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12 NGOs that closely follow and engage with the General Assembly Third Committee have published a joint statement on outcomes of this 79th session.

We look back at discussions led by UN Experts during the 79th General Assembly's Third Committee session on issues including political participation, business accountability, cultural rights and extrajudicial executions.

Civil society in the Americas has issued an urgent call to accelerate the implementation of the Plan of Action on Human Rights Defenders of the Escazú Agreement, which was adopted five months ago.

Rute Fiuza demands justice for her son Davi, 16 years old, who was forcibly disappeared by 23 military police officers Brazil in October 2014.

During the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on racial justice, concerns were raised about the international community's insufficient response to systemic racism, particularly regarding the need for concrete measures and accountability.

During the General Debate on Item 9, Cristiano Silva denounced the ongoing human rights violations against Brazil's Black population, particularly in the prison system, and called the Brazilian authorities to change this.

The Third Committee, the UN General Assembly’s principal human rights committee, has just kicked off its deliberations. This year's session will run for seven weeks, from 3 October to 22 November 2024, and it will be chaired by the Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations, Zéphyrin Maniratanga. Below is ISHR's outline of expected resolutions, reports and events related to human rights defenders and the strengthening of the UN human rights system.

Human Rights Council Member States discussed four reports on systemic racism, including the mission reports of UN Experts on law enforcement and racial justice recommending wide-ranging, systemic changes to policing in Brazil and Italy.

The panelists will discuss their personal experiences with structural racism in Brazil, what is happening more broadly in their states/cities, the Black movements and activism in the country regarding this theme and what solutions Black communities in Brazil are seeking.

Join us for a screening of The Illusion of Abundance, a powerful documentary highlighting the courageous efforts of Latin American activists fighting to protect their land against multinational exploitation.