Centre for Civil and Political Rights

The CCPR Centre, together with the Geneva Human Rights Hub ( ) and the GQUAL Campaign, is pleased to invite you to attend an online public presentation of candidates in the context of the Human Rights Committee 🇺🇳 elections.

📅 12 May 2026, from 13:00 to 15:00 (CEST)

🎙️ This event will provide an opportunity to hear directly from candidates on their experience, perspectives on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and to engage with them through a moderated Q&A.

🔗 The concept note and the registration form are available on the event page:
https://lnkd.in/eiMS2XeZ

📰 On hashtag , we wish to remind everyone that a free press is not only a democratic ideal, but a legal guarantee under international human rights law.

📜 Article 19 of the hashtag protects the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds, the essential basis for independent journalism public debate, and accountability. As the Human Rights Committee 🇺🇳 reaffirmed in General Comment No. 34, freedom of expression remains a foundation stone of every free and democratic society.

Moreover, meaningful participation in public affairs is only possible where people can access reliable, diverse, and independent information. When journalists face censorship, intimidation, or violence, the impact weakens transparency and public trust.