Civil Society Briefing to UN Missions - Human Rights & COVID-19 (April 15, 2020)
Updated: Apr 17, 2020
Universal Periodic Review of the United States
Virtual Civil Society Briefing: Human Rights & COVID-19
April 15, 2020
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Geneva Time
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1. Opening Remarks
Presented by Salimah Hankins, US Human Rights Network
Contact information: shankins@ushrnetwork.org
2. Housing, Sanitation & Water
Presented by Robert Robinson, Partners for Dignity and Rights
Contact information: rob.robinson423@gmail.com, jward@law.columbia.edu, ETars@nlchp.org
View Sanitation briefing paper
3. Workers’ Rights Presented by Monica Jones, The Outlaw Project, Sex Workers’ Rights Working Group
Contact information: monica6022006@gmail.com, bestpracticespolicyproject@gmail.com, newjerseyrua@gmail.com
4. Prisons, Jails & Immigration Detention
Presented by Eunice Cho, American Civil Liberties Union
Contact information: ECho@aclu.org, jdakwar@aclu.org, naramayo@aclu.org
View item presentation slides View Prisons, Jails & Immigration Detention briefing paper
5. Healthcare Presented by Mary Gerisch, Rights and Democracy Institute
Contact information: marygerisch@gmail.com, martha@marthalschmidt.net
View Healthcare briefing paper
View Healthcare briefing paper addendum
6. Democracy, Voting Rights & Human Rights Defenders
Presented by Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele, Movement for Black Lives
Contact information: lbandele@gmail.com, nbenyoussef@ccrjustice.org
7. Indigenous Peoples
Presented by Dr. Octaviana Trujillo (Yoeme), Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras
Contact information: octaviana@mac.com, joshuacooperhawaii@gmail.com
8. Women’s Rights
Presented by Denice Labertew, Women LEAD Network
Contact information: feministadvocate1@gmail.com, kerrymclean@gmail.com View item presentation slides
View Women's Rights briefing paper
9. Q&A Session via Chatbox
10. Closing Remarks
Presented by Salimah Hankins, US Human Rights Network