On April 15 2024, ISHR submitted its annual submission to the UN Secretary General on intimidation and reprisals against defenders engaging or seeking to engage with the UN and its human rights mechanisms.
This is the third draft law on HRDs to be developed in Kazakhstan by civil society. Its contents are comprehensive and progressive, and also establish a strong protection mechanism. Its adoption would be welcome.
12 NGOs that closely follow and engage with the General Assembly Third Committee have published a joint statement on outcomes of this 79th session.
The 13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, taking place from 25 to 27 November 2024 at Palais des Nations, brings together thousands of participants from government, business, community groups and civil society, UN bodies and more for the world's largest annual gathering on business and human rights.
Zholia Parsi of Afghanistan and Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov of Tajikistan received the 2024 Martin Ennals Award in recognition of their work in deeply repressive environments.
On 6 November, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) concluded its 81st session. Highlights included the periodic review of Angola and Burkina Faso, and the launch of Declaration+25 and a tracker for civic space in Africa.
Are you a human rights defender keen to use the UN to push for change at home? If so, apply for the 2025 edition of ISHR’s flagship training, the Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme (HRDAP)!
The international community must fulfill its obligation to protect civilians facing war crimes.
'Indigenous communities must have better political representations to ensure our rights are protected both constitutionally and in practice.'
Two years after the publication of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' landmark assessment on the situation in the Uyghur region (Xinjiang), global scrutiny of China's human rights violations remains strong.
