GENEVA (8 March 2024) – Tajikistan must reconsider its attitudes towards civil society and view human rights defenders as allies instead of enemies, a UN expert said today after the…Continue reading Tajikistan: UN expert criticises dissolution of 700 NGOs
GENEVA (7 March 2024) – States should uphold their human rights obligations and facilitate, not suppress, peaceful protests, a UN expert said today as he presented a set of new…Continue reading UNSR Clément Voule launches new tools for law enforcement to foster peaceful protest
GENEVA (13 February 2024) – Undue restrictions imposed by States on peaceful protests and civil society working to protect human rights and advocating for respect of humanitarian law in the…Continue reading Israel/oPt: Enabling human rights defenders and peaceful protests vital for achieving ceasefire and lasting peace
International Day on the Elimination of Violence against Women GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The international community must redouble its efforts to ensure the full protection of women and girls in…Continue reading The international community must “walk the talk” on the safety and security of women and girls in times of armed conflict
GENEVA (9 November 2023) – UN experts today expressed deep concern about the arbitrary detention of Uzbek human rights defender, Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, in Uzbekistan, and said he was facing harassment…Continue reading Uzbekistan must refrain from persecuting defenders of minority rights: UN experts
In the present report, to be presented at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association,…Continue reading CIVIC SPACE AND SUSTAINABLE PEACE
Press Conference, 13 October 2023 Discussion of thematic report on the Importance of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association for building sustainable peace and democratic transition….Continue reading 13/10 UNGA-78 Press Conference: Full Statement
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 (9 October 2023) – UN experts* today expressed serious concern about the first mass trial of 47 people underway since February 2023 under the National Security Legislation (NSL) of…Continue reading China/Hong Kong SAR: UN experts concerned about ongoing trials and arrest warrants under National Security Legislation
To foster peace and prevent the escalation of conflicts, the world needs to view civil society not as an obstacle but as an integral and indispensable partner in all stages…Continue reading NEW report: Civic space and sustainable peace
