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Together with key partners, ISHR regularly organises events in order to amplify human rights defenders’ voices and ensure they have a seat at the table when it comes to denouncing abuses and crafting solutions to the world’s challenges.
This webinar aims at training civil society organisations in submitting cases of human rights violations to the United Nations Special Procedures, as well as strengthening collaboration between human rights defenders and the Special Procedures.
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In advance of the Human Rights Council elections that will take place this autumn for the membership term 2027-2029, Amnesty International and the International Service for Human Rights will hold an online pledging event for candidate States on 3 September 2026.
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Join activists, legal experts and movement leaders from around the world for a timely discussion on community-led decriminalisation, the role of States and the UN, and how international action can support change without causing harm.
Held during the 20th anniversary of the Human Rights Council, this event highlights the importance of meaningful engagement and participation of activists and communities fighting multiple and intersecting forms of oppression and operating in contexts where democratic institutions are weakening or under threat.
Ten years after the murder of Honduran human rights defender Berta Cáceres, ISHR and PBI Switzerland invite you to a special film screening and discussion in Geneva featuring an edited version of the film "Water for Life", followed by a discussion with Roxanna Altholz, Camilo Bermúdez (COPINH) and director Will Parrinello. Free admission upon registration.
This webinar explains what the UN80 reform process means and how it may affect NGOs and human rights defenders engaging with UN human rights mechanisms and working in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
This webinar explains what the UN80 reform process means and how it may affect NGOs and human rights defenders engaging with UN human rights mechanisms and working in the Americas and Africa.
This event brings together defenders and UN experts to discuss the international human rights law obligations of States in respect of transnational repression against individuals and groups within their territory, as well as the strengthening of international standards, and gaps arising from shortcomings in their implementation domestically.
As the world faces a convergence of interlinked crises, this event will highlight the critical role of human rights defenders in seeking solutions and explore practices of safe and meaningful engagement while also identifying the challenges faced in different business contexts.
This UNGA80 side event seeks to make visible the continuing repression in Nicaragua, to give a voice to victims and affected communities, and to strengthen avenues for international protection and accountability.
This public event is an opportunity to discover ISHR’s new report, 'Budget Battles at the UN: How States try to Defund Human Rights', that uncovers how a small group of States - led by China and Russia - have coordinated efforts to block and slash funding for the UN’s human rights work through political manoeuvring and influence.
