On 9 May, ISHR delivered a statement on the situation of the village Similimi in Côte d’Ivoire affected by the operations of a manganese extracting company. This statement also highlighted the lack of an African legal instrument protecting the environment, human rights and environmental defenders.
During the adoption of the South Africa UPR outcomes, organisations urged South Africa to establish a national commission of inquiry into the killings of human rights defenders and activists.
Eleven States vying for seats at the UN Human Rights Council for 2023-2025 joined ISHR and Amnesty International’s annual pledging event, outlining their commitments to advancing the human rights agenda and fielding questions from civil society.
The UN committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has asked South Africa to "take all measures necessary to protect the rights of human rights defenders" in a welcome recommendation following the review of South Africa's first report to the Committee.
In the context of evolving and often increasing limits on the space of civil society to operate and develop, ISHR and others emphasise the need for a strong and active response by the new Special Rapporteur, Annalisa Ciampi.
Member States of the Human Rights Council should resist attempts to weaken the resolution mandating the UN’s expert on the protection of human rights defenders, the International Service for Human Rights said today.
Member States of the Human Rights Council should resist attempts to weaken the resolution mandating the UN’s expert on the protection of human rights defenders, the International Service for Human Rights said today.
The recently appointed high-level UN official mandated to combat acts of intimidation or reprisals should ensure that he is visible and accessible to victims and rights holders and active in pursuing accountability for perpetrators, ISHR told the Human Rights Council today.
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The International Criminal Court is needed to ensure justice for victims and to send a clear warning to future would-be tyrants that they will be held accountable, writes ISHR’s Clément Voule.
Angela Mudukuti, lawyer at the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, champions corporate accountability for human rights violations in Southern Africa, emphasising litigation and advocacy against entities complicit in crimes against humanity.
