Conferences and webinars
On 15 September 2025, the Special Rapporteur presented the book “Sanctions, Business and Human Rights” at the side event orgaized by the Republic of Belarus. Prepared under her editorship, the book brings together leading experts in international law, human rights, economics, political science, and business practice.
On 15 September 2025, the Special Rapporteur participated in the side event on “Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures in Armed Conflict” organized by the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence.
Between 29 September and 1 October 2025, the Special Rapporteur conducted an academic visit to Brussels to engage with key institutions and officials of the European Union to exchange views on the design, implementation, and humanitarian impact of unilateral coercive measures, as well as their implications for international law and human rights protection. The visit aimed to strengthen dialogue, foster mutual understanding, and identify opportunities for enhanced cooperation between the European Union and the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on issues related to sanctions, over-compliance, and the safeguarding of fundamental human rights.
On 9 October 2025, the Special Rapporteur moderated the Section on Unilateral Sanctions and Overcompliance in international law at a conference “Legal Policy, Science, practice – 2025” held in Minsk.
On 16 October 2025, the Special Rapporteur delivered opening remarks at the roundtable titled “International Law in the Context of the Application of Unilateral Sanctions,” organized by the Faculty of International Relations of the Belarusian State University.
On 19 August 2025, the Special Rapporteur took part in the Belarus Ecology Expo 2025. She gave a presentation "On the impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the protection of environment and ensuring the right to safe environment".
On 27 and 28 May 2025 , the Special Rapporteur participated in the International Conference on "Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights: Opportunities, Risks, and Visions for a Better Future” organised by the National Human Rights Committee of Qatar (NHRC), in partnership with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). She gave a presentation on "Digital Technologies and Human Rights: challenges caused by unilateral sanctions and over-compliance" (presentation PPT)
On 20 and 21 May 2025, the Special Rapporteur participated in the "International Conference on Unilateral Sanctions: Access to Justice at the National, Regional, and International Levels", organised in Tehran by the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS).
On 26 February 2025, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in the International Conference for Peace, organized by the Académie de Géopolitique de Paris. Her presentation focused on "Threats and challenges to the maintenance of international peace and security created by unilateral sanctions regimes (Video)
On 24 February 2025, the Special Rappporteur presented the edited volume "Humanitarian impact of unilateral sanctions and over-compliance: Theoretical challenges and practical implications". The presentation took place at the Académie de Géopolitique de Paris (Video)
On 13 November 2024, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in the 6th International Conference on the Future of Peace and Human Rights in West Asia” and she presented at a panel on the “Human Rights Challenges in West Asia”.
On 16 October 2024, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in an event organised by WHO/EMRO on “The impact of economic sanctions on health and health services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: What are the consequences?”
On 15 October 2024, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in an online conference “Can Sanctions Be Reformed” organised by Johns Hopkins SAIS Rethinking Iran (event page)
On 11 October 2024, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in a webinar on “The Impact of Unilateral Sanctions in Latin America – Legality, Human Rights, and Solidarity Challenges”. The webinar was co-organised by the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity and the American Society of International Law (video)
On 15 March 2024, the Special Rapporteur participated as keynote speaker in a seminar on “Unilateral Coercive Measures and International Law”, organised by the Observatório do Mundo Islámico (poster)
On 6 and 7 February 2024, the Special Rapporteur participated in the International Conference on “Food Justice from a Human Rights Perspective, Realities and Future Challenges”, organised by the National Human Rights Committee of Qatar (NHRC), in partnership with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the League of Arab States, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). She gave a presentation on the “Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on Food Security” (presentation PPT).
On 30 November, the Special Rapporteur participated in a Legal Forum on “Unilateral sanctions and their legal implications in the modern world”, held in Minsk, Belarus
On 23 November 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated in a conference on “Russian Federation and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 75 years: Achievements and Challenges, organised by Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN)
On 6 November 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in a symposium on international sanctions, organised by the Federation for Diplomacy and the United Nations, in Paris
On 3 November 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated as a keynote speaker in a side-event organised by the Iranian Elite Research Center, on “Contribution of Science, Technology and Innovation in Promoting Human Rights”
On 21 October 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated in the International Law Week (ILW), organised by the American Branch of International Law Association (ABILA) and held at Fordham University, New York. She intervened as a speaker at a panel on “Economic Sanctions and International Immunities: Current Tendencies”. The panel was organised by Georgetown University.
On 13 September 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated as a keynote speaker in a side-event on “Unilateral Coercive Measures and International Human Rights Law”, organised by ODVV during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council
On 11 May 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in the 3rd Islamabad Security Dialogue, in a conference on “International Law Landscape in an Era of Great Power Competition” (ISD webpage)
On 4 May 2023, during her academic visit to Cuba, the Special Rapporteur gave an inaugural lecture on unilateral coercive measures and the work of the mandate at the University of Havana. On the same day, she participated in a Havana University conference on the qualification of UCMs in international law and their economic impact
On 9 March 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in the Seminar “Sanctions: ‘Using A Sledgehammer To Crack A Nut’” organised by 9BR Chambers in London, UK
On 30 and 31 August 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in an international expert workshop on “Unilateral Sanctions: Decentralised Reactions to Violations of Jus Cogens or a Tool for Projecting Power?”, organised by the Université d’Angers and the Centre Jean Bodin
On 5 April 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated as a keynote speaker in the Symposium organised by the Yale Journal of International Law on “Third-World Perspectives on Sanctions” (Link with Information)
On 10 March 2023, the Special Rapporteur participated as a keynote speaker in an event organized by humanitarian CSOs and the Graduate Institute – Geneva, on assessing the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work (Link of the Report)
On 7 February 2023, the Special Rappporteur met with students from Columbia University to brief them on the impact of unilateral sanctions in the delivery of humanitarian assistance
On 15 December 2022, the Special Rapporteur participated in an event organised by The South Centre on the Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures and Actions to Address It
On 29 September 2022, the Special Rapporteur was invited by a group of members of the European Parliament to provide a briefing regarding the work and possible cooperation with the mandate.
On 8 September 2022, The Special Rapporteur presented l’Académie de Géopolitique de Paris, on the Humanitarian Impact and social repercussions of sanctions on Iran // Impact humanitaire et répercussions sociales des sanctions contre l’Iran the full speech can be found on: https://youtu.be/qwmgFmKOvxo
On 1 September 2022, The Special Rapporteur participated as a panellist on The essential role of international cooperation for sustainable development in promoting and protecting human rights, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the Seminar on the contribution of development to the enjoyment of Human Rights. The Seminars are based on Human Rights Council resolution 47/11 Europe and Central Asia Regional Seminar | OHCHR; 2nd Meeting, Europe And Central Asia Seminar: The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of all Human Rights | UN Web TV
On 26 July 2022, The Special Rapporteur, participated as a speaker in the 2022 Beijing Forum on Human Rights.
On 4 April 2022, the SR participated as a speaker in an online webinar titled “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Implications for and Perspectives on Humanitarian Action” and organised by the Institute of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. The SR participated in the panel “Economics: Implications of Sanctions and Staple Crop Shortages for Humanitarian Action.
On 15 March, 2022, the SR participated as a speaker in an event held by the Geneva Academy titled IHL Talks: Russia and Ukraine IHL Talks - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.
On 10 March, 2022, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker during a substantive discussion on “The Duty to Cooperate” during the official 5th session of The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD) in NY [virtual mode].
Statements, videos and additional information
On 09 December 2021, The SR participated as a speaker during the third international conference "Future of Peace and Human Rights in West Asia," hosted by FODASUN.
On 08 December, the SR presented a statement for the Hernan Santa Cruz Regional Dialogue for Latin America and the Caribbean: Promotion of Economic, Social, and Cultural and Environmental Rights: Implications for Development, Sustainability and Peace in the COVID-19 Era, held in Costa Rica.
From 02-03 December 2021, The Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker during the Conference on Secondary Sanctions on the International Legal Order, hosted by the Ghent Rolin-Jaequemyns International Law Institute (GRILI) and the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE) Secondary Sanctions in the International Legal Order Conference - 2-3 December 2021 — Department of European, Public and International Law — Ghent University (ugent.be); conference_-_secondary_sanctions.pdf (ugent.be)
On 22 September 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated as a panellist in a virtual side event on the margins of the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council, on the Negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the realization of the right, hosted by the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Belarus, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Nicaragua, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the Republic of Zimbabwe.
On the 13 September 2021 the Special Rapporteur participated in the conference “Impact of Global economic challenges on social and labor rights”, hosted by Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus
On 08 September 2021 the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in the virtual “Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights in Xinjiang, China. The event was hosted by the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China.
On 08 September 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in the Forum on Social Economic Development of Belarus, in Minsk.
On 23 August 2021, The Special participated as a panellist in a webinar on Human Rights and Business: Corporate responsibility to Protect Human Rights, hosted by the Iranian Center for International Criminal Law, and the Responsible Business Promotion Institute.
On 09 June 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated in an International Academic Conference “Unilateral Coercive Measures: Disrespect for International Law and Generation of Serious Negative Human Consequences”, report on the “Unilateral sanctions in the System of International Law”
On 3 June 2021 the Special Rapporteur participated as a speaker in a webinar entitled “The impact of unilateral coercive measures on national health systems of targeted developing countries, in particular on health and well-being of women, children, persons with disabilities and other people in vulnerable situations”. The event was jointly organised by the Permanent Missions of Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe to the United Nations in New York.
During her presentation, the SR stressed sanctions has devastating effect on the functioning of the national health systems of targeted states, especially affecting those in vulnerable situations: women, children, people with disabilities or those suffering from chronic diseases.
To read the SR’s statement in full, please view
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On 3 June 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated in the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum section “Risks of Sanctions for International Financial system and International Business”, presented overview of unilateral sanctions, assessed the legality of unilateral action in inter-state relations, discussed humanitarian impact of unilateral sanctions in targeted societies.
On 26 May 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated in the OXFAM webinar “Right to live without a blockade”, speaking about legal status of unilateral sanctions and their impact in the course of the pandemic.
On 6 April 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated in the CLAA Webinar - Sanctions in Venezuela, Canada
On 11-12 March 2021, the Special Rapporteur delivered a speech to the annual Conference of the Iranian Association for UN Studies (IAUNS) on Sanctions and International Law.
On 25 March 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated to a virtual seminar on the “UK and EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime”. She further addressed the seminar of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, under the theme “EU Global human rights sanctions Regime”.
On 25 January 2021, the Special Rapporteur addressed a virtual seminar attended by a group of humanitarian non-governmental organisations, where she presented the functioning of the mandate on unilateral coercive measures, challenges in delivering humanitarian aid, and explored the possibilities of future collaboration with participating organisations.
On 30 November 2020, the Special Rapporteur participated as a keynote speaker, at the Virtual Seminar on unilateral coercive measures and their Impacts in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was held jointly by the Permanent Missions, based in Vienna, of the Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The event was attended by 60 participants from 37 countries.
On 16 October 2020, the Special Rapporteur participated in the workshop "International Law and the Internet", delivering a presentation on the issues concerning "Changing nature of sanctions in the cyber-age".
On 14 October 2020, the Special Rapporteur was a main speaker and lecturer at the webinar on the protection of human rights by Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council in the context of unilateral sanctions organized by the Iranian Center for International Criminal Law. The lecture focused on the history and functions of Special Procedures, its current challenges in the context of application of an array of unilateral sanctions, including sectoral sanctions, targeted sanctions, sanctions against ICC judges and official, and cyber sanctions.
On 8 October 2020, the Special Rapporteur participated at the UN Social Forum as one of the key speakers.
On 22 September 2020, the Special Rapporteur attended as a panellist an online the side event on Unilateral Coercive Measures in the context of COVID-19 organized by the Association AIDHDES.
On 27 July 2020, the Special Rapporteur attended an International experts webinar on migration in Europe in the context of Covid-19 pandemic. Her presentation referred to the impact of Unilateral sanction to the migration processes in the course of pandemic, in particular from Venezuela, Yemen, and Iran. She also spoke about impediments to bring their national back home in the course of pandemic, because of the sanctions imposed over airline companies and ships.
On 2 June 2020, the Special Rapporteur participated, as panellist, in a webinar on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the global fight against COVID-19 while upholding the Charter of the United Nations, promoting international cooperation and ensuring that no one is left behind in times of pandemics.
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