Register here The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Clément Voule invites you for the presentation of a new Framework for Joint Action outlining measures to strengthen…Continue reading WEBINAR: Presentation of a new framework for joint action with all regional mechanisms
GENEVA (13 March 2023) – Myanmar’s military junta is orchestrating an online campaign of terror, and weaponising social media platforms to crush democratic opposition, UN experts* said today. “Online rhetoric…Continue reading Myanmar: Social media companies must stand up to junta’s online terror campaign say UN experts
GENEVA (22 February 2023) – A UN expert today expressed concern over an escalating crackdown against civil society by Algerian authorities after the dissolutions of la Ligue Algérienne pour la…Continue reading Algeria: UN expert says crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders must end
UN experts* today urged Zimbabwe’s President to reject enacting a bill that would severely restrict civic space and the right to freedom of association in the country. The experts expressed…Continue reading UN experts urge President of Zimbabwe to reject bill restricting civic space
GENEVA (26 January 2023) – UN and African Union experts* today condemned the killing of human rights defender and lawyer Thulani Maseko in Eswatini as “abhorrent” and demanded an impartial investigation…Continue reading Eswatini: Experts condemn killing of human rights defender Thulani Maseko, demand accountability
An open and enabling space is vital for social movements In the present report, to be presented at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on…Continue reading NEW REPORT: The essential role of social movements in building back better
GENEVA (3 October 2022) – The Nicaraguan State has a duty to comply with its international obligations to respect and guarantee fundamental freedoms, UN and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) experts urged…Continue reading Nicaragua must restore full enjoyment of civil and political rights
GENEVA (29 July 2022) – The arbitrary shutdown of hundreds of civil society organisations in Nicaragua is deeply concerning and would have a chilling effect on activists and human rights…Continue reading Nicaragua: UN experts denounce arbitrary shutdown of civil society organisations
GENEVA (13 July 2022) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the continued and heightened crackdown on civil society groups, human rights defenders and media outlets by Russian authorities, and…Continue reading Russia: UN experts condemn civil society shutdown
GENEVA (15 June 2022) – UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about a violent crackdown against civil society in Iran, including members of workers’ unions and teachers arrested…Continue reading Iran: UN experts alarmed by civil society crackdown
