The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) opened on 8 September 2026 under the theme “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for All,” led by newly elected President H.
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CIVICUS discusses a landmark court ruling halting oil and gas exploration off South Africa’s coast with members of The Green Connection, one of the two civil society organisations that led the legal challenge.
Bahrain - UN Committee against Torture must call out the absence of accountability for grave human rights violations
On 18-19 November 2025, the UN Committee against Torture will review the Government of Bahrain (GoB)’s compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which it ratified in 1998.