Reception to launch the Declaration +25

Following a year-long period of consultations with defenders, legal analysis and a meeting of experts, we are thrilled to launch the Declaration +25, a civil society-led authoritative document endorsed by experts.

The Declaration +25 is a call to action for the protection and promotion of human rights defenders. Together with the UN Declaration on human rights defenders it forms a comprehensive set of standards and principles on defender protection grounded in international law. 

Our organisations are hosting a reception on the sidelines of the UNGA Third Committee to launch the Declaration +25 and to reaffirm the #Right2DefendRights, with remarks by Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. 

Refreshments will be provided.

This reception is organised by Access Now, Amnesty International, Civicus, The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Frontline Defenders, the International Service for Human Rights and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.