The world faces a multi-dimensional human rights crisis. Speaking on behalf of @ishr.ch at a special meeting convened by the President of the UN Human Rights Council, I outlined a plan of action for States to address the crisis and save the UN human rights system ishr.ch/latest-updat... #UN80
📰: For years, 🇨🇳 and the 🇺🇸 have been quietly reaping the benefits of their status at the United Nations.
The rest of the world needs a strong, responsive UN, and it must get everyone to fork up the cash, our director
@philalynch.bsky.social wrote for Swissinfo.
With human rights organisations, mechanisms and defenders being starved of resources, it’s time to stop the US and China doing the ‘dine and dash’! My thoughts in @swissinfo.bsky.social
#UN80 #multilateralism @ishr.ch
Exclusive: States are working behind the scenes in New York to defund human rights at the UN 🇺🇳
New ISHR research shows how powerful States like China 🇨🇳 Russia 🇷🇺 and the US 🇺🇲 use UN budget committee to undermine UN’s ability to protect human rights around the world.
Let’s unpack the key findings 👇
Today we celebrate the #UNDay ! For 80 years, the UN has been working for everyone, everywhere. But the system is engulfed in a credibility and financial crisis.
The latest UN HRC session proved wins are possible: it created an independent body to investigate abuses in Afghanistan, renewed vital UN monitoring on Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan & Cambodia, & adopted an important resolution to address systemic racism.
Read more: https://bit.ly/494Rqdn
Very positive outcomes from just concluded session of UN Human Rights Council, including new investigative and accountability mechanism on Afghanistan, as well as renewed mechanisms to address systemic racism and grave violations in Sudan and Russia #HRC60
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For the past four years, the Taliban have intensified attacks on women and girls' rights in Afghanistan, amounting to what UN experts have labeled “gender apartheid.”
The UN Human Rights Council should urgently establish an accountability mechanism to address impunity and advance justice.
📰: «La répression transnationale, en particulier contre les défenseurs des droits humains, est une tendance qui s’aggrave», confirme notre directeur @philalynch.bsky.social dans cette enquête de Swissinfo.
✊ We did it! Because we showed up and spoke out, the #IESOGI mandate continues and the voice that fights with and for us at the UN is still here!
🌍 Now and always, we'll continue fighting for each other.
The work isn’t over. Let’s keep going. 💪🌈
#RenewIESOGI
4. Humanity’s future depends on States increasing their financial and political investment in human rights. It’s the best upstream investment in peace, security and development.
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2. Principled respect for international law stands between us and tyranny. States must end their selectivity and double standards.
3. Impunity for atrocity crimes fuels further violations. States should support and not sanction international accountability mechanisms.
Addressed the UN Human Rights Council this week on behalf of @ishr.ch with four key messages:
1. The work of human rights defenders is essential for the realisation of all human rights. They must be supported, protected and free.
Humanity’s future depends on all States increasing their commitments and investment in human rights - the foundations of international peace, justice, security and development. #HRC59 @ishr.ch
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📢 Join us on Monday, 16 June at 1:00 PM CET in Room XXV, Palais des Nations for the side event ‘Defenders’ Voices on Reforming the UN Human Rights System.’ Hear directly from those on the frontline of human rights on why a UN reform is urgent.
➡️ More info: ishr.ch/events/defen...
First day of HRDAP2025 ISHR
#HRDAP25 begins in person! Fourteen dedicated human rights defenders from all over the 🌍 world are now in Geneva to continue their training, strengthen their skills, and build a global community dedicated to advancing human rights.
Welcome to Geneva ❤️
Any chance of coming to Switzerland?!🇨🇭
We deplore US sanctions against judges of #ICC, inc former @ishr.ch Board member Reine Alapini-Gansou. Such sanctions undermine the international rule of law and promote impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Relevant US officials should themselves face sanction for perverting justice.
Really pleased to launch this new report: based on extensive data, we expose Beijing's strategy to silence, deter and block NGOs at the UN.
The report was widely covered in today's investigation on China's transnational repression by @icij.org, @theguardian.com, @lemonde.fr, @elpais.com and others.
#China govt’s “expanding reach into the #UnitedNations comes…when many…civil society groups that used the #HRC to hold authoritarian governments like China accountable are facing a funding crisis as the U.S. govt & other key donors have shifted funding priorities.”
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📢 ISHR launches a key report uncovering #China's tactics to block civil society’s access to the #UnitedNations.
Deferrals of NGO accreditation applications, reprisals against activists, growing number of 'government-organised NGOs' - read the full story here: ishr.ch/latest-updat...
Dans une chronique de la Tribune de Genève, Gerald Staberock, secrétaire général de l’@omctorg.bsky.social, Santiago Canton, secrétaire général de la CIJ, et @philalynch.bsky.social, directeur exécutif d'ISHR, alertent sur les impacts du manque d'investissement dans les #droitshumains.
With thanks to the leadership of @norwayingeneva.norway.no and a broad coalition of civil society and States, the UN Human Rights Council has adopted a landmark resolution on human rights defenders and technology! ishr.ch/latest-updat... #HRC58 @norwaymfa.government.no @ishr.ch
As I say in this article, the interests of vast majority of peoples and countries are not served by lawlessness and raw power. It’s time for a broad coalition of states to invest in the future and stand up for human rights, multilateral cooperation and the rule of law
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ISHR 2024 Annual Report
ISHR’s Annual Report is out 🔔!
If 2024 was a year of resisting regress, 2025 must be the year we mount an ambitious human rights counter-offensive. Dive into our report to grasp our vision and discover how we can collectively emerge successful with stronger foundations.
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🚨 #HRC58: States should extend human rights investigation in Ukraine
With overwhelming evidence of ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity associated with Russia's war of aggression, States should support the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.
With overwhelming evidence of ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity associated with Russia's war of aggression, States should support renewal of the mandate of the international Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. ishr.ch/latest-updat... #HRC58 @ishr.ch #Ukraine @avalaina.bsky.social
Saw you play Festival Hall in Melbourne with Rage Against the Machine - mind blowing performance!
Coming to Switzerland by chance?!
#HRC58: As international human rights law and institutions face unprecedented erosion, +70 States from across all world regions have come together to re-commit to human rights, the international rule of law, and multilateral cooperation 🙌: ishr.ch/latest-updat...
@nlmissiongeneva.bsky.social
