March 28, 2024

Philippines: Civil society Calls for the Renewal of UN's Joint Human Rights Programme

in Geneva

CIVICUS joins national and international non-governmental and civil society organisations in urging the Council's attention to the ongoing UN Joint Programme on Human Rights…
March 27, 2024

HONG KONG: ‘The law is not about national security – it’s about the authoritarian regime’s…

CIVICUS speaks about the passing of a new security law and the state of civic space in Hong Kong with Patrick Poon. Patrick is…
March 26, 2024

NETHERLANDS: ‘Anti-rights movements are gaining ground, challenging progress towards gender equality’

CIVICUS speaks with Eva Lia Colombo, Project Leader Climate & Gender at WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform, about the state of the feminist movement in…
March 26, 2024

Bangladesh: Government must implement civic space recommendations from the Human Rights Council

in News

  CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society organisations and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) are concerned about the failure of the Bangladesh…
March 23, 2024

CROATIA: ‘The longer this government remains in power, the weaker democracy and the rule of…

CIVICUS speaks about ongoing anti-government protests in Croatia with Oriana Ivković Novokmet, Executive Director of Gong. Gong is a think-do tank whose work focuses…
March 22, 2024

SRI LANKA: ‘The government curtails online expression critical of democratic and governance deficits’

CIVICUS speaks about recent restrictions on freedom of expression in Sri Lanka with Darshatha Gamage, Head of Programmes at Hashtag Generation. Hashtag Generation is…
March 21, 2024

EUROPE: ‘Member states must introduce national anti-SLAPP legislation to protect public watchdogs’

CIVICUS speaks with Francesca Borg Costanzi, Advocacy Officer at the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, about the recently adopted European Union (EU) Anti-SLAPP Directive and…
March 20, 2024

HRC55: States should safeguard civic space and human rights amidst escalating crises

in Geneva

Statement at the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council General Debate Item 4Delivered by Sigrid LipottThank you Mr President,CIVICUS encourages the Council to…
March 20, 2024

PORTUGAL: ‘These elections have reminded us that democracies are fragile and imperfect’

PORTUGUESE CIVICUS speaks about the results of Portugal’s 10 March election with Ana Carmo of Akto, a Portuguese civil society organisation that promotes human…
March 20, 2024

Immediately release Irfan Mehraj – A call from civil society on the first anniversary of…

in News

(20 March 2024) We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call for the immediate and unconditional release of Kashmiri journalist and human rights defender Irfan…
March 19, 2024

Venezuela: UN Human Rights Council should Extend and Strengthen Fact-Finding Mission

in Geneva

Statement at the 55th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on Venezuela Delivered by Marysabel Rodríguez Thank…
March 19, 2024

Fixing the rules-based order: Start with the UN

in Op-Eds

By Mandeep Tiwana, Chief Officer - Evidence and Engagement at CIVICUS U.S. President Joe Biden, in his rousing State of the Union speech last…
March 19, 2024

Gender Rights: Resistance Against Regression

in Op-Eds

By Ines Pousadela, CIVICUS Senior Research Specialist, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report. Global progress on…
March 19, 2024

LESOTHO: ‘We need constitutional protections for press freedom and access to information’

CIVICUS speaks about press freedoms in Lesotho with Kananelo Boloetse, chairperson of the Lesotho Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Lesotho).…
March 18, 2024

TUVALU: ‘We share Taiwan’s democratic principles, values and struggles for sovereignty’

CIVICUS speaks about the prospects following the inauguration of a new government in Tuvalu with Kiali Molu, a PhD candidate in Politics and International…
March 16, 2024

KENYA: ‘Protests against femicides encouraged survivors to seek justice’

CIVICUS speaks with Wangechi Wachira, Executive Director of the Centre for Rights, Education and Awareness (CREAW), about recent protests demanding justice for femicide victims…
March 15, 2024

INDIA: ‘Civil society efforts will be crucial to the quality of the elections’

CIVICUS speaks with Anjali Bhardwaj, founding member of the Society for Citizen Vigilance Initiatives (Satark Nagrik Sangathan, SNS), about recent electoral reforms and civil…
March 15, 2024

Joint statement on the 10-year anniversary of ‘deadly reprisals’ against Chinese activist Cao Shunli

in News

Today, we pay tribute to Cao Shunli, and all human rights defenders targeted by the Chinese government for their commitment to uphold the promise…
March 14, 2024

Global gender progress slowed dramatically in 2023, new CIVICUS report finds

in News

View full report here. For interviews contact . JOHANNESBURG - Global progress on gender rights slowed to nearly a halt in 2023 due to…
March 14, 2024

Human rights hypocrisy undermines rules-based order, new CIVICUS report finds

in News

United Nations (UN) Security Council meeting on the conflict in Middle East at the UN headquarters in New York City on October 24, 2023.…
March 14, 2024

Repressing climate activists is the new science denial, CIVICUS report finds

in News

View full report here. For interviews contact media@civicus>.org. JOHANNESBURG – Governments and big polluters have shifted their tactics from denying climate science to repressing…
March 14, 2024

Civil society battles global human rights, governance and climate action failures - CIVICUS

in News

Hypocrisy by powerful countries undermined the rules-based international order and repressions against human rights and climate activists stalled or reversed progress around the world,…
March 13, 2024

CHILE: ‘Legislation to tackle forest fires must be based on co-responsibility’

CIVICUS speaks with Mauro González, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Climate Science and Resilience, (CR)2, about fires that recently spread through Chile’s Valparaíso…
March 12, 2024

AFGHANISTAN: ‘The risks posed by Taliban rule are too grave for the international community to…

CIVICUS speaks about the situation of human rights and women’s rights in Afghanistan with Ehsan Shayegan, founder and president of the Porsesh Policy Research…
March 11, 2024

Panel discussion on countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence

in Geneva

At the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council, Article 19 delivered a joint intervention on behalf of CIVICUS and a group of organisations,…
March 11, 2024

2024: A Big Year for Women and Democracy

in Op-Eds

By Lysa John, Secretary General of CIVICUS  The year 2024 is a bumper election year. Women voters will have a huge say in how…
March 11, 2024

JORDAN: ‘Commercial spyware that enables digital repression and abuse must be completely banned’

CIVICUS speaks with Access Now about their forensic investigation that exposed the use of Pegasus spyware to target activists and journalists in Jordan. Access Now…
March 09, 2024

EUROPE: ‘Governments are adopting measures that are beneficial for the climate but forget to include…

CIVICUS speaks with Karin Van Boxtel, Co Interim Director of Both ENDS, about the farmers’ protests happening across Europe. Both ENDS is a civil…
March 08, 2024

IWD 2024: CSOs renew their call on Saudi authorities to release jailed women’s rights activists

in News

On International Women’s Day, the undersigned organisations renew their call on Saudi Arabian authorities to release all women human rights defenders (WHRDs), women’s rights…
March 05, 2024

International Women’s Day, 2024 Progress Hinges on Feminist Leadership

in Op-Eds

By Lysa John, Secretary General of CIVICUS Investing in inclusion requires more than electing and initiating women leaders. It requires a coordinated effort to…
March 05, 2024

CIVICUS' submission on the Zero Draft of the Pact for the Future

The upcoming Summit for the Future, set for September 22-23, 2024, in New York City, marks a significant United Nations effort to tackle global…
March 05, 2024

HRC55: Address crackdown on civic space in Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

in Geneva

UN Human Rights Council – 55th sessionGeneral Debate Item 2Delivered by Sigrid Lipott, CIVICUSThank you Mr President,CIVICUS is convinced that the Council should play…
March 04, 2024

Greece: Another First for LGBTQI+ Rights

in Op-Eds

By Ines Pousadela, CIVICUS Senior Research Specialist, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report After almost two decades of civil…
March 02, 2024

EUROPEAN MEDIA FREEDOM ACT: ‘It will be crucial for EU member states to take this…

CIVICUS speaks with Renate Schroeder, Director of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), about the European Media Freedom Act, the first integrated legislation that…
March 01, 2024

MEXICO: ‘Civil society is a retaining wall against government malpractice’

CIVICUS speaks with Carlos G Guerrero Orozco, a Mexican lawyer and co-founder and president of Human Rights and Strategic Litigation-Mexico (DLM Mexico), about a…
March 01, 2024

Human Rights Council: ensure continuous international oversight and investigations in South Sudan

in Geneva

UN Human Rights Council – 55th session Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Delivered by…
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