The Secretariat of the Declaration +25 marked the International Human Rights Defenders' Day on 9 December 2024 by launching a new video.
The video explains in 1:40 min what is the Declaration +25, how it was developed, its relevance and how it should be used.
The Declaration +25 supplements the 1998 UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. Together they form a comprehensive set of standards to protect the right to defend rights.
Human rights defenders, legal scholars, civil society organisations, international and regional human rights mechanisms and State authorities are encouraged to use the Declaration +25 as an authoritative document that sets out standards when it comes to protecting the right to defend rights and those who exercise it.
The video was created jointly with Candle City.
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ISHR attended RightsCon 2025, the largest global summit on technology and human rights issues, throughout it one clear message stood out: more should be done to protect human rights defenders on and offline and tech companies should be held accountable when their activities contribute human right violations.
During the 58th regular session of the Human Rights Council, ISHR delivered a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders affirming that human rights, peace and security are deeply interconnected, and the importance of the international system to human rights defenders.
During the Human Rights Council's enhanced interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on Sudan, ISHR delivered a joint statement with Sudanese Women’s Rights Action (SURWA) and the WHRDMENA Coalition.
