WHO WE ARE
The Human Rights Likeminded Office is an independent organization serving diplomats from 70 likeminded countries and civil society representatives seeking to advance human rights at the United Nations.
The Human Rights Likeminded Office (HRLO) provides the tools needed for more effective and constructive engagement and outreach on human rights issues in UN processes, as the political environment becomes more and more detrimental to existing global human rights commitments.
HRLO's Executive Director and Advisory Board.
WHAT WE DO
Supporting the advancement of human rights at the United Nations
The Human Rights Likeminded Office (HRLO) offers briefing notes, substantive analysis, joint statements and support in preparation for votes. HRLO supports 70 Likeminded delegations seeking to advance human rights in the General Assembly, Human Rights Council, and the Security Council, among other forums.
HRLO’s outputs enable diplomats and civil society representatives to participate actively in more negotiations and discussions at the United Nations. Our outputs also support UN officials and independent experts. The briefing notes and updates include background, talking points and language proposals for resolutions and dialogues with UN officials. Experts attending for the first time require little orientation, if any. HRLO also helps inform colleagues on key developments as they occur, bridge the information gap between New York and Geneva, and provide actionable inputs.
"HRLO inputs are extremely valuable as they are pertinent and concise: it takes about one minute to read them and offer a very good summary on the matter discussed. I have used them for situations when I did not manage to attend the meetings or as memos for when I needed to make a clear point to my capital."
HRLO delivered several projects in the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly (Third Committee) and the NGO Committee. HRLO’s projects help advance diplomatic engagement on key current human rights challenges, such as civil society space, women’s rights, reproductive rights, and LGBTI rights. HRLO also plans to support human rights mainstreaming into the other U.N. pillars, namely sustainable development and peace and security.