The 49th UPR session was held from the 28th April till the 9th May 2025 in Palais des Nations in Geneva. The UPR is a mechanism of the Human Rights Council, which critically reviews all 193 UN member states every four years regarding their human rights situation. The State under review declares what action has been taken to improve human rights in the Country, while other attending States have the chance to bring forward specific recommendations in the spirit of constructive dialog. Each session is based on three main documents made public...

On May 14, 2024, VIDES International and IIMA Human Rights Office came together to host an online webinar titled “Empowering Youth as Human Rights Advocates,” with keynote speaker Helen Griffiths of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The online event highlighted efforts among participating organizations to promote youth participation in advocacy work and included a presentation of the Youth Rights Advocacy Toolkit launched by the OHCHR. In addition to members of the participating organizations, the webinar also brought together a number of young people, who shared...

IIMA is pleased to announce the recent Human Rights Council resolution 35/14 that focuses on the issue of international youth rights. This resolution was adopted after the IIMA office, along with other stakeholders and States, pressed the Human Rights Council for a better promotion of youth rights through UN mechanisms. The resolution was made during the 35th regular Human Rights Council Session in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2017. It recognizes the fact that the world’s youth population face “… growing challenges that disproportionately affect [them]…”[1] and invites states to take concrete...