To MaRK the 16 days of activism against gender based violence , The United Nations Special Rapporteur, Clément N. Voule, presents a new toolkit to support civil society efforts to…Continue reading THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS TO PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATION
Climate change: Time to move from promises to action GENEVA (3 December 2021) – UN human rights experts* have issued an urgent call for greater transparency and rigorous follow up to…Continue reading 35th anniversary UN Declaration on the Right to Development 4 December 2021
GENEVA (2 December 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, will visit Niger from 6 December to…Continue reading Niger: UN expert to assess right to protest and form associations
To “build back better” world must end slavery for all, including women and children ̶ UN experts GENEVA (1 December 2021) – The effects of current global challenges such as the…Continue reading International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December 2021
Global Consultation with NHRI’s 2- 3 December 2021, 12:00-14:00 CET I Online event Register here – Deadline 01 December In partnership with GANHRI This consultation presents an opportunity for NHRIs to…Continue reading 2-3 Dec 21 – Consultation on protection of human rights during peaceful protests in crisis situations
Omicron and other new variants underline urgency to act GENEVA (29 November 2021) – UN human rights experts* today urged States to act decisively to ensure that all people have…Continue reading States must prioritize health and equality over profits and vaccine hoarding, UN experts say
All forms of violence against women and girls must stop – experts GENEVA (24 November 2021) – Women and girls everywhere continue to be subjected to multiple forms of gender-based…Continue reading International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2021
GENEVA (2 November 2021) – UNSR Clément Voule today expressed alarm at the ongoing violent repression of peaceful demonstrations in Sudan, and the excessive use of force against those protesting…Continue reading Sudan: UN Special Rapporteur Clémént Voule deplores deadly military response to protests
by Carolyn Butler – Solidarity Center Climate justice activists are increasingly under attack across the globe by governments acting in concert with private interests, a trend that threatens civic freedoms…Continue reading ‘Climate Justice Is for Everyone,’ Say Unions
اGENEVA (25 October 2021) – UN human rights experts today strongly and unequivocally condemned the decision by the Israeli Minister of Defence, Benny Gantz, to designate six Palestinian human rights…Continue reading UN experts condemn Israel’s designation of Palestinian human rights defenders as terrorist organisations
