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ISHR is launching two new interactive tools to strengthen diplomatic initiatives to support human rights defenders. One tool designed for diplomats and the other for defenders; the resources provide practical guidance on how to enhance diplomatic support for defenders to prevent risks, respond to threats and better protect those working to promote and defend human rights. The tools will be available in English, French and Spanish.

This is a compilation of publicly available information on how the liquidity crisis and budget cuts related to the UN80 Initiative are affecting the work of UN human rights mechanisms since 2024, including their ability to fulfil their mandates and deliver tangible improvements for individuals and communities.

The Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing presented his final report on his visit to Guatemala, with recommendations seeking to address decades of displacement, dispossession of land against Indigenous Peoples, and the criminalisation of defenders.

This webinar explains what the UN80 reform process means and how it may affect NGOs and human rights defenders engaging with UN human rights mechanisms and working in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

This webinar explains what the UN80 reform process means and how it may affect NGOs and human rights defenders engaging with UN human rights mechanisms and working in the Americas and Africa.

Following the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders to the Human Rights Council, ISHR commended her work, denounced human rights violations and encouraged the next mandate-holder to continue the effective work of the protecting defenders worldwide in collaboration with regional mechanisms.

At a high-level panel on the 25th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, ISHR called on States to renew their commitments towards its full implementation.

During HRC61 debate with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Antoine Gliksohn, Executive Director of the Global Albinism Alliance delivered a joint statement with ISHR. Read and watch the statement below.

Ahead of International Women’s Day, ISHR and over 40 organisations supported a joint statement delivered by AWID calling for recognition of women and girls’ full dignity, equality and humanity, not just in words but in policies, in budgets, and implementation. Read the full statement below.

ISHR along with Amnesty International and other civil society organisations submit recommendations for the sixth biennial report of the Secretary-General on the status of the UN human rights treaty bodies.