59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council: UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education Reports about the Right to be Safe in Education
Date and Time: Thursday June 19, 2025 12:15 – 13:00 CEST
Venue: Room XX, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Live broadcast: UN Web TV (choose Live Schedule to follow live or Categories/Human Rights Council to watch the recording later)
HRC59 programme of work and meeting schedule
Guidance for NGOs participating in the 59th session of the Council
The Special Rapporteur on the right to education will present to the Human Rights Council her annual thematic report on the right to be safe in education and her country visit report to the United States of America. The presentation will be followed by an interactive dialogue where representatives of states, NGOs and other stakeholders can participate and comment on the reports.
Also, the Special Rapporteur will host or co-organize the following side events at Palais des Nations in Geneva and online:
- 24 June 2025, 12:00 – 13:00 (CEST), Room XXII: Regional approaches to implementing the right to academic freedom
- 24 June 2025, 14:00 – 15:00 (CEST), Room XXVII: Tools and guidance for the implementation of the right to early childhood care and education (ECCE)
- 26 June 2025, 12:00 – 13:00 (CEST), Room XXV: Facial recognition in educational spaces: privacy and other human rights at risk