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…
Russia’s recent appearances at UN bodies have prompted a sharp reaction: Over 50 countries condemned the invitation of Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova to an informal meeting of the Security Council on April 5 and blocked the official live feed of…
Based on the results of the consideration of the state report at the 109th session, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination addressed its recommendations to the authorities of Tajikistan. They respond to the problems raised in the…
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