The conference was held on 4-6 November and marked 60 years of the covenants and 20 years of the Human Rights Council. The program featured three days of discussions and engaging debates across 29 panels and a closing plenary. Researchers, practitioners and experts from around the world explored the legacies of the International Covenants and the U.N. Human Rights Council, as well as the challenges shaping the future of human rights.
Senior Fellow Oonagh Fitzgerald and academic member Julie Ada Tchoukou participated in two panels respectively titled Reimagining implementation of Covenant Rights: Arts and Humanities and Monitoring in Practice: Civil Society, Evidence, and Compliance. Associate Director Viviana Fernandez attended the conference in her role as Advisory Board member and lead for the Institutional Development Working Group. She represented HRREC during the associations general assembly which took place on Friday, November 6.