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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…

The session featured multiple successful annual discussions and led to the adoption of several resolutions on the human rights of women and girls. It also included an urgent discussion on the human rights situation in Sudan. The HRC unanimously adopted the resolution “Twentieth anniversary of the Human Rights Council”, submitted by Slovenia, Mexico, Morocco, Cabo Verde, Thailand, Estonia and Spain. The resolution politically affirms the importance of the HRC and its positive contribution to the…

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…