📸 Photos from our @UN_HRC 20th anniversary event today at the UN Human Rights Council 🎂 Thank you, partners (@CIHRS_Alerts & @Forum_Asia) & panellists, and thanks to all our co-sponsors: @AfricaDefenders, @amnesty, @CCPR_Centre, @ciel_tweets, @CIVICUSalliance, @fidh_en, @omctorg, @FranciscansIntl, @gva4humanrights, Geneva Human Rights Hub, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, @GulfCentre4HR, @HRHFoundation, @hrw, Human Rights Concern-Eritrea, @IBAHRI, @ICJ_org, @ISHRglobal, @MENA_Rights, @PBI_ISEC, @TLHR2014, @UPRinfo #HRC62 #HRCat20 #HRDs

🚨 “The HRC at 20: A Lifeline for Defenders” — civil society event for the 20th anniversary of the UN Human Rights Council 🗣️ Whether you're in Geneva or online, make sure to attend this important side event moderated by our Executive Director, Hassan Shire. As the @UN_HRC turns 2⃣0⃣, human rights defenders from across the world will join us to discuss why they turn to the HRC, what difference the Coun­cil makes on the ground, and how they use its outcomes for their national- & regional-level advocacy. 🗓️ Tuesday 16 June 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 CET (14:00-15:00 EAT / 11:00-12:00 GMT) 📍 Palais des Nations (@UNGeneva), Room IX, and online _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ▶️ Webex link: ungeneva-vc.webex.com/ungene… (mtg. number: 2740 461 3760 | pw: TCe9RAXNw85) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ #HRC62 #HRCat20 #HRDs #CivicSpace #StandUp4HumanRights ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 🙏 Thanks to partners @CIHRS_Alerts & @Forum_Asia and all co-sponsors: @AfricaDefenders, @amnesty, @CCPR_Centre, @ciel_tweets, @CIVICUSalliance, @fidh_en, @omctorg, @FranciscansIntl, @gva4humanrights, Geneva Human Rights Hub, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, @GulfCentre4HR, @HRHFoundation, @hrw, Human Rights Concern-Eritrea, @IBAHRI, @ICJ_org, @ISHRglobal, @MENA_Rights, @PBI_ISEC, @TLHR2014, @UPRinfo 🫱🏾‍🫲🏻