Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2020 UN Human Rights Council Elections

On Thursday 8th October 2020, the Universal Rights Group (URG) will host a digital event to mark the launch of the yourHRC.org Guide to the 2020 UN Human Rights Council Elections.

The report is the sixth annual yourHRC.org Guide to the UN Human Rights Council Elections. It provides general information on the 2020 Council elections (scheduled for mid-October at the GA in New York), when States will compete to win seats for new three-year terms (2021-2023).

The Guide is divided into six parts. The first part presents an overview of the 2020 elections the number of seats available, and the candidates in each UN regional group vying for those seats.

The next five parts of the report present more detailed comparative information on the candidates for each of the five UN regional groups. This includes objective information on the State’s historic engagement and cooperation with the Council and the wider UN human rights system, its voting record (where the country concerned has previously been a Council member), an analysis of its new voluntary pledges and commitments (for the 2020 elections), and an analysis of the extent to which it fulfilled its previous voluntary pledges and commitments (again, where the country concerned has previously been a member).

Overview of candidates from the African Group

Overview of candidates from the Asia Pacific Group

Overview of candidates from the Latin American and Caribbean Group

Overview of candidates from the Eastern European Group

Overview of candidates from the Western European and Others Group