April 30th, 2024 – Washington D.C. ,Banjul and Geneva – This International Workers Day, the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights (REDESCA) of the…Continue reading Advancing Assembly and Association Rights for Informal Economy Workers
International Human Solidarity Day GENEVA (19 December 2023) UN experts today emphasised the need for the international community to support civil society groups expressing international solidarity in pursuit of peace and…Continue reading Support civil society’s international solidarity efforts for peace: UN experts
NEW YORK (13 October 2023) – States must enable and protect the rights to peaceful assembly and of association in peacebuilding and transition contexts, as these rights are crucial to ensuring…Continue reading States must protect the rights to peaceful assembly for just, inclusive and sustainable peace, says UNSR Voule
GENEVA (30 May 2023) – UN experts today called on Belarusian authorities to immediately release all prisoners in the country detained on spurious charges for exercising their fundamental rights to…Continue reading Belarus must release all detainees held on political grounds and protect their rights: UN experts
GENEVA (15 December 2022) – UN experts* condemned the rampant Israeli settler violence and excessive use of force by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this year…Continue reading Israel: UN experts condemn record year of Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank
GENEVA (27 October 2022) – Today marks the 17th anniversary of the first commemoration of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and 2022 also marks the 10th anniversary of the…Continue reading Joint declaration: The Situation of Election Observers as Human Rights Defenders
Thailand’s authorities must stop targeting pro-democracy protesters with draconian legal action and instead enter into dialogue, according to the UN’s special rapporteur for freedom of assembly, who warned the country…Continue reading The Guardian: UNSR Clement Voule urges Thailand to stop targeting protesters with royal insult law
GENEVA (7 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* said the decision to release on bail three senior staff from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) was a positive…Continue reading Egypt: Bail for EIPR staff is encouraging, as a first step – UN experts
NEW YORK (19 October 2020) – The UN’s expert on freedom of assembly today called for accelerated efforts to protect and assist women-led organisations and social movements during COVID-19 and…Continue reading Women activists are leading change but are under-estimated, under-resourced and undermined, says UN expert
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