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This month, we reflect on Michelle Bachelet’s underwhelming visit to China. We also look ahead to the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, reiterating our call for an urgent debate on women's rights in Afghanistan. Finally, we draw inspiration from the participants to this year's HRDAP training and from the story of Simon Cheng and his commitment to democracy in Hong Kong.

Read on to learn more about these and other key human rights news!

UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF MISSES HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY IN FAILED VISIT TO CHINA
 Just as the leaked 'Xinjiang Police Files' provided new evidence of Beijing's repression against Uyghurs, Michelle Bachelet's visit to China (23 – 28 May) was regrettably marked by the absence of strong public diplomacy and saw no concrete steps towards a regular monitoring of the country’s human rights situation. Check out ISHR's calls to the High Commissioner and to China! 

#HRC50: KEY ISSUES ON THE AGENDA OF THE JUNE 2022 SESSION

For its 50th session, the Human Rights Council will discuss matters including SOGI, discrimination against women and girls, the grave human rights situations in Afghanistan, Belarus, China, Eritrea, Israel and OPT, and more. Here's what to look out for.

VENEZUELA: CIVIL SOCIETY ALARMED AT BILL LIMITING ACCESS TO FOREIGN FUNDING FOR NGOs

A bill that is being discussed in the Venezuelan National Assembly aims to create a registration system that could grant the government the means to authorise which organisations have access to resources.

EVENT | RESISTING POLICE VIOLENCE: DEMANDING JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VICTIMS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM

Join the UN Anti-Racism Coalition on 22 June for a discussion to expand the definition of what it means to be directly impacted by police and State-sanctioned violence and to highlight and recognise the deeper impacts of systemic racism.

OUTCOME OF THE 71st SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION

This session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (21 April – 13 May) addressed the impact of crises on the achievement of human rights on the continent and on the post-Covid-19 reconstruction.

LIBERIA COALITION PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF DEFENDERS

From 16 to 18 May, the Liberia Coalition for human rights defenders (LICHRD) and ISHR organised a three-day workshop to bring together Liberian defenders to assess their situation and further strengthen their protection.

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER'S STORY: SIMON CHENG FROM HONG KONG

"One day, we should be entitled to go back to our hometown, but the condition is: with democracy, with freedom, with human rights, and without fear." Meet Simon Cheng, an exiled pro-democracy activist and human rights defender from Hong Kong.

ISHR, RFK INTERVENE IN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER CASE BEFORE PERU'S SUPERIOR COURT

ISHR and RFK call on the Superior Court of Justice of Lima, Peru, to ensure the Yanococha mining company is held accountable for violating the human rights of Elmer Campos and other defenders, attacked during a protest.

CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS FOR STRENGTHENING EU CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE LAW

Though they welcomed the European Commission's proposed directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence as a step toward accountability, over 220 NGOs and trade unions from around the world warned of its significant flaws.

HRDAP22: GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF ACTIVISTS TAKING PART IN ISHR'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME

Through ISHR's Human Rights Defenders Advocacy Programme (HRDAP22, 4 April - 24 June), 19 activists have formed a virtual community from the four corners of the globe, while continuing their vital work for the promotion and protection of human rights in their respective countries.

EGYPT MUST TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO IMPROVE PRISON CONDITIONS

ISHR and the Committee For Justice (CFJ) called the African Commission to issue public statements condemning the violations faced by detainees in Egypt and to urge the Republic of Egypt to address inhumane prison conditions of detainees.

KENYA SHOULD STRENGTHEN ITS LEGAL FRAMEWORK PROTECTING DEFENDERS

The African Commission reviewed the 12th and 13th reports of the Republic of Kenya on the legislative, administrative and political measures taken with a view to giving effect to human rights guaranteed by the African Charter.
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#HRC50: CALL FOR URGENT DEBATE ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS CRISIS IN AFGHANISTAN

Women and girls in Afghanistan are facing the world's worst women's rights crisis: they are being deprived of the fundamental rights to non-discrimination, education, work, public participation and health. This demands an urgent and proportionate response from the UN Human Rights Council.
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