{"id":302355,"date":"2024-10-16T15:38:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=302355"},"modified":"2024-10-18T15:46:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:46:23","slug":"press-briefing-un-geneva-16sep24","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/press-briefing-un-geneva-16sep24\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Briefing by Human Rights Special Rapporteurs  on OPT, Water, Health, Democratic Order at UN Geneva: Escalating violence and human rights violations in Gaza and the rest of occupied Palestinian territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>16 September 2024<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Press Briefing facilitated by the Â鶹APP Office at Geneva on &#8220;Escalating violence and human rights violations in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory.\u201d Speakers: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__list-group\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 (online) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (online) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">George Katrougalos, Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order (in person) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (in person) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> Special rapporteurs are independent human rights experts with mandates from the Human Rights Council to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. UN member states elect them for three-year mandates that can be renewed for a further three years. They are not paid and speak from their own perspectives based on their expertise and research. 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