61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan and the OHCHR country report SPEAKERS: Mr. Marcelo Vàzquez Bermúdez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction) Mr. Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Mr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office in Geneva (Country concerned) Ms. Suraya Dalil, Representative of civil society from Afghanistan Ms. Lima Khoshal, Representative of civil society from Afghanistan Australia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Clare Walsh Pakistan (on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation - OIC), Mr. Jawad Ali European Union, Ms. Deike Potzel Belgium (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Christophe Payot Denmark (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Mette Knudsen UN Women, Mr. Akseli Lamminmaki Pakistan, Mr. Bilal Ahmad Sierra Leone, Mr. Robert Koroma Croatia, Ms. Andrea Javor Republic of Korea, Mr. Seong Deok Yun Spain, Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez Costa Rica, Ms. Marcela Coen Moraga Italy, Mr. Luigi Maria Vignali Austria, Ms. Malina Gepp Montenegro, Ms. Slavica Milacic Japan, Mr. Yasuaki Takeuchi Kuwait, Mr. Abdulrahman Alashim Indonesia, Ms. Indah Nuria Savitri Czechia, Mr. Vilém Allo Qatar, Ms. Juhara Abdulaziz Al-Suwaidi South Africa, Ms. Frankye Bronwen Levy Chile, Ms. Solange Dufourcq Cyprus, Ms. Emily Petrou Bulgaria, Ms. Liana Parapanova Russian Federation, Mr. Andrei Bashilov Albania, Ms. Vasilika Hysi Malta, Mr. Bernard Charles Mifsud France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet Liechtenstein, Mr. Daniel Batliner Romania, Ms. Sorana Popa Slovenia, Ms. Nina Cinkole North Macedonia, Mr. Burim Bilali Switzerland, Mr. Michael Meier Türkiye, Mr. Burak Akçapar Mexico, Ms. Jennifer Feller United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders Ireland, Ms. Juliet Rouse Malaysia, Ms. Sivaranjini Anbalagan Dominican Republic, Mr. Iván Emilio De Jesús Ogando Lora UNICEF, Ms. Delaney Murphy Madre, Inc., Mr. Morteza Akbary Human Rights Watch, Ms. Fereshta Abbasi Action for Development (Suisse), Ms. Shogofa Danish Federatie van Nederlandse Verenigingen tot Integratie Van Homoseksualiteit - COC Nederland, Ms. Zohra Mousavi Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, Ms. Rahima Toufan Human Rights Research League, Ms. Nazifa Jalali Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Mr. Hafizullah Saeedi Stichting Global Human Rights Defence, Mr. Greta Charlotte Zehrer Amnesty International, Mr. Ragupathy Iniyan Ilango Interfaith International, Ms. Liridona Krasniqi Popovici Ms. Lima Khoshal, Representative of civil society from Afghanistan Ms. Suraya Dalil, Representative of civil society from Afghanistan Mr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office in Geneva (Country concerned) Mr. Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (Final Remarks) - Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on report of the independent international fact-finding mission for the Sudan, combined with the dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Expert on human rights in the Sudan SPEAKERS: Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction) Mr. Mohamed Chande Othman, Chair of the FFM Mr. Moneim Adam, Program Director of Sudan Human Rights Hub Mr. Abdullah Mohamed Dirif, Minister of Justice of the Sudan (Country concerned) Sweden (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Magnus Hellgren European Union, Ms. Deike Potzel Kenya (on behalf of Group of African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too United Arab Emirates, Mr. Jamal Jama Al Musharakh United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Kumar Yver Qatar, Mr. Sheikh Sultan Khalid Al-Thani UNICEF, Ms. Anne Grandjean Canada, Ms. Patricia Lyn Mccullagh Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Lars Tummers Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael Peru, Mr. Augusto Cabrera
