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ISHR @ishr.ch · 7h
🇮🇳 As India joins the UN Human Rights Council, a new scorecard reveals its ongoing failure to engage with the UN human rights system. Time for real action. #India #HumanRights #HRC
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 9h
Join us this Saturday for 'NGO Forum, African Commission on Human and Peoples's Rights.'

📅 18 Oct | 🕒 3:00pm |📍 Sir Dawda Kairaba International Conference Centre, Kololi, Banjul, The Gambia
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 9h
Women Human Rights Advocacy Week 2025: Indigenous voices, collective strength

WHRDs took part in the Women Human Rights Advocacy Week (WHRD-AW) 2025.

👉 Read more: https://ishr.ch/latest-updates/women-human-rights-advocacy-week-2025-indigenous-voices-collective-strength/
Women Human Rights Advocacy Week 2025: Indigenous voices, collective strength
The WHRD-AW 2025, co-organised by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Just Associates (JASS), Peace Brigades International (PBI), Amnesty International, the WHRD MENA Coalition…
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 1d
Join us tomorrow at 'Civic space under threat' to discuss the crisis of the global aid system and the right to assembly and association.

📅 15 Oct | 🕒 1:15pm |📍 UN Headquarters, New York
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 2d
ISHR urges States committed to advancing human rights and multilateralism to stand for elections and to ensure the Human Rights Council is effective and principled, and that its mandates remain independent and well-funded. ishr.ch/latest-updat...
UN Human Rights Council membership reshuffled in wholly uncompetitive ‘election’
UN Member States of the General Assembly elected 14 members of the Human Rights Council, divided proportionally across the body’s five official regional groups. All five regional groups fielded only…
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 2d
As States appear set to drastically cut funds for the already under-resourced human rights work of the UN, hindering Human Rights Council mechanisms, its membership should only include countries ready to defend the human rights pillar. ishr.ch/campaigns/re...
Reforming the UN human rights system: defenders’ voices matter!
As the United Nations approaches its 80th anniversary, the world stands at a crossroads. From escalating conflicts and rising authoritarianism to climate breakdown and deepening inequality…
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 2d
ISHR produced a series of scorecards examining the records of all candidates.

Of the 14 States seeking election this year, 6 did not meet most of the 17 criteria laid out in our scorecards.
Candidates’ scorecards to the 2025 HRC election
ISHR has published ‘scorecards’ for States seeking election to the UN Human Rights Council for 2026-2028.
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 2d
All five regional groups fielded only as many candidates as there were seats available, turning the vote into a pure formality.

#HRCelections2025
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 2d
These are the 14 new members elected to the UN Human Rights Council:

Africa: 🇲🇺(181 votes)🇿🇦(178)🇪🇬(173)🇦🇴 (179)
Asia & the Pacific: 🇵🇰(178)🇮🇶(175)🇻🇳(180)🇮🇳(177)
Latin America & Caribbean: 🇨🇱(173)🇪🇨(171)
Western Europe: 🇮🇹(179)🇬🇧(161)
Central & Eastern Europe: 🇸🇮(176)🇪🇪(171)

#HRCelections2025
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 2d
Human rights defenders across Africa can now access the Road Map to the African Commission on Human in Arabic – just in time for the #ACHPR85 Session!
👉 Explore the tool: https://ishr.ch/defenders-toolbox/resources/road-map-to-the-african-commission-on-human-and-peoples-rights/

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Road map to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
ISHR is proud to launch an updated Road map for civil society engagement at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). The original version dated back to 2011. This Road map explores…
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 2d
TODAY at #UNGA80! The UN Member States will elect 14 new members to the Human Rights Council.
🔎 Check out how candidates rate: https://ishr.ch/defenders-toolbox/resources/hrc-elections-scorecards/
📺 Follow the elections live: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17a01fuh9
#HRCelections2025
General Assembly: 18th plenary meeting, 80th session
General Assembly: 18th plenary meeting, 80th session
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 3d
"The progress achieved in protecting democracy & human rights is thanks to defenders, activists & NGOs."

Ulises Quero of @ishr.ch regrets barriers faced by #EHRDs in accessing int'l fora like this, and shares the contributions they make in tackling climate & environmental crises.
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 2d
Join us at the round table discussion on World Food Day.
'When mining and agribusiness cause hunger: can the UN protect rural communities against globalised companies?'

📅 17 Oct | 🕒16:30-18:00 |📍 Graduate Institute (IHEID), Auditorium A2, Maison de la Paix, Geneva
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 3d
Women defenders share challenges and messages to international human rights mechanisms

👉 Read more: https://ishr.ch/latest-updates/raising-their-voices-whrds-respond-to-the-human-rights-crisis-joint-submission-to-the-special-rapporteur-on-the-human-rights-defenders/
Women defenders share challenges and messages to international human rights mechanisms
Background The 'Women Human Rights Defender Advocacy Week' has taken place for several years to facilitate WHRDs’ in-person access to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC, or 'the Council'). This year…
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 3d
TOMORROW at #UNGA80! The UN Member States are set to elect 14 new members to the #HumanRightsCouncil. 14 candidates running, all with room for improvement. Learn more: https://ishr.ch/campaigns/hrcelections2025/ #HRCelections2025
#HRCElections2025: Ask your questions!
14 countries are running for a seat at the Human Rights Council. All of them need to improve their human rights record. Join the HRC elections 2025 campaign!
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 6d
HRC60: ISHR calls for better defender protection in Guinea ahead of UPR

UNHRC conducted the UPR of Guinea, marking an important opportunity to strengthen the protection of defenders.

👉 Read more: https://ishr.ch/latest-updates/hrc60-ishr-calls-for-better-protection-of-hrds-in-guinea-ahead-of-upr/
HRC60: ISHR calls for better defender protection in Guinea ahead of UPR
In its joint written submission to the Human Rights Council in September 2024, ahead of Guinea’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), ISHR, in partnership with the Coordination guinéenne des organisations…
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 6d
States should vote for candidates that uphold the highest human rights standards.

Who are the candidates for the #HRCelections2025?
14 countries are running for 14 seats ⬇️ ishr.ch/defenders-to...
Candidates’ scorecards to the 2025 HRC election
ISHR has published ‘scorecards’ for States seeking election to the UN Human Rights Council for 2026-2028.
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 6d
The #UN #HRC holds the primary responsibility for overseeing #HumanRights matter. It serves as a crucial platform for victims & activists, providing an essential space to address power abuses and advocate for transformative reforms within their nations. #HRCelections2025
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 6d
The EMLER report is out!

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The EMLER Report is out!
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 7d
HRC60: The Council must act to end Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people

Khulood Abu Obaid called on the Council to address institutionalised racial domination and oppression, displacement, and denial of Palestinian rights.

👉 Read more: ishr.ch/latest-updat...
HRC60: The Council must act to end Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people
For decades, the Palestinian people have endured a system of institutionalised racial domination and oppression, displacement, and denial of their most basic rights. Today, in Gaza…
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 7d
HRC60: Defender calls for genuine partnership in development projects in Papua New Guinea

Cressida urged the Council to ensure that development projects in the affected communities are based on genuine partnership, co-ownership and benefit sharing.

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HRC60: Defender calls for genuine partnership in development projects in Papua New Guinea
I speak from the heart of the Porgera Red Wara (River) Women's Association, from the remote gold mining-affected local communities in the Porgera District of Enga Province in Papua New Guinea.
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 7d
📣 Ahead of the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission (21–30 Oct), we’re excited to share that the Road map to the African Commission is now available in Arabic!

👉 Accessible here: ishr.ch/defenders-to...

It's also available in English and French.

#ACHPR85 #HumanRights
ISHR: Road map to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 7d
Racial discrimination permeates all layers of the criminal justice system

UN report sheds light on procedural shortcomings in criminal proceedings against African and Afrodescendants.

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Racial discrimination permeates all layers of the criminal justice system
The International Independent Expert Mechanism to Promote Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (EMLER) published a report detailing the discrimination experienced by Africans and…
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ISHR @ishr.ch · 8d
Who are the candidates for the #HRCelections2025?
14 countries are running for 14 seats ⬇️
Africa 🇲🇺🇿🇦🇪🇬🇦🇴
Asia & the Pacific 🇵🇰🇮🇶🇻🇳🇮🇳
Latin America& Caribbean 🇨🇱🇦🇷
Western Europe 🇮🇹🇬🇧
Central & Eastern Europe 🇸🇮🇪🇪

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#HRCElections2025: Ask your questions!
14 countries are running for a seat at the Human Rights Council. All of them need to improve their human rights record. Join the HRC elections 2025 campaign!
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