ERI Activity in 50th Session of UN Human Rights Council

ERI delivered six statements during the 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. Five of the statements were read by participants in the recent ERI training course in Geneva and were in response to the report delivered to the Council by a UN Special Rapporteurs.

The statements included:-
– a statement in response to the report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, relating to the use of child labour by Nestlé, read by Patrick Nuanah cfc
– a statement in response to the report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, on inequality in access to online education read by Sarah Mulanda
– a statement in response to the report of the Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, on financing mitigation of the impact of climate change read by Grace David
– a statement in response to the report of the Special Rapporteur on Migrants, on the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK read by Patricia Gray
– a statement in response to the report of the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, relating to homelessness in Northern Ireland read by John Mark fpm

An additional statement on the outcome of the UPR of Haiti was read by our intern Zak Gainey.