The Human Rights Council (HRC) is the foremost intergovernmental body responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.
The 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council takes place from 12th September 2022 - 7th October 2022, in Geneva.
The HRC is presented with thematic and country reports from UN experts and is where Member States debate and pass resolutions on cross-cutting human rights issues and human rights situations in particular countries.
Find below information on key reports and resolutions related to gender justice, sexuality and women's rights, as well as statements made by feminist activists and civil society on restrictions to civil society participation this session.
Key Reports at the 51st Session
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‘The right to privacy in the digital age’ Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights A/HRC/51/17
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‘Rights of indigenous peoples,’ Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights A/HRC/51/18
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‘Human rights implications of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on young people’ Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights A/HRC/51/19
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‘Promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic’ Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights A/HRC/51/20
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‘Right to development’ Report of the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner A/HRC/51/22
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‘Human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation of indigenous peoples: state of affairs and lessons from ancestral cultures’ Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation A/HRC/51/24
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‘Indigenous women and the development, application, preservation and transmission of scientific knowledge’ Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples A/HRC/51/28
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‘Response and recovery plans and policies on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic from the perspective of the right to development at the national level’ Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development A/HRC/51/30
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‘Role and responsibilities of non-state actors in transitional justice processes ‘ Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence A/HRC/51/34
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‘Racism, racial discrimination and the right to development’ Thematic study by the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development A/HRC/51/37
Key Statements
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Resolutions
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