26th Meeting - 60th Session of Human Rights Council.

60th regular session of the Human Rights Council (08 September – 08 October 2025).

- Item 5: Interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)

SPEAKERS:

Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council
Ms. Anexa Alfred Cunningham, Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Introduction)
Mr. Dev Kumar Sunuwar, Advisory Board of Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples (UNVFIP)
European Union, Ms. Katarina Tapio
Mexico (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Rodrigo Pintado Collet
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Ms. Anna Ricoy
Australia, Mr. Justin Mohammed
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Mr. Olmer Torrrejon Alcoba
Guatemala, Mr. Francisco Calí Tzay
Ecuador, Mr. Marcelo Vazquez Bermudez
Algeria, Ms. Cylia Alouani Arrous
Philippines, Mr. Neil Brillantes
Russian Federation, Mr. Stanislas Kovpak
New Zealand, Ms. Deborah Mary Geels
Peru, Ms. Juniza Castillo
Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallon
Brazil, Ms. Daniele Luz
Armenia, Ms. Hrachuhi Katvalyan
Canada, Ms. Amélie Goudreau
Ukraine, Ms. Anna Hlukhova
Indonesia, Ms. Elvie Indayani
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Jimmy Alexanders Hernandez
Cuba, Mr. Roberto Soto
China, Mr. Han Xicheng
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, Mr. Cesare Lombardi
Crimean Tatar Youth Center, Ms. Liudmyla Korotkykh
Panel of African Experts on Indigenous Affairs, Mr. Belkacem Lounes
Uru, Ms. Tatiana Quiroga
Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Ms. India Reed Bowers
Bukidnon Tagoloanon Tribe, Mr. Burt Estrada
Wandara Collective, Ms. Shawna Pope
Confederacion indigena bolivariana de amazonas (COIBA), Mr. Olnar Ortiz
Public Organization of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Yugra "Saving Yugra", Ms. Natalia Kolobova
Lokichar Action Network-Lan, Mr. Charles Lokai
Collectif Justice 13 Mai, Mr. Johannes Ekediwo
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, Ms. Shankar Limbu
International Indian Treaty Council, Mr. Juan Leon
Inuit Circumpolar Council, Ms. Aviaaja Isaksen
Genève pour les droits de l'homme : formation internationale, Ms. Olga-Neige Fillit
China Association for Preservation and Development of Tibetian Culture (CAPDTC), Mr. Tao Yang
Front Line, The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, (Joint statement), Ms. Gulzada Nurumbetova Martin
International Committee for the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, Ms. Charmaine White Face
Conselho Indigenista Missionário CIMI, Mr. Lino João De Oliviera Neves
China Ethnic Minorities' Association for External Exchanges, Ms. Jiuyang Chen
Christian Solidarity International (CSI), Ms. Abigail Mcdougal
Ms. Anexa Alfred Cunningham, Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Final remarks)


- Item 5: Interactive dialogue on the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of Human Rights.

SPEAKERS:

Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (Introduction)
Ireland (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Noel White
Australia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Clare Walsh
Switzerland (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Laura Pizzoferrato
European Union, Mr. Pierre Minard
Ghana (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antiwi
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Jimmy Alexanders Hernandez
Luxembourg (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Anne Goedert
Liechtenstein, Mr. Allen Vogt
Norway, Mr. Tormod Endresen
Denmark, Mr. Ib Petersen
Mauritania, Ms. Khadija Al Arabi
Indonesia, Mr. Ahmad Sumarna
Cuba, Mr. Roberto Soto
Viet Nam, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Anh
Nepal, Mr. Damaru Ballabha Paudel
Burkina Faso, Mr. Zanga Salfo
Uruguay, Ms. Emilia Eyheralde
Czechia, Mr. Václav Bálek
China, Mr. Han Xincheng
Bangladesh, Mr. Abdullah Bin Mahabub
Egypt, Mr. Shady Hesham Ibrahem Elsheha
Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
South Africa, Ms. Frankye Bronwen Levy
Cameroon, Ms. Nadjma Adoum
State of Palestine, Ms. Dima Asfour
Algeria, Ms. Cylia Alouani Arrous
Ghana, Mr. Elikem Korsi Asafo
Ecuador, Mr. Marcelo Vazquez Bermudez
Russian Federation, Mr. Ivan Tatarinov
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ms. Fatemeh Mohammadi
Armenia, Ms. Anna Sargsyan
Iraq, Ms. Arowa Hashim
Poland, Mr. Miroslaw Broilo
Japan, Mr. Yasuaki Takeuchi
Maldives, Mr. Mohamed Raaidh Saeedh
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Mr. Olmer Torrejon Alcoba
Germany, Ms. Antje Leendertse
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Jimmy Alexanders Hernandez
Togo, Mr. Badibalaki Wembie
Sudan, Mr. Yasir Sidahmed El Hassan
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, Ms. Sunjid Dugar
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Ms. Nassera Dutour
International Service for Human Rights, Ms. Elise Golay
CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Ms. Sigrid Lipott
Beijing NGO Association for International Exchanges, Mr. Sean Coleman Lee
International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, Mr. Youssouf Mze Soule Elbak
Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) Limited, Ms. Haneen Al Awawdeh
East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, Mr. Joseph Bikanda
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Mr. Ahmed Adam
Humanists International, Ms. Maggie Ardiente
Human Rights House Foundation, Mr. Matthew Jones
Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (Final remarks)


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