BREAKING: Russia will no longer sit on the United Nations' #NGOCommittee – a first since 1947.
ECOSOC States have voted to elect Armenia and Georgia for the two seats on the Eastern European States regional slate #OpenTheDoors2NGOs
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The International Service for Human Rights works to strengthen human rights systems and support human rights defenders
- In a day of farewells, we thank @ForstMichel for 6 years of dedicated service as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. Michel has stood in solidarity with defenders - listening to them, caring about them, amplifying their voices, & protecting and championing their work
- ‘Madame Bachelet... you must do all you can to elevate the voices of victims in #Xinjiang, #Hong Kong, #Tibet (...) to ensure an end to the Chinese authorities’ impunity’ @TengBiao is the first Chinese human rights defender to speak directly to Bachelet. #EndChinaImpunity
00:00 - At @ISHRglobal, we stand in solidarity with former #AppleDaily journalists and its founder, Jimmy Lai, who has been behind bars since 2020. Four years after the paper was shut down, they published a special edition with @RSF_en – a powerful act of resistance and a reminder that
- Activists from all regions of the 🗺️ joined ISHR and a coalition of 17 civil society orgs to mark the 25th anniversary of the #UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and to call for an update of this landmark document. Read more: ishr.ch/latest-updates…
- #Breaking: NGOs step up pressure on @UNHumanRights chief @mbachelet to do more to halt violations against #Uyghurs, Tibetans and other groups in China. Watch statement from @sarahmcneer, and read our coverage here: ishr.ch/news/hrc47-gov…
00:00 - In July, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong and 🇲🇴 Macau will be reviewed by the Human Rights Committee - the UN body of experts that 'guards' civil and political rights under the #ICCPR. Civil society's role is fundamental: want to know more? Read our explainer👉
- History was made on Monday when the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee #C3 and civil society representatives met, at the invitation of the Chair, to reflect on the work of the Committee – particularly on human rights - past, present and future.
- 1/4 The misuse of counter-terrorism and national security laws to criminalise and imprison human rights defenders, silence dissent and avoid scrutiny or accountability has a long history among apartheid and authoritarian governments and regimes
- We deplore the 34 year imprisonment of mother and student Salma al-Shehab by Saudi authorities for following and retweeting women's rights activists on Twitter. Her detention is a flagrant violation of international law. theguardian.com/world/2022/aug… #FreeSalma #HRC51 @LinaAlhathloul
- Thank you to all who joined us today at Place des Nations to celebrate 25 yrs of the #UN Human Rights Defenders Declaration & celebrate those fighting 4 human rights! ! It's inspiring to see everyone coming together in #SolidarityAndHope for the #Right2DefendRights!
- For the past four years of unjust detention based on trumped-up & politically motivated cases involving alleged drug offenses, @SenLeiladeLima showed the Filipino people her indefatigable courage to carry on & stand up for shared causes. We call for her release. #FreeLeilaNow
- 📢 Join us as we launch the Declaration+25, a civil society-led authoritative document endorsed by experts. After a year-long period of consultations with defenders, experts, and lawyers, this document supplements the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and sets the
- #TwitterChallenge: Let's get the conversation going! All this week we want to know: why do you think civil society is so essential to the UN? Why should the UN #OpenTheDoors2NGOs? Let us know and tag a friend to find out their opinion!
