Analysis
Archive
HRLO published a portion of its analysis openly. It is preserved here as written — each item reflects the moment it was produced.
Security Council briefing notes (2023–2024)
Human rights violations are an early warning of conflict. They are a threat to peace and security. But information on human rights is often missing in Security Council deliberations. So HRLO distilled it into concise notes. This work was made possible thanks to the generous donation of the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights and the Leo Nevas Family Foundation.
Human rights inputs across the Council's agenda: country situations including Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Haiti, Yemen, Mali, Libya, Somalia, the DRC and DPRK, and thematic files including women, peace and security; children and armed conflict; and food insecurity.
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Syria
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All 2023 outcomes of HRC and Third Committee
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Promoting conflict prevention: Empowering all actors including women and youth
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Children and Armed Conflict and HRC55
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South Sudan
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Yemen
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Human Rights Council 54th Session Outcomes
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Afghanistan Assessment
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Israel and Gaza
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Women and peace and security
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Afghanistan update
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Ukraine update
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Sudan update
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Mali
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Food insecurity
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Human Rights Council 53rd Session Outcomes
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Sudan
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OSCE
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Abduction of Children
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Haiti
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Libya
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Human Rights Council 52nd Session Outcomes
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Arria-formula meeting on LGBTI people
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Silencing the Guns in Africa
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Afghanistan
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South Sudan
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Somalia
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Ukraine
Human Rights Council analysis (2024)
Report highlights, states'-positions analysis and dialogue summaries from HRC sessions.
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Highlights from HRC57 Reports
The top things you need to know from the latest reports to the Human Rights Council's 57th session (September 2024).
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Human Rights in Vienna
Text from the 56th session of the Human Rights Council (June 2024), relevant to the work at the UN in Vienna on crime.
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UNforgetting Afghanistan
Observations and tips on ensuring Afghanistan's human rights issues remain a priority at the Human Rights Council.
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SOGI and Freedom of Expression, Peaceful Assembly and Association
Key points from the dialogue with the Independent Expert in the Human Rights Council on 20-21 June 2024.
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Alarmed by Special Rapporteur on Education
Some concerns about the latest report of the Special Rapporteur, going as far as exacerbating risks to Jewish students and undermining the fight against antisemitism.
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Afghanistan: States' Positions
Key points on States’ positions on Afghanistan based on statements during Human Rights Council meeting on 18 June 2024.
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High Commissioner's Global Update: Key Points
Stay informed about the latest global human rights issues with just the key points from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. About 40 countries, 10 themes, 400 words.
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Investors and ESG Approaches
Summary of Working Group's report on investors' human rights responsibilities and environmental, social and governance (ESG) approaches.
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Report on "prostituion"
Summary of report by Special Rapporteur on violence against women, focused on sex work, filling in critical references from civil society.
Making it Simple
HRLO's founder also wrote Making it Simple, a blog explaining UN human rights processes for readers outside the UN system. Its archive is available on Patreon.