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UN80 - Take action so reforms are in line with human rights defenders' needs.

Never have we needed a robust international human rights system so badly. But the UN human rights system is in crisis and must be reformed. We need institutions that are principled, consistent, and accountable. Follow our campaign to find out how!

2025 Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme (HRDAP) participants and ISHR staff in front of the UN building in Geneva Donate to bring human rights defenders to Geneva. ©Ben Buckland for ISHR

Fight back with human rights defenders! Protect the international system that protects us all.

For over four decades, ISHR has stood with those who champion justice and equality. Their work and the international system that safeguards it have never been more important nor more imperiled than today. Join us to fight back with human rights defenders. Contribute to protecting the international system that protects us all.

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