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31st special session of the Human Rights Council on the serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan – 24 August 2021

Session report

​Report of the Human Rights Council on its thirty-first special session (A/HRC/S-31/2)
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Human Rights Council resolution S-31/1 adopted on 24 August 2021
Strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights in Afghanistan
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Letter dated 17 August 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Pakistan and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/S-31/1)
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​Note verbale sent by the Secretariat on 17 August 2021
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Accreditation request for the organizational meeting

Accreditation request for the special session

HRC Extranet

NGO Written Statement

Press Releases

 

Human Rights Council Expresses Grave Concern at All Violations and Abuses of Human Rights in Afghanistan and Stresses the Need for Investigation into Reports of Such Violations by All Parties
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24 August 2021

High Commissioner for Human Rights Urges Special Session of the Human Rights Council on Afghanistan to Establish a Dedicated Mechanism to Closely Monitor the Evolving Human Rights Situation in Afghanistan
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24 August 2021

Human Rights Council to Hold a Special Session on 24 August to Address the “Serious Human Rights Concerns and Situation in Afghanistan”
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18 August 2021

NGO Participation

The online system of inscription on the list of speakers for the 31st special session of the serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan, scheduled for Tuesday 24 August 2021, will open on Friday 20 August 2021 at 2 p.m. (Geneva time). 

Further modalities for NGO participation in the special session will be communicated at a later stage here and on the HRC Extranet.

Information note for NGOs as of 20 August 2021.

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