Irish Government should set a higher standard for human rights compliance by business
CIVICUS has submitted recommendations on Ireland's national plan to implement UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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11 international organisations call on the UN to address restrictions on civil society in Azerbaijan
Ahead of the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC), 11 human rights organisations are calling upon the intergovernmental body to address Azerbaijan's rapidly deteriorating environment for human rights defenders (HRDs), civil society organisations (CSOs) and independent media.
Since International Civil Society Week (2014) was such a big success with more than 40 partner-led workshops and more than 630 inspired participants, CIVICUS is excited to continue the conference's legacy by convening the next International Civil Society Week (2016) in Latin America.
Interview with Mireille Delmas-Marty, Emeritus Professor at Collège de France
This interview seeks to comment on the innovating potential of local democratic practices presented in the CIVICUS- FACTS Report on “Stories of Innovative Democracy at Local Level: Enhancing Participation, Activism and Social Change Across the World".
Joint Brief by CIVICUS and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP)
21 January 2015 - Ahead of Kenya’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council tomorrow, CIVICUS and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) urge the government to stop its onslaught against civil society and urgently address backsliding on civic freedoms.
