CHINA UNLEASHING NEW WAVE OF REPRESSION AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS: GLOBAL RESPONSE NEEDED

In a joint statement, over 60 human rights organisations, bar associations, scholars and Chinese human rights activists in exile urge global attention to the Chinese government's new wave of repression against human rights lawyers unfolding over the past three months.
 

GUATEMALA AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE, URGED TO RE-ENGAGE WITH UN RIGHTS BODIES

The Guatemalan government rejects 40% of recommendations at crucial UN human rights review. Amidst a delicate electoral context, NGOs urge the government to cooperate in good faith with UN bodies and implement key recommendations to address attacks against human rights defenders, justice officials, and discrimination against Indigenous Peoples, women, and LGBTIQ+ persons.
 

SIXTEEN ACCOMPLISHED ACTIVISTS ENROLLED IN ISHR'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME, HRDAP23

After a two-month online course and over ten intense days in-person in Geneva, sixteen dedicated human rights defenders participating in ISHR’s 2023 Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme (HRDAP23) exchanged experiences, strengthened their skills, put them into practice, and built a network of allies in Geneva and across the globe.

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER STORY: CAMILA ZULUAGA, FROM COLOMBIA

Camila Zuluaga is an international advocacy lawyer at the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ). She spoke to ISHR about her history of activism and hope for Colombia, which is about working to make a safer country for human rights defenders.
 

ZAMBIA UPR: ADOPT LEGAL MEASURES TO PROTECT DEFENDERS FROM REPRISALS

During the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review report of Zambia, ISHR, the Southern African Centre for Constructive Resolutions of Disputes and the Zambia Human Rights Defenders Network called on authorities to adopt an adequate legal framework for defenders to work in a safe environment.

BENIN MUST ENSURE CIVIC SPACE REMAINS OPEN AND PROTECT DEFENDERS

During the adoption of Benin’s UPR report, ISHR and Changement Social Benin pointed out that crucial recommendations focusing on the justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights, legal access to the African Court of Human Rights, and protection of defenders were only ‘noted’.

COUNCIL ELECTIONS: SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO CANDIDATE STATES

This year, 18 countries are running for the 15 seats that are up for renewal at the Human Rights Council. All of them need to improve their human rights records. Join us in making sure the Council remains strong and principled: send your questions to States seeking election and have your voice heard!