Panels and discussions of the Human Rights Council made accessible to persons with disabilities

48^th session (13 September – 1 October 2021

• Annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples (theme: Situation of human rights of indigenous peoples facing the COVID-19 pandemic, with a special focus on the right to participation) (HRC res. 18/8 and 45/12)
• High-level panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training: good practices, challenges and the way forward (HRC res. 42/7)
• Panel discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests, with a particular focus on achievements and contemporary challenges (HRC res. 44/20)
• Half-day panel discussion on deepening inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and their implications for the realization of human rights (HRC res. 45/14)

47^th session (21 June – 9 July 2021)

• Quadrennial thematic panel discussion on promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal (theme: "The potential of leveraging sport and the Olympic ideal for promoting human rights for young people" (HRC res. 37/18 and 43/18)
• Panel discussion on the adverse impact of climate change on the full and effective enjoyment of human rights by older persons (HRC res. 44/7)

46^th session (22 February – 23 March 2021)

• Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child (two panels, theme: "The rights of the child and the Sustainable Development Goals") (HRC res. 7/29, 19/37 and 45/30)
• Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities (theme: "Participation in sport under article 30 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities") (HRC res. 7/9 and 43/23)
• Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Third intersessional meeting for dialogue and cooperation on human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (HRC res. 43/19) – 14 January 2020
• Intersessional panel discussion on the fifteenth anniversary of the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, as enshrined in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (HRC res. 44/14) – date to be determined
• Intersessional full-day panel discussion on the right to social security in the changing world of work (HRC res. 42/13 and dec. 45/113) – date to be determined

• 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) – 23 September 2020
    
  • Biennal panel discussion on the right to developmentcaptioning only – 17 September 2020
    
  
  
• 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

• 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:
• Clustered interactive dialogue with the Special rapporteur on the rights of the persons with disabilities and the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinisms – 5 March 2019
• Annual report by High Commissioner for Human Rights (presentation only) – 6 March 2019
• 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

• 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
• Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women. Panel 1: The impact of violence against women human rights defenders and women’s organizations in digital spaces– 21 June
• Panel discussion on the human rights of internally displaced persons in commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement– 26 June 2018
•  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

• 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

• 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

• 32nd session(13 June - 1 July 2016)
• High-level panel discussion on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Human Rights Council: achievements and challenges– 13 June 2016
• Panel discussion on the possibility of using sport and the Olympic ideal to promote human rights for all, including persons with disabilities – 28 June 2016

• 31st session(29 February - 24 March 2016)
• Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities(Theme: Article 11 of the Convention on the Rights of persons with disabilities on situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies) - 4 March 2016
• Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities  - 4 March 2016 (part 1 – part 2)
• High-level panel discussion on the 50th anniversary of the International Covenants on Human Rights- 1 March 2016

• 30th session (14 September - 2 October 2015)
  
  • Panel discussion on a human rights-based approach to good governance in the public service– 23 September 2015

• 29th session (15 June - 3 July 2015)
  
  • Panel discussion on realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl- 16 June 2015

• 28th session(2 - 27 March 2015)
  
  • Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities– 10 March 2015
  • Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities(Theme: article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on living independently and being included in the community - 10 March 2015 
  • Panel discussion on the issue of national policies and human rights  - 19 March 2015

• 27th session(8 – 26 September 2014)
• Panel discussion on 10 September 2014 on the protection of the human rights of persons deprived of their liberty– 10 September 2014

• 26th session(10 - 27 June 2014)
• Panel discussion on technical cooperation and capacity-building in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities through legal and institutional frameworks, including public-private partnerships- 25 June 2014

• 25th session (3 - 28 March 2014)
• Panel discussion on the importance of the promotion and protection of civil society space- 11 March 2014 (access it here);
• Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities- 19 March 2014

• 24th session (9 - 27 September 2013)
• Half-day panel discussion on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples  - 17 September 2013

• 23rd session(27 May - 14 June 2013)
• Panel discussion on democracy and the rule of law from a human rights perspective– 11 June 2013
• 22nd session(25 February - 22 March 2013)
• Panel discussion to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action- 25 February 2013
• Interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities  - 6 March 2013

• 21st session(10 - 28 September, 5 November 2012)
• Annual discussion on integrating the human rights of women throughout the United Nations system - 20 September 2012