On International Women’s Day, we, the undersigned organisations, urgently appeal to the international community to significantly bolster its support and actively safeguard the human rights of Afghan...
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Joint Statement Urging More Aid, Solidarity and Attention to Sudan Crisis
We, the heads of over 50 human rights and humanitarian organizations are coming together to sound the alarm about Sudan, where a disaster is unfolding before our eyes. With fighting continuing across...
Open Letter to the Secretary General and High Commissioner for Human Rights concerning UN Security Council Resolution 2679
H.E. Mr. António Guterres Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York H.E. Mr. Volker Turk High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Geneva Excellencies, On 16 March 2023, the...
Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan Joint Statement - Afghanistan: Taliban de-facto authorities must end chilling crackdown on dissent
We, the undersigned, express our deepest concern regarding the Taliban’s systematic crackdown on dissent and deepening repression of human rights defenders in Afghanistan. This ongoing crackdown on...
Venezuela: UN Human Rights Council Should Renew Experts’ Mandate
Due to lack of judicial independence, international accountability, monitoring are key The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew the mandate of its Independent International Fact-Finding...
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End violence and serious human rights violations against Afghan refugees
By Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan World Refugee Day 2022 To mark World Refugee Day, members of the Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan stand together to honour Afghan refugees around...
RD Congo : Donner la priorité à la justice pour les crimes graves
Le gouvernement Lukonde devrait établir une feuille de route pour une justice transitionnelle (Kinshasa) – Le gouvernement fraîchement investi en République démocratique du Congo devrait adopter une...
DR Congo: Prioritize Justice for Serious Crimes
New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap (Kinshasa) - The Democratic Republic of Congo's newly appointed government should adopt a clear strategy for holding those suspected of...
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VRIO - Conectando Caminos (CCD)
OVERVIEW USAID’s Venezuelan Migrant Human Rights Activity (or CCD for its Spanish name Conectando Caminos por los Derechos) supports medium and long-term development for Venezuelan migrants,...
Joint NGO Letter: Standing in solidarity with Venezuelan human rights defenders
The recent, ongoing and unwarranted detention of five members of the Venezuelan NGO ‘Azul Positivo’ is one more event in a series of threats, harassment, attacks, restrictions, reprisals and criminal...
Joint NGO Call for a Human Rights Council Special Session on Myanmar
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, are deeply concerned by the human rights situation in Myanmar after the military seized power and immediately cracked down on the rights to freedom of...
Solidaridad con las personas defensoras los derechos humanos venezolanas
La reciente, continuada e injustificada detención de cinco miembros de la ONG venezolana “Azul Positivo” es un hecho más de una serie de amenazas, hostigamientos, ataques, restricciones, represalias...
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Advocacy in restricted spaces: a toolkit for civil society organizations
The Advocacy in Restricted Spaces toolkit is a practical resource that emphasizes that advocacy is possible even in highly restrictive contexts. Created by the Lifeline Embattled CSO Assistance Fund,...
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Nations in Transit 2020: Dropping the Democratic Facade
Dropping the democratic facade in Europe and Eurasia WRITTEN BY Zselyke Csaky Research Director, Europe and Eurasia Nations in Transit 2020: Table of Contents Dropping the Democratic Facade Justice...
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Freedom in the World 2018
Key Findings Democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades in 2017 as its basic tenets—including guarantees of free and fair elections, the rights of minorities, freedom of the press, and the...
Joint NGO Letter Addressing the Pervasive Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia
Geneva, 25 May 2017 RE: Addressing the pervasive human rights crisis in Ethiopia Your Excellency, The undersigned civil society organisations write to draw your attention to persistent and grave...
Freedom on the Net 2016: Silencing the messenger - Communication apps under pressure
Washington November 14, 2016 Internet freedom around the world declined for the sixth consecutive year in 2016 as more governments aggressively targeted social media and communication apps than ever...
Joint NGO letter to the UN Human Rights Council on Ethiopia
Your Excellency, The undersigned civil society organisations write to draw your attention to grave violations of human rights in Ethiopia, including the recent crackdown on largely peaceful protests...
Open Letter concerning excessive use of force by Sudanese authorities
3 May 2016 To: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) ACHPR Commissioner on the Human Rights Situation in Sudan, Mr Lawrence Mute Government of Sudan UN Human Rights Council UN...
Sudan blocks civil society participation in UN-led human rights review
(31 March 2016) The efforts of the Government of Sudan to obstruct the engagement of civil society activists in a United Nations (UN)-led human rights review of the country is unacceptable and shows...