Yana Tannagasheva, activist of the Indigenous peoples’ movement, represents civil society at the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council (Geneve). For the session, a Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights situation in Russia, Mariana Katzarova, presented her report;…
A German researcher and activist banned from Russia until his 100th birthday after giving a speech at the UN has filed a complaint, accusing Moscow of violating international human rights law. His case could set a precedent for countries retaliating…
Following a year-long project involving consultations with human rights defenders, a coalition of 18 international and regional human rights organisations released the Declaration +25, a landmark document complementing the 1998 UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders taking into account relevant regional and international…
On April 11-12, 2024, a meeting of experts who developed a Supplement to the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders was held in Bangkok. This meeting is part of the Declaration +25 project, led by the International Human Rights Service…
On 2 February 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued landmark decisions in two cases against Russia initiated by Ukraine on 16 January 2017 regarding terrorism financing and racial discrimination, and on 26 February 2022 regarding genocide allegations. While…
The 16th UN Forum on Minority Issues was held in Geneva on November 30 – December 1, 2023. This year, the theme of the Forum was «Minorities and Cohesive Societies: Equality, Social Inclusion, and Socio-economic Participation». Recommendations on the outcome…
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