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
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
GENEVA (30 June 2023) – In the face of increased repression and serious human rights violations against protesters and activists around the world, victims have been denied justice while perpetrators…Continue reading Robust accountability key to end cycle of repression against protesters and activists
Advancing accountability and ending impunity for serious human rights violations related to the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association In the present report, presented…Continue reading Protecting FoAA rights through accountability
Protecting these rights through robust and timely accountability is vital for preserving the ever-shrinking civic space as a whole; when accountability is missing, it pushes civil society to withdraw and…Continue reading NEW report: Protecting the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association through 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
Access to resources Report (A/HRC/50/23) This report, presented at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council on 17 June 2022, addresses the trends, developments and challenges threatening civil society’s…Continue reading The right of Civil Society to access Resources
Special Rapporteur on the rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association upcoming report to be presented at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council. Deadline 18 February…Continue reading Call for inputs: the ability of civil society to access resources
