As #HRC54 ended today, Israeli Amb. Meirav Eilon Shahar 🇮🇱 asked the Arab Group:
When ISIS beheaded your people, massacred your people, kidnapped your people, how did you respond? What did you do?
Did the world stand in solidarity or condemn you as ISIS murdered your people? #HamasISIS
1pm in Geneva, deadline for tabling #HRC54 resolutions just passed.
EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters went against all its stated principles by not tabling a draft to extend UN scrutiny over #Ethiopia situation.
1st time EU leads decision to simply bury key UN inquiry.
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This is #EU 's statement on #ICHREE 's report on #Ethiopia , this morning at #HRC54 .
EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters should have lead resolution to #RenewICHREE ; now it raises concerns but blames #Ethiopia for not offering follow-up res, something EU officials knew for weeks would not happen.
#HRC54 | United Nations Human Rights Council 'Religious hate speech is unfolding unchecked and gaps in legal frameworks are letting hate and discrimination slip through the cracks' says Volker Türk
📰Our summary: bit.ly/3LPT6LD
Hearing disturbing news that Bahraini WHRD Ebtisam Alsaegh has been the target of defamatory tweets on her return to Bahrain after #HRC54 side events in Geneva. The tweets have not been taken down. HRDs must be protected from retaliation for engaging with the UN Bahrain Mission in Geneva 🇧🇭🇨🇭 X.
It's a wrap!
The United Nations Human Rights Council concluded its 54th session ( #HRC54 ) after
🗓️holding 50 meetings over 5 weeks
🗣️hearing from 80+ speakers
📃reviewing 100+ reports
👨⚖️adopting 36 resolutions
The 55th session ( #HRC55 ) is scheduled to begin on 26 February 2024 at United NationsGeneva
I thank #HRC54 for extending the mandate of SR on the situation of human rights in #Afghanistan . It is an honour to serve in this mandate, working to report on & seek improvements to the promotion & protection of human rights, independently & impartially.
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Yesterday, EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters abdicated its responsibility & let situation in #Ethiopia drop off #HRC54 agenda.
“For numerous victims of atrocities who placed their hopes in #ICHREE , this is a devastating blow” - Tirana Hassan.
@HRW statement 👇
hrw.org/news/2023/10/0… Eamon Gilmore
Good to read @EU_EEAS call for independent investigation into targeted killing of civilians in #Amhara .
Reminder: There would still be an independent, int'l probe in place if EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters EU in Ethiopia / የአውሮፓ ህብረት በኢትዮጵያ had decided not to discontinue #ICHREE 's investigative mandate at #HRC54 .