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UN PhotoUnilateral Coercive Measures as a critical impediment to the realization of the Right to Development
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In her most recent reports, from 2023 and 2024, the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Professor Alena F. Douhan, reported on the increasing trend of over-compliance with so-called "sanctions" by governments, companies, and various entities.
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The Special Rapporteur also emphasized the need for the High Commissioner for Human Rights to formalize a methodology for monitoring and evaluating the humanitarian impact of unilateral coercive measures, the means used in their enforcement, and the excessive zeal in their compliance.
Moderator: H.E. Mr. Samuel Moncada, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations
Panelists:
- Professor Alena Douhan, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
- Ambassador Zamir Akram, Chair-Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council Working Group on the Right to Development (Via Pre-recorded Video)
- H.E. Mr. Neville Melvin Gertze, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations – co-facilitator of the "Pact for the Future" (TBC)
- Mr. Mihir Kanade, Expert of the Mechanism on the Right to Development (Via VTC)