Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 55th session (HRC55, 26 February-5 April 2024), over 90 NGOs call on the Council to extend the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS).

The year-long Human Rights 75 Initiative campaign culminates this week with the Human Rights 75 High-level event held on 11-12 December.

Human Rights Council in Geneva.

CIVICUS, a global human rights alliance and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) call upon states to use the upcoming human rights review of Bangladesh at the UN Human Rights Council to call out its ongoing failure to fully implement previous recommendations related to civic freedoms.

CIVICUS and its partners have made UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) submissions on civil society space in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Eritrea and Viet Nam.

The 54th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council began on 11 September in the context of ongoing and unfolding human rights crises.

   Statement at the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council Item 10 General DebateDelivered by Róisín Dunbar CIVICUS regrets that despite the technical assistance provided, lack of commitment to civic space by States continues to hinder full enjoyment of human rights.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with UN Special Rapporteur on CambodiaDelivered by Sigrid Lipott, CIVICUSThank you, Mrs.

On 10 October 2023, UN Member States will gather in New York to elect 15 new Members to the Human Rights Council for the 2024-2026 term.

Statement at the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council  Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Democratic Republic of the Congo  Delivered by Róisín Dunbar   Thank you, Mr President,  CIVICUS welcomes the High Commissioner’s report, and we share your concerns on ongoing restrictions on civic freedoms in the DRC.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights CouncilAdoption of the UPR Outcomes – United Arab EmiratesDelivered by Róisín DunbarThank you, Mr President,CIVICUS, the Emirates Detainees Advocacy Centre and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights welcome the government of the UAE’s engagement with the UPR process, and especially its support for 19 UPR recommendations related to civic space.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Human Rights -- Outcome Adoption for Burundi Delivered by Pierre-Claver MBONIMPA , Association Burundaise pour la Protection des Droits Humains et des Personnes Détenues  Thank you, Mr President, Association Burundaise pour la Protection des Droits Humains et des Personnes Détenues (APRODH) and CIVICUS welcome the government of Burundi’s engagement with the UPR process.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council  General Debate Item 4 Delivered by Róisín Dunbar , CIVICUS Thank you, Mr President, The new CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, highlights serious concerns regarding the rapid decline in respect for civic space in Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, Senegal and the United Arab Emirates.

     Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights CouncilInteractive Dialogue on written update of the High Commissioner on the human rights situation in MyanmarDelivered by May Thiri Khin,  Burma Human Rights Network Thank you, Mr.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Debate with the Special Rapporteur on Burundi Delivered by Agnès Ndirubusa  Thank you, Mr President, CIVICUS and independent Burundian civil society organisations thank the Special Rapporteur for his report and continued work.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Debate on the report of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia  Delivered by Róisín Dunbar, CIVICUS Thank you, Mr President, CIVICUS and its partners in Ethiopia welcome the work of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, particularly reports and statements highlighting the state of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council General Debate on the High Commissioner’s updateDelivered by Humberto Mendez RamosThank you, Mr President, This 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR75), the High Commissioner has described civic space as the best indicator of a state’s commitment to upholding the aspirations of the Declaration.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Interactive Debate on Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)'s Report on Nicaragua Delivered by Róisín Dunbar, CIVICUS Thank you, Mr President, CIVICUS welcomes the report by OHCHR on the human rights situation in Nicaragua, which documents the systematic repression of civic space as also reported by CIVICUS.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Interactive Debate on OHCHR report on Afghanistan Delivered by Horia Mosadiq, Safety and Risk Mitigation Organization (SRMO) Thank you Mr.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Office of the High Commisioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Sri Lanka Delivered by Róisín Dunbar Thank you, Mr.

Statement at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Interactive Dialogue on the report of Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar Delivered by May Thiri Khin, Burma Human Rights Network We thank the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) for their recent report.

To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council RE: Human Rights Council should adopt meaningful resolution to address spiralling rights crisis in Cambodia Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are writing to alert your government to the worsening human rights crisis in Cambodia, and to appeal to you for your support for a resolution strengthening and extending scrutiny of the situation to be adopted at the 54th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (the “Council”).

As a global civil society alliance with a mandate to strengthen citizen action and civil society throughout the world, CIVICUS’s key priorities and recommendations ahead of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (11 September - 13 October) relate to protecting fundamental freedoms and supporting civil society where they face grave risk.

CIVICUS makes UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) submissions on civil society space in Chad, China, Malaysia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Senegal.

CIVICUS’ key priorities and recommendations during the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council focussed on the protection of fundamental freedoms and support to civil society where they face grave risk.

We welcome the resolution put forward by the OIC to ensure the full implementation of the United Nations database of businesses facilitating Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as well as the recent publication of the partial update to the database issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 30 June 2023.

Statement at the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Adoption of the UPR report of Pakistan Delivered by Gulalai Ismail Thank you, Mr President.

Statement at the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Adoption of the UPR report of Sri Lanka Delivered by Tharindu Jayawardhana Thank you, Mr President.

Statement at the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Interactive Dialogue on written update of the High Commissioner on Myanmar Delivered by Kyaw Win Thank you Mr.

Statement at the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Adoption of the UPR report of Benin Delivered by Cristina Figueira Shah Thank you, Mr President.

Statement at the UN Human Rights Council – 53rd Session Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi Delivered by Sigrid Lipott Thank you, Mr.

Declaración Oral: Consejo de Derechos Humanos – 53° período de sesiones y aprobación del Informe EPU Entregada por Humberto Mendez Ramos Saludos desde la Asociación por los Derechos Humanos (APRODEH).

Statement at the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue on High Commissioner report on Venezuela Delivered by CIVICUS and Espacio Público Thank you Mr President, In Venezuela, persecution against government critics continues.

CIVICUS joins civil society organisations in urging the international community to ensure the protection of refugees and internally displaced persons including women and women human rights defenders in Sudan.

Statement at the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea Delivered by Helen Kidan Thank you, Mr.

Statement at the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on Sudan At #HRC53's interactive dialogue on 🇸🇩#Sudan, we: -called on the government to cease hostilities & respect #humanrights -urged neighboring countries to temporarily waive entry visa requirements & grant prima facie refugee status to those fleeing the violence.

Statement at the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls and the Special Rappoteur on Afghanistan 🇦🇫🇺🇳 The international community hasn't done enough to hold the #Taliban accountable for their rights abuses.

As a global civil society alliance with a mandate to strengthen citizen action and civil society throughout the world, CIVICUS’ key priorities and recommendations ahead of the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council relate to protecting fundamental freedoms and supporting civil society where they face grave risk.

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 53rd session (19 June-14 July 2023), we, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, are writing to urge your delegation to support the development and adoption of a resolution that extends the mandate of the Special Rap­por­teur on the situation of hu­man rights in Eritrea for one year.

TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Excellencies, In light of the unfolding human rights crisis in Sudan, and notwithstanding efforts to stop the fighting by the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and other regional and international actors, we, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, are writing to urge your delegation to address the human rights dimensions of the crisis by supporting the convening of a special session of the UN Human Rights Council.

The United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States once every 4.

The 52nd session of the Human Rights Council was held over almost six weeks of debates, negotiations and events, drawing to a close on 4 April 2023 with 43 resolutions adopted by its 47 member states on a range of country situations and thematic issues.

Statement at the 52nd Sesssion of the UN Human Rights Council  Thank you President.

Statement at the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council  UPR Outcomes Adoption – South Africa Delivered by Nicola Paccamiccio Thank you, Mr President.

Statement at the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council  UPR outcome adoption - Poland Delivered by Kinga Lozinska             Thank you, Mr President.

Statement at the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council UPR Outcome Adoption – Brazil Delivered by Maria Eduarda Pessoa de Assis Instituto Igarapé and CIVICUS welcome the government of Brazil’s engagement with the Universal Periodic Review process.

Statement at the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of the Philippines Delivered by Cristina Palabay, Karapatan Thank you, Mr.

Statement at the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council  UPR Outcome Adoption – India Delivered by Meha Khanduri, Human Rights Defenders Alert-India Thank you, Mr President.

Arabic Statement at the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Adoption of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcomes – Algeria Delivered by Rachid Aouine Thank you, Mr President.

Statement at the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council  UPR Outcome Adoption – Indonesia Delivered by Cornelius Hanung Thank you, Mr.