NEW YORK (14 October 2021) ̶ Too many governments are cracking down on peaceful climate change activists at the very time their energy is needed to save the planet and…Continue reading Governments must harness power of climate protests, not suppress them
GENEVA (12 October 2021) – UN human rights experts* expressed deep concern about the arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and woman human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung on charges of…Continue reading Hong Kong: Arrests under security law are serious concern, UN experts call for review
Register here In his new report to the General Assembly, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément N. Voule, unpacks challenges and…Continue reading Virtual side event UNGA: Civic Space and Climate Justice Report
GENEVA (15 September 2021) – Women’s full and equal participation in public and political life in Afghanistan is essential to addressing the multiple crises confronting the country and must be…Continue reading Afghanistan: Women’s full participation in public and political life is crucial
ENEVA (3 September 2021) – A group of UN human rights experts* today called on all States to provide urgent protection to Afghan journalists and media workers who fear for…Continue reading Afghanistan: Journalists at risk of persecution need urgent protection – UN experts
GENEVA (31 August 2021) – Russia must overturn the conviction of human rights defender Semyon Simonov and must stop using its “foreign agents” law to punish people whose legitimate work…Continue reading Russia: Free Semyon Simonov and stop criminalising human rights defenders for legitimate work – UN expert
GENEVA (24 August 2021) – UN human rights experts have sharply criticised Cambodian authorities over the conviction of prominent human rights defender Rong Chhun, sentenced to prison last week along…Continue reading Cambodia: UN experts condemn conviction of trade union leader, systematic crackdown on human rights defenders
GENEVA (16 August 2021) – UN human rights experts* today issued a statement calling on Member States to take immediate and preventive action to prevent the slaughter of civilians, the…Continue reading Afghanistan: UN experts urge swift global action to protect human rights and prevent ‘civilian slaughter’
By PassBlue.com, Adam DuBart Recent laws passed by some states in the United States to restrict the right to protest have drawn the attention of Clément Voule, the United Nations expert…Continue reading A UN Rights Expert Criticizes Recent US Laws Targeting Protesters
GENEVA (3 June 2021) – A UN expert today called on the Government of Nicaragua to put an end to increasing attacks by its security forces against human rights defenders,…Continue reading Nicaragua: UN expert deplores spate of attacks and arrests of human rights defenders
