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A cross-regional coalition of over 80 UN Member States has issued a joint declaration at the UN Human Rights Council emphasising the critical need to defend multilateralism amidst escalating global conflicts and eroding respect for international law and human rights.
A cross-regional coalition of over 80 UN Member States have issued a joint declaration at the UN Human Rights Council emphasising the critical need to defend multilateralism amidst escalating global conflicts and eroding respect for international law and human rights.
Ahead of his opening address to the UN Human Rights Council, 26 civil society organisations, including ISHR, are calling on High Commissioner Volker Türk to detail investigations into China’s alleged atrocity crimes.
As the Human Rights Council marks its 20th anniversary, 26 civil society organisations have outlined key expectations for the incoming Council President and Bureau.
On behalf of a coalition of NGOs that closely engage with the General Assembly Third Committee, ISHR’s Maithili Pai delivered a joint statement during an informal meeting between the Chair and civil society surrounding the thematic focus of 'Civil Society Perspectives on Strengthening Working Methods and Delivering on Mandates.'
Over 70 civil society organisations have issued a joint call urging UN regional groups to field more candidates than available seats for the elections to the Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations in April.
In a stark setback for civil society at the UN, members of the Committee on NGOs moved to strip two organisations of their consultative status, with several more NGOs likely to face similar action in upcoming sessions.
Ahead of the Human Rights Council’s 61st session, ISHR and partners review Guatemala’s human rights situation, including the 2026 judicial renewal process, Indigenous rights, and access to land.
The 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March) will discuss the protection of human rights defenders, freedom of religion, human rights while countering terrorism, and the rights to food and housing. It will also address grave human rights issues in contexts including Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Venezuela, China, Syria, South Sudan, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory/Israel, amongst others. Here’s an overview of some of the key issues on the agenda.
ISHR, in collaboration with partners, has established a network of legal professionals for the protection of human rights defenders in Africa.
Venezuela is at a complex political juncture. In this context, sixteen national and international civil society organisations have put forward a ten-point list of priority demands.
Fifty organisations urge the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session to address an unprecedented escalation in mass unlawful killings of protesters in Iran.
