Joint & stand-alone oral statements
CIVICUS’ Youth Action Team, Amnesty International, NAYO Zimbabwe and YCD urge the Council to ensure an enabling environment for youth-led civil society to participate in public affairs.
CIVICUS, CCHR and OMCT call on the Council to urge Cambodia to comply with its obligations under international human rights law and the Paris Peace Accords.
CIVICUS and EHAHRDP urge the Somali authorities to make a concerted effort to address undue restrictions on freedom of expression.
CIVICUS raises alarm at the wide implementation gap between states’ international human rights commitments and national realities on the ground regarding indigenous rights activists.
CIVICUS calls on the Government of Burundi to address impunity for violence against human rights defenders, journalists and protesters.
CIVICUS urges the Council to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert and address persistent restrictions on fundamental public freedoms in Sudan.
Statement on the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
CIVICUS urges the Working Group to follow-up on cases of arbitrary detention of HRDs and journalists in Ethiopia.
CIVICUS urges the Council to adopt a resolution mandating OHCHR to develop action-oriented guidelines on implementing the right to participate in public affairs.
CIVICUS urges the Government of Hungary to fully implement all Universal Periodic Review recommendations relating to the rights to association, expression, and assembly.
CIVICUS joins 23 organisations to call on the Government of Swaziland to implement Universal Periodic Review recommendations on civic space.
CIVICUS addresses restrictions on civil society in Bahrain, Ethiopia and Yemen.
CIVICUS urges the Council to take concerted action to end the persecution of civil society in Cambodia, Egypt and Syria.
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Joint panel discussions
CIVICUS organized an event to compare national realities, to share strategies for ensuring HRC resolutions are put into practice at the national level and to strengthen the role of civil society.
CIVICUS as part of the Civic Space Initiative and ISHR organized a joint event to examine widening public participation in intergovernmental bodies.
CIVICUS and EHAHRDP organized a joint event to discuss opportunities to ensure implementation of UPR recommendations in Uganda.
CIVICUS and EHAHRDP held a joint event to discuss existing measures to ensure meaningful participation in policy-making processes in Africa.
CIVICUS joined 11 CSOs in calling on the Council to address Cambodia's gravely deteriorating human rights situation
The Gulf Center for Human Rights, CIHRS, CIVICUS and others held a joint event to examine challenges to enhance the protection of journalists in the MENA Region.
EHAHRDP, FIDH, CIVICUS and others organized a joint event to discuss monitoring and accountability for human rights violations in Burundi.
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