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UN ANTI-TORTURE BODIES CONDEMN NICARAGUA AFTER IT DODGES SIX REVIEWS

In an unprecedented move, the two independent UN anti-torture expert bodies, the Committee Against Torture and its Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture, publicly deplored Nicaragua's 'refusal to cooperate' and publish a confidential report.

LOCAL JOURNALISM ESSENTIAL IN THE FIGHT TO DEFEND THE ENVIRONMENT

Mexican environmental journalist Raquel Zapién Osuna, Director of the online journalism platform 'Son Playas', spoke about the vital work done by local reporters to defend human rights and the grave risks they face.

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER STORY: BRENDA KUGONZA FROM UGANDA

Brenda Kugonza is the Executive Director of the Women Human Rights Defenders Network Uganda (WHRD-U). She has spent much of her life fighting against the injustices affecting girls and women in her country.
 

STATES MUST STOP REPRESSION OF EGYPTIAN INITIATIVE FOR PERSONAL RIGHTS STAFF

Egyptian and international NGOs urged a dozen States to take action to end the restrictive and arbitrary measures imposed on members of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), which reflect Egypt’s broader attempts to stifle independent civil society.

ZIMBABWE: GOVERNMENT MUST STOP TARGETING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS

Over 40 human rights NGOs urge the government of Zimbabwe to desist from targeting and negatively profiling civil society organisations, which provide invaluable services to the people of Zimbabwe and play a vital role in ensuring good governance in the country.
 

INDIA UPR: GROWING PRESSURE, SHRINKING SPACE FOR INDEPENDENT CIVIL SOCIETY

On 10 November, India’s human rights record came under scrutiny at the UN in the context of its Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Since 2014, the country has been facing an alarming deterioration of its national human rights situation.

MONGOLIA: CONCERNS OVER RESTRICTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER LAW

National and international rights groups have expressed concerns that broad and restrictive provisions in a national law on human rights defenders that recently entered into force could limit the work and rights of defenders.
 

HIGHLIGHTING VOICES OF DEFENDERS AT THE UN BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM

In order to echo the concerns and experiences of defenders in these spaces, ISHR and partners organised and co-hosted a series of events in parallel to the 11th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (28-30 November).