The UN Human Rights Council has extended the mandate of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua for two years, doing so with a larger majority compared to the body’s 2023 renewal, and including a reporting mechanism to the UN General Assembly in New York.
As international human rights law and institutions face unprecedented erosion, over 70 States from across all world regions have come together to re-commit to human rights, the international rule of law, and multilateral cooperation.
The 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (24 February to 4 April 2025) will discuss the protection of human rights defenders, freedom of religion, human rights while countering terrorism, and rights to food and housing. It will also address grave human rights issues in countries like Nicaragua, Venezuela, China, Syria, South Sudan, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Eritrea, and the occupied Palestinian territory/Israel, amongst others. Here’s an overview of some of the key issues on the agenda.
The 79th session of the General Assembly's Third Committee was marked by the adoption of a contentious new resolution on its working methods.
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.
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.
The 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council (9 September - 11 October) will consider issues including intimidation and reprisals for cooperating with the UN, arbitrary detention, systemic racism, enforced disappearances, climate change, water and sanitation, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and people of African descent, among others.
Given the lack of transparency around the Presidential election in Venezuela, NGOs call on the international community to insist on independent verification of electoral results.
The UN Human Rights Council will hold its 56th regular session at Palais des Nations in Geneva from 18 June and 12 July 2024. Check out the key issues on the agenda.
The Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement (EMLER) is up for renewal during the 56th session of the Human Rights Council (18 June - 12 July). The UN Antiracism Coalition (UNARC) calls for this crucial mandate to be renewed.
