Czechia at the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
10.09.2021 / 11:30 | Aktualizováno: 19.02.2025 / 12:06
The 48th Session took place from 13 September to 11 October. This was the last Session for Czechia as an HRC Member State during its third Membership.
During the Fall Session of the Council, Czechia presented a national initiative on Equal Participation in Political and Public Affairs in cooperation with a cross-regional group of countries consisting of Botswana, Indonesia, Peru and the Netherlands. The resolution focused on participation in the context of pandemic and post-pandemic recovery including the theme elections. As a long-term human rights priority of Czechia, the initiative builds upon previous resolutions adopted by the Human Rights Council since 2013.
Throughout the Session Czechia was taking part in negotiations of all presented resolutions. Together with its EU partners it presented resolutions on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, in Burundi and on the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change (also in cooperation with Marshall Islands, Bahamas, Fiji, Panama, Paraguay and Sudan.
At the 48th Session, Czechia took part in the following debates and dialogues:
- General Debate with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (14.9.2021)
- Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar (22.9.2021)
- Interactive Dialogue with Commission of Inquiry on Burundi (23.9.2021)
- Interactive Dialogue on the interim oral update of OHCHR on the situation of human rights in Belarus (24.9.2021)
- Interactive Dialogue with Fact-finding Mission on Venezuela (24.9.2021)
- General debate under Item 4 - human rights situations that require the Council's attention (24.-27.9.2021)
- Panel Discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests (29.9.2021)
- Interactive Dialogue on High Commissioner oral update on Ukraine (5.10.2021)
- Interactive Dialogue with Fact-finding mission on Libya (7.10.2021)
Czechia is a member of the Council for the 2019-2021 term. It was previously a member of the Council in its first year of operation (2006-2007) and in 2011-2014.