On March 15, the United Nations General Assembly voted 170–4 to create a new Human Rights Council, effectively dissolving the oft-criticized Commission on Human Rights. Candidates for the Council will need to be elected by an absolute majority of 96 votes in order to secure a position, and once elected members can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.

The International Training Center of Indigenous Peoples is currently seeking indigenous applicants for its July training in Nuuk, Greenland. The two-week intensive session, conducted entirely in English, will be focused on strengthening participants’ deeper understanding of the many international legal instruments, covenants, and organizations that impact indigenous peoples. Limited funding is available for international travel, however each participant is responsible for funding their own visa and travel within their home country.