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From:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee TD, has welcomed Ireland's submission to the United Nations of voluntary pledges and commitments for its campaign for membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Ireland is campaigning for a seat on the Human Rights Council for the 2027–2029 term, with the election to be held in October of this year. The pledges and commitments are a key element of Ireland's candidacy for the Human…

Other co-organizers included the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Council of Europe, the African Union, the Organization of American States, and the Committee on the Arab Charter on Human Rights. The event took the form of a panel discussion dedicated to reaffirming the universality, indivisibility, and interdependence of human rights amid geopolitical tensions, selective interpretation of norms, and the narrowing of civic space. Participants emphasized that uni…

A side event titled “Advancing torture prevention: strengthening legal safeguards, oversight, and accountability in the criminal justice system” was held during the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting “Preventing torture and ill-treatment: strengthening cooperation and law enforcement”. In the statement delivered on behalf of Uzbekistan, it was emphasized that the prohibition of torture is absolute and allows for no exceptions, regardless of the circumstances. It was noted that Uzbekista…

Cooperation to strengthen the response to human trafficking The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a cooperation framework to strengthen the prevention, investigation of crime and assistance to victims of human trafficking, through coordinated actions between the competent institutions of both countries. Likewise, it contemplates the exchange of information and good practices, the development of training programs, institutional strengthening and the implementation of coordination mechanis…