An open call to all UN Member States to stop fuelling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life. We, the undersigned organisations, call on all States to...
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CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report 2024
Human rights hypocrisy undermines rules-based order, new CIVICUS report finds View full report here. For interviews contact media@civicus.org JOHANNESBURG – Hypocrisy by powerful countries undermined...
South Sudan: As elections loom, extend vital Human Rights Commission mandate
TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s (“HRC” or “Council”) 55th session...
Sudan: Rising Attacks against WHRDs and Women’s Rights Groups
Eight organisations, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express their grave concern over the closure of civic space, attacks...
16 humanitarian and human rights organisations call to stop arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian Armed Groups [EN/AR]
An open call to all UN Member States to stop fuelling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life. We, the undersigned organisations, call on all States to...
Le pouvoir du peuple sous attaque 2023: Un rapport fondé sur les données du CIVICUS Monitor
CIVICUS Monitor : Dans un contexte marqué par une crise de l'espace civique, un tiers de l'humanité vit dans des sociétés “ fermées ” [Johannesburg, 6 décembre 2023] Dans un nouveau rapport...
Poder Ciudadano Bajo Ataque 2023: Un informe basado en datos de CIVICUS Monitor
CIVICUS Monitor: En plena crisis del espacio cívico, un tercio de la humanidad vive en sociedades “cerradas” [Johannesburgo, 6 de diciembre de 2023] Este miércoles, CIVICUS Monitor, una plataforma...
People Power Under Attack 2023: A report based on data from the CIVICUS monitor
Third of humanity lives in ‘closed’ societies amid civic space crisis: CIVICUS Monitor Click here for the full People Power Under Attack 2023 report. Fact sheet here. For inquiries, contact...
oPt + 1 more
Joint letter on several European governments’ decisions to suspend or review their funding to Palestinian and Israeli civil society organizations
In an open letter, Amnesty International and 99 other civil society organisations express serious concern at the EU and several European states‘ decision to suspend or review their funding to...
Over 70 INGOs urge the UK government to secure an urgent ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestinian Territories (oPT)
October 18, 2023 73 leaders of UK INGOs have signed a statement calling on the UK government to secure an urgent ceasefire in Israel and Gaza following blasts at al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza and...
Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives
We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including...
Civil society statement delivered at the informal consultation on the draft resolution on Sudan
On 3 October 2023, a joint statement was delivered by ISHR on behalf of a group of Sudanese, regional and international organisations during the informal on the draft resolution ‘Responding to the...
UN must prove its relevance at this year’s General Assembly
JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK - As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly this September, global civil society alliance CIVICUS calls on UN leadership to use this year’s...
Sudan: Joint Letter Calling for Independent Mechanism
The Human Rights Council should establish an independent mechanism on Sudan To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva,...
Concerns Regarding The Premature Termination of the Commission of Inquiry on the Situation in the Tigray Region of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia
To: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Dear Honourable Members, We, the undersigned civil society, and human rights organizations are alarmed by your recent decision[1] to...
Burundi : Il faut renouveler le mandat du Rapporteur spécial et garantir des ressources financières adéquates pour son travail de suivi et de documentation de la situation
À l’attention des Représentants permanents des États Membres et Observateurs du Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies (Genève, Suisse) Madame, Monsieur le Représentant permanent, Lors de la...
Burundi: Extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate and ensure adequate funding for his monitoring and documentation work
TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Excellencies, At the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, in...
Lebanon + 3 more
Middle East: Serious violations against the right to peacefully assemble
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and 14 other international human rights and freedom of expression organisations wrote urgently to the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly...
Sudan + 3 more
Sudan war: Protect refugees and displaced persons, including women and women defenders
Civil society organisations and groups urge the international community to take action responding to the ongoing war in Sudan and ensure protection of refugees and internally displaced persons...
Eritrea: The annual Council resolution should outline the country’s human rights situation and extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate
TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 53rd session (19...