Czechia at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (updated)
20.02.2021 / 19:54 | Aktualizováno: 19.02.2025 / 11:59
The 46th Session of the Human Rights Council takes place from 22 February to 23 March. Czechia actively participates as a Member State of the Council.
In its third year of the Human Rights Council's Membership, Czechia will focus during the 46th Session on its thematic human rights priorities as well as situations in specific countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechia Tomáš Petříček will participate in the High-level Segment of the Session.
Czechia will present and negotiate along the EU resolutions on Myanmar, DPRK, freedom of religion and belief. Other resolutions are currently being prepared.
During the Session, Czechia will take part in the following debates and dialogues:
- > Opening High-level Segment (Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs) (22.2.2021)
- > Interactive dialogue on UN High Commissioner’s for Human Rights report on Belarus (25.2.2021)
- > General Debate with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (26.2.2021)
- > Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders (8.3.2021)
- > Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on torture (8.3.2021)
- > Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Iran (9.3.2021)
- > Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (10.3.2021)
- > Interactive dialogue with the Fact-finding Mission on Venezuela (10.3.2021)
- > General debate under Item 4 - human rights situations that require the Council's attention (12.3.2021)
- > Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar (12.3.2021)
- > Interactive dialogue with Independent Expert on Mali (22.3.2021)
- > Interactive dialogue on UN High Commissioner’s for Human Rights oral update on Ukraine (22.3.2021)
Czechia is a member of the UN HRC for the term 2019 to 2021. Previously, it served as a Member during the first year of the Council's existence (2006-2007) and from 2011 to 2014.