Wednesday 15 July 10 am - 12.30 pm
ECOSOC Chamber, UN Conference Building
New York 

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In advance of the Human Rights Council elections that will take place this fall, Amnesty International and the International Service for Human Rights, with the co-sponsorship of the Permanent Missions of Botswana, Brazil and the Netherlands, invite you to a presentation and discussion of the pledges and commitments made by candidates for the term starting 2016. 

Candidates will have an opportunity to present their vision of membership on the Council and respond to questions on how they would realize the pledges they have made in seeking election.

Participating candidates:

• Belgium
• Georgia
• Germany
• Kyrgyzstan
• Panama
• Republic of Korea
• Slovenia
• Switzerland

Moderator:

• Mr Charles Radcliffe, Chief of the Global Issues Section and Officer-in-Charge of the New York office of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

We also invite you to follow the event on Twitter through @ISHRGlobal and @AmnestyUN, and via the hashtag #HRCpledging.

If you require a UN Ground Pass to attend the event, please RSVP by 9 July to [email protected].

Download the event flyer here.