Strengthening international law through greater cooperation between the Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly Fourth Committee

The Geneva Press Club is pleased to welcome the European Public Law Organisation (EPLO) for a round table.

Speakers:

• Sara Salyers, Liberation Scotland
• Dr. Christophe Dorigné-Thomson, University Indonesia: Asia-Africa and Indonesian foreign policy and politics, IR, geopolitics, political science and global strategies. Author, ‘Indonesia’s Engagement with Africa
• Matilde Pacheco, Human Rights Defender

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The Human Rights Council and relevant General Assembly bodies operate under distinct mandates, procedures and reporting lines. At the same time, the work of these bodies may complement one another when matters examined in Geneva – including human rights protection, non-discrimination, political participation, rights of indigenous peoples, access to justice and the rule of law – have institutional or legal relevance to deliberations in New York. This may include, where appropriate, the work of the Fourth Committee and the Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24).

The aim of the side event is to clarify the institutional relationship between the Human Rights Council and the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly, and to highlight the communication deficit between them by identifying avenues for stronger institutional interaction and follow-up. The panelists will discuss areas of institutional and legal overlap between the work of the Third and Fourth Committees, without conflating or expanding their respective mandates. Good practices for cross-referencing resolutions, reports and recommendations should also be identified, as well as the role of international organizations, academia and civil society in supporting balanced and evidence-based dialogue.