UN experts report at least 150 defenders, dissidents, members of marginalised groups, and family members targeted by violence, refoulement, legal harassment, and intimidation in cases linked to China and several Southeast Asian States.
Thai authorities forcibly deported 40 Uyghurs to China, disregarding international warnings and fundamental human rights protections. The move has drawn widespread condemnation and raised concerns over Thailand’s credibility as a UN Human Rights Council member.
ISHR has published ‘scorecards’ for States seeking election to the UN Human Rights Council for 2025-2027 to help inform voting States’ decisions in the upcoming election.
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.
On 17 April 2023, ISHR submitted its annual submission to the report to the UN Secretary General on reprisals and intimidation against defenders engaging or seeking to engage with the UN and its human rights mechanisms.
In order for the international human rights system to function to its fullest potential, human rights defenders must be able to share crucial information and perspectives, safely and unhindered. However, many defenders still face unacceptable risks and are unable to cooperate safely with the UN.
In order for the international human rights system to function to its fullest potential, human rights defenders must be able to share crucial information and perspectives, safely and unhindered. However, many defenders still face unacceptable risks and are unable to cooperate safely with the UN.
Angkhana Neelapaijit, a formidable advocate for justice in Thailand, channels her personal tragedy into a fight against enforced disappearances and for the protection of human rights defenders, especially women facing sexual harassment and intimidation.
In a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee, ISHR highlights Thailand’s failure to comply with the Committee’s recommendations on enforced disappearances and that more must be done to protect relatives and spouses surviving the disappeared.
The disappearance of a prominent human rights defender, Somchai Neelapaijit, and the Thai Government’s inadequate investigation of that disappearance, violated the rights of Neelapaijit’s surviving wife, Angkhana, including her right to equality in marriage and an effective remedy.
