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Members of the Committee advance dialogue on local governments' role in promoting and protecting human rights with OHCHR’s Deputy High Commissioner
Monday, 19 November 2018
Several member-local government of our Committee were able to meet OHCHR’s Deputy High-Commissioner, Kate Gilmore, on the occasion of October’s Delegation to Gwangju’s World Human Rights Cities Forum. Meetings held in South Korea have provided a closer follow-up to the 2017 local government delegation to the Human Rights Council and the OHCHR. In perspective,...
The Committee is organizing a workshop on European local governments for human rights next December 11th
Friday, 16 November 2018
This meeting will take place in parallel to Barcelona's “Cities for Rights” Conference, and should be a good opportunity to relaunch and articulate initiatives on human rights cities networking in Europe. We are pleased to invite you to a workshop on local governments for human rights to be held in Barcelona on December 11th. This meeting will be organized by our...
The Committee pursues its commitment towards human rights defense on the occasion of Madrid’s UCLG World Council
Wednesday, 14 November 2018
The city of Madrid welcomed, from 5 to 8 November, a new edition of the “World Forum on Urban Violence and Education for Coexistence and Peace” as well as the 2018 World Council of UCLG and the Forum of Ibero-American Local Authorities. These meetings brought together more than 5,000 participants, including 400 representatives of local and regional governments from...
The revitalisation of Tunis Medina and integration of internal migrants
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
The city of Tunis faces complex migration dynamics. A destination for international migration in its own right, Tunis also acts as transit hub for migrants making their way onwards into Europe. Internal migration represents another important facet of the city’s migration profile. After independence in 1956, the city of Tunis attracted large numbers of internal...
New alliances aimed at putting human rights at the heart of 2030 agendas: Gwangju hosts a successful 2018 edition of the World Human Rights Cities Forum
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
From 18 to 21 October, our co-chair city of Gwangju hosted the 8th edition of the World Human Rights Cities Forum: a paramount event for the international human rights cities movement co-organized on a yearly basis by our Committee and the Gwangju International Centre. On this year edition, the Forum focused on the issue of diversity and the Right to Peace,...
Promoting “Human Development” through an approach based on participation and human rights: Goicoechea (Costa Rica) and the Tables for Dialogue
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Located in the northern part of Costa Rica, the Cantón of Goicoechea is among one of the various local governments which has joined our Committee this 2018. Goicoechea is a diverse territory, covering urban and rural areas in the periphery of the Great Metropolitan Area of San José, capital city of Costa Rica. In recent years, Goicoechea's local authorities (...
Madrid launches its new program on the protection of human rights defenders
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Last 16 October, Madrid presented its new program for the temporary reception of human rights defenders that are living under threat in their own territories of origin. This initiative supposes a major priority for Madrid’s Strategic Plan on Human Rights adopted last 2017, and aims at reaffirming and developing the city’s commitment to the “Cities for Rights”...
MedCities celebrates its Annual Conference looking forward to strengthen the links between local and global agendas in the Mediterranean
Thursday, 18 October 2018
The network of Mediterranean cities MedCities celebrated its Annual Conference last 4 and 5 October in Barcelona in a meeting gathering 40 local representatives from across the Mediterranean. Held under the theme “Mediterranean cities: sustainable and equitable for all”, the Conference assessed the links between local government and international agendas in the...

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