP Session)
Intersessional meeting for dialogue and cooperation on human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – session 1, session 2, session 3, session 4 – 16 January 2019

2018

39th session (10 – 28 September 2018)
- Accessible Panel Discussions
  - Annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples (Theme: means of participation for and the inclusion of indigenous peoples in the development of strategies and projects, and the implementation of those projects in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and related Goals) – 19 September 2018
- Accessible meetings:
  - Interactive Dialogue with Human Rights Council Advisory Committee - 19 September 2019
  - Interactive dialogue with Assistant Secretary-General on the report of Secretary-General on alleged reprisals against those who seek to cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights - 19 September 2019
  - Clustered interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) - 19 September 2019
  - Visit of H.E. Mr. Péter Szijjártó, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary - 19 September 2019
  - CONTINUED (PART 2) -Clustered interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) - 19 September 2019
38th session (18 June – 6 July 2018)
- Accessible Panel Discussions

Accessible meetings:

CONTINUED (Part 2) - Clustered interactive dialogue with Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice and Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children - 21 June 2018
CONTINUED (Part 3) - Clustered interactive dialogue with Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice and Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children - 21 June 2018
Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea - 26 June 2018
Interactive dialogue with Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic - 26 June 2018
Visit of H.E. Ms. Karin Kneissl, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria - 26 June 2018
CONTINUED (Part 2) - Interactive dialogue with Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic - 26 June 2018

37th session (26 February – 23 March 2018)

High-level panel discussion on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 25th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action – 28 February 2018
Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities and the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism– 6 March 2018
Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities (Theme: Article 13 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regarding access to justice) – 7 March 2018

2017

36th session (11 – 29 September 2017)
- Annual half-day discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples (Theme: the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, with a special focus on challenges and good practices in achieving the ends of the Declaration) – 20 September 2017

35th session (6 – 23 June 2017)
- Panel discussion on realizing the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health by enhancing capacity-building in public health – 8 June 2017 – NOTE: Despite the best efforts made by the United Nations office at Geneva (UNOG), it was not possible to secure international sign interpretation for this panel. However, all the other accessibility were put in place (room facilities, braille printing on demand, and real-time captioning.

34th session (27 February – 24 March 2017)

Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities (Theme: Article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regarding equality and non-discrimination) – 3 March 2017
Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities – 3 March 2017
Panel discussion on access to medicines as one of the fundamental elements of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health – 9 March 2017
Panel discussion on preventable maternal mortality and morbidity as a human rights priority for all States, including in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – 9 March 2017

INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Intersessional panel discussion on human rights, climate change, migrants and persons displaced across international borders - 6 October 2017

2016

33rd session (13 to 30 September 2016)

Annual half-day discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples (Theme: the causes and consequences of violence against indigenous women and girls, including those with disabilities) –20 September 2016