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Call for input: Human rights and the civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms – Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Issued by

OHCHR

Deadline

31 December 2024

Purpose: To inform the High Commissioner’s report to the Human Rights Council, pursuant to resolution 56/9.
Background

In resolution 56/9, the Human Rights Council (HRC) requested the High Commissioner to prepare a report on the impact of the civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms and the underlying root causes and risk factors driving firearms-related violence on the right to participate in cultural life and the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs, to be presented to the Council at its fifty-ninth session.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights welcomes relevant information and inputs from Member States, civil society and other stakeholders in support of the preparation of the report. 

How inputs will be used

Unless requested otherwise, the information provided may be made available on the OHCHR website (https://www.ohchr.org).

Next Steps

Input/comments may be sent by e-mail/fax/postal mail. They must be received by 31 December 2024, 18:00 CEST.

Email address: [email protected]

File formats: Word, PDF

Accepted languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, Chinese

Postal address:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,
United Nations Office at Geneva,
CH 1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland

Fax: +41 22 917 90 08