Since 2020, nearly 1,000 aid workers have been arbitrarily arrested or detained across various contexts. What can Geneva, home to international human rights institutions, do to better support justice and accountability for them?
Join us at the UN Human Rights Council for a crucial side event on justice and accountability for aid and health workers:
🗓 Date: Friday, 20 June 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00–13:00
📍 Location: Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva
This important panel, hosted by Legal Action Worldwide, presents a critical opportunity to discuss stronger protections, more effective investigations, and access to international human rights mechanisms.
Speakers include:
🇦🇺 H.E. Ms. Emily Roper, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
🇨🇭 S.E. Mr. Julien Thöni, Switzerland at the United Nations
🇪🇺 H.E. Mr. Michele Cervone d’Urso, Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva
🔹 Ms. Mary Lawlor, Former Executive Director, Front Line Defenders
🔹 Ms. Pauline Chetcuti, Head of Humanitarian Advocacy and Campaigns, Oxfam International
🔹 Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Head and Representative of United Nations OCHA in Geneva
🔹 Ms. Antonia Mulvey, Founder & Executive Director, LAW