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During HRC61 debate with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Antoine Gliksohn, Executive Director of the Global Albinism Alliance delivered a joint statement with ISHR. Read and watch the statement below.
Ahead of International Women’s Day, ISHR and over 40 organisations supported a joint statement delivered by AWID calling for recognition of women and girls’ full dignity, equality and humanity, not just in words but in policies, in budgets, and implementation. Read the full statement below.
ISHR along with Amnesty International and other civil society organisations submit recommendations for the sixth biennial report of the Secretary-General on the status of the UN human rights treaty bodies.
The Human Rights Council President has proposed that States select Bolaños Vargas as the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders by the end of the body’s ongoing 61st session.
A cross-regional coalition of 90 States have issued a joint declaration at the UN Human Rights Council emphasising the critical need to defend multilateralism amidst escalating global conflicts and eroding respect for international law and human rights.
Ahead of his opening address to the UN Human Rights Council, 26 civil society organisations, including ISHR, are calling on High Commissioner Volker Türk to detail investigations into China’s alleged atrocity crimes.
As the Human Rights Council marks its 20th anniversary, 26 civil society organisations have outlined key expectations for the incoming Council President and Bureau.
On behalf of a coalition of NGOs that closely engage with the General Assembly Third Committee, ISHR’s Maithili Pai delivered a joint statement during an informal meeting between the Chair and civil society surrounding the thematic focus of 'Civil Society Perspectives on Strengthening Working Methods and Delivering on Mandates.'
Over 70 civil society organisations have issued a joint call urging UN regional groups to field more candidates than available seats for the elections to the Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations in April.
In a stark setback for civil society at the UN, members of the Committee on NGOs moved to strip two organisations of their consultative status, with several more NGOs likely to face similar action in upcoming sessions.
Ahead of the Human Rights Council’s 61st session, ISHR and partners review Guatemala’s human rights situation, including the 2026 judicial renewal process, Indigenous rights, and access to land.
The 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March) will discuss the protection of human rights defenders, freedom of religion, human rights while countering terrorism, and the rights to food and housing. It will also address grave human rights issues in contexts including Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Venezuela, China, Syria, South Sudan, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory/Israel, amongst others. Here’s an overview of some of the key issues on the agenda.
