Perspectives from across civil society highlighting areas for action by the UN Secretary-General Civil society advocates from around the world are urging newly appointed UN Secretary-General António Guterres to be a champion for civil society and to take concrete steps to build a more inclusive UN.

The adopted resolution on promotion and protection of all human right, civil political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development.

22nd session of theHuman Rights Council International Women’s Day8 March 2013Delivered by Renate Bloem Thank you Mr.

22nd session of theHuman Rights Council High-level Panel Discussion to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and ProgrammeDelivered by Renate Bloem Thank you Mr.

This joint submission by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and the Center for  National and International Studies (CNIS) outlines concerns related to the environment in which civil society organisations and human rights defenders operate in Azerbaijan, and discusses threats they face in the exercise of the freedoms of expression, association and assembly.

20th session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 4 Report of High Commissioner on Belarus Interactive Dialogue 27 June 2012 Remaks delivered by Renate Bloem, CIVICUS UN Geneva Representative Thank you Mme President Mme High Commissioner, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation welcomes your comprehensive report.

19th session of the Human Rights Council Item 2 2 March 2012 Thank you Mr President, Madame High Commissioner, CVICUS welcomes your annual report.

Limited information and awareness of the notorious violations of human rights in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan reaches the international community.

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