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ISHR responded to the UN Human Rights Committee’s call for input regarding a draft General Comment on Article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (‘ICCPR’) on the right to freedom of association, focusing on the rights of human rights defenders and civil society’s engagement with multilateral fora.
Over 90 organisations call on the Syrian transitional government and Member States of the Human Rights Council to ensure that any decisions affecting the future of the Commission of Inquiry are firmly anchored in tangible improvements in the human rights situation in Syria.
ISHR has launched a dedicated e-learning module designed to demystify the path to ECOSOC consultative status, a critical accreditation that opens doors to UN fora, including the Human Rights Council.
The 87th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) will be held in Banjul, The Gambia, from 11 to 20 May. The public session will be preceded by the NGO Forum, also in Banjul, from 7 to 9 May.
On the third anniversary of the conflict in Sudan, NGOs urge the international community to act urgently to save lives in Sudan.
Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has reunited with his family in Beijing after completing a three-year prison sentence, imposed in violation of international law, on 13 April 2026.
At the latest intersessional meetings of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on business and human rights, States, legal experts and civil society organisations discussed key articles including scope, mutual legal assistance and future implementation of the Legally Binding Instrument.
In a joint statement, ISHR and 24 human rights groups urge Chinese authorities to release arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence and ensure his full freedom.
States at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) have voted to pick the 19 members of the Committee on NGOs, electing a majority of States with grave records of repressing or obstructing civil society at home and at the UN.
The UN General Assembly adopts a much awaited resolution to streamline and improve how mandates are created, implemented and reviewed, aiming for a more focused and efficient UN. States should ensure that future mandate review discussions take into full consideration the specificities of human rights mandates, and fully consult civil society.
The Human Rights Council was confronted with stark new evidence of the scale, sophistication, and transnational reach of repression by Nicaraguan authorities. The latest report of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua and public calls by States and civil society at the Council and the General Assembly, underscore the pressing need for accountability and coordinated international action.
In this piece opening ISHR's new Annual Report, Executive Director Phil Lynch and Board Chair Taaka Awori explore the metaphor of fire as both a destroying and regenerative element - and how it applies to the human rights movement and institutions.
