The 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council has just concluded. Civil society organisations reflected on progress made—and the critical gaps that remain.…
CIVICUS discusses Guyana’s recent election and the challenges of managing its oil wealth with Thomas Singh, Director of the University of Guyana’s Green Institute.…
CIVICUS discusses Moldova’s recent election with Nicolae Panfil, Programme Director of Promo-LEX and head of its election observation mission. Promo-LEX is a Moldovan civil…
Read in Portuguese CIVICUS discusses a recent crackdown on foreign media and the conditions for journalists in Guinea-Bissau with Indira Correia Baldé, president of…
Statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 60th Session Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Cambodia Delivered by: Olimjon Bakhtaliev Mr. President, CIVICUS welcomes…
CIVICUS discusses enforced disappearances in Mexico with a member of the International Network of Associations of Missing Persons. The crisis of disappearances in Mexico…
CIVICUS discusses Somalia’s possible move towards direct elections with Mahad Wasuge, Executive Director of Somali Public Agenda, a civil society organisation that works on…
CIVICUS discusses the Czech Republic’s parliamentary election with Lukáš Hilpert, president of Million Moments for Democracy, a Czech civic movement that mobilises people to…
CIVICUS discusses recent protests that led to a change of government in Nepal with Dikpal Khatri Chhetri, co-founder of Youth in Federal Discourse (YFD).…
Arabic We, the undersigned human rights organisations, strongly condemn the escalating crackdown by Moroccan authorities on peaceful protests, including minors and human rights defenders,…
CIVICUS discusses Facebook owner Meta’s political ad ban in the European Union (EU) with Filip Stojanovski, Director for Partnership and Resource Development at the…
CIVICUS discusses the appointment of Thailand’s new prime minister with Sunai Phasuk, Senior Researcher for Thailand at Human Rights Watch’s Asia division. On 5…
Statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 60th Session Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Türkiye Delivered by Olimjon Bakhtaliev…
By Mandeep Tiwana, CIVICUS Secretary General Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage at the UN General Assembly just over a week after an independent UN Commission…
UNGA 80 marks an important milestone, eight decades of the United Nations’ work. Yet, despite nearly a century of global engagement, trust in multilateralism…
By Jesselina Rana, CIVICUS UN New York Adviser Last week, the United Nations (UN) marked its 80th anniversary against the backdrop of an unprecedented…
Statement at the 60th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Lao People’s Democratic Republic…
Free Buzurghmer Yorov and All Others Held for Exercising their Human Rights Tajikistan authorities have wrongfully imprisoned a human rights lawyer for 10 years…
CIVICUS speaks about the political context ahead of Tanzania’s October general election with a civil society activist who asked to remain anonymous for security…
CIVICUS discusses Greece’s new migration and asylum policies with Minos Mouzourakis, a lawyer and Legal and Advocacy Officer with Refugee Support Aegean, a leading…
By Andrew Firmin, CIVICUS Editor-in-Chief, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report. As the high-level opening week of the UN…
For Immediate Release September 24, 2025, New York, NY – Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the United Nations General Assembly…
Statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 60th Session Interactive Dialogue on UN Secretary General's report on cooperation with the United Nations Delivered by Sigrid Lipott…
CIVICUS discusses the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent advisory opinion on climate change with Abdul Mufeez Shaheed, campaigner with Pacific Islands Students Fighting…
CIVICUS discusses recent protests in Indonesia with Yati Andriyani, a lawyer, human rights defender and board member of Indonesia for Humanity (Untuk Kemanusiaan, IKa).…
Statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 60th Session General Debate Item 4 Delivered by Sigrid Lipott Mr President, CIVICUS believes that the Council should play…
For Immediate Release Monday, September 23, New York, NY – Ahead of President Donald Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly today, Secretary General…
CIVICUS discusses the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ (IACtHR) recognition of the right to care with Jeffrey Vogt, international labour law expert and chair…
CIVICUS discusses North Korea’s closed civic space with Hanna Song, Executive Director of the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB). Based in…
CIVICUS discusses Facebook owner Meta’s political ad ban and the European Union (EU)’s regulations with Anna Sienicka, Senior Vice President at TechSoup Europe. TechSoup…
By Inés M. Pousadela CIVICUS Senior Research Advisor, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report. Thousands…
Statement at the UN Human Rights Council 60th Session General Debate item 3 Delivered by Sigrid Lipott Thank you, Mr President. CIVICUS welcomes the thematic reports…
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