The 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council sat from 22 February - 24 March, 2021 and there were a number of critical human rights resolutions up for debate and for the 47 Council members to address.

Resolution on Nicaragua adopted at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Resolution on Myanmar adopted at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council This resolution, adopted by consensus, represents an important step towards achieving accountability and justice in Myanmar

Resolution on Belarus adopted at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Resolution on Sri Lanka adopted at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council The UN Human Rights Council maintains scrutiny but impunity concerns remain CIVICUS welcomes renewed scrutiny on Sri Lanka by the Human Rights Council, and calls for the Council to take further measures towards an accountability mechanism should the situation continue to deteriorate.

Statement at the 46 Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 10: General Debate on technical cooperation and capacity building Oral statement delivered by Cecile Gaa, Forum Asia Madam President, Nearly six months since its adoption, Human Rights Council resolution 45/33 offering technical assistance to the Philippines has proven to be utterly insufficient to address the systematic human rights violations and persistent impunity documented in the High Commissioner’s report.

Statement at the 46 Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the Democratic Republic of Congo Thank you, Madame President, and thank you High Commissioner for your update.

Amnesty International delivers this statement on behalf of 15 NGOs.

Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights -- Outcome Adoption for Honduras Thank you, Mr President.

This statement is made on behalf of 8 organisations, who together call on the Human Rights Council to address the human rights situation in the Russian Federation.

Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights -- Outcome Adoption for Maldives

Statement at 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights -- Outcome Adoption for Malawi   We welcome Malawi’s engagement in the UPR process.

🇸🇸#SouthSudan: The conditions for activists and journalists are dire and continue to worsen.

Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council This Council has identified restrictions on fundamental freedoms as a warning sign of an impending human rights crisis.

Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Delivered by Cyriaque Nibitegeka CIVICUS and independent Burundian civil society organisations welcome the important work of the Commission of Inquiry and thank the Commission for its update.

🇲🇲#Myanmar: International action needed to restore democracy and protect rights.

Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council  We thank the Fact-Finding Mission for this timely update, which ensures that the human rights situation in Venezuela continues to be promptly documented.

Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Thank you, Madame President.

Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Thank you, Madame President; High Commissioner.

Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council delivered by Amaru Ruiz, Fundación del Río The crisis in Nicaragua persists and systematic repression of demonstrations has effectively suppressed mobilisations.

Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council We welcome the report of the High Commissioner, which concludes that domestic initiatives for accountability have repeatedly failed to produce results.

The 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council will sit from 22 February - 23 March, 2021 and there are a number of critical human rights resolutions up for debate and for the 47 Council members to address.

Joint statement ahead of the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council, condemning Russia (a new member of the body) for recent attacks against protestors (over 12,000 detained since late January).

Special session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar CIVICUS thanks the UK and EU for your leadership in calling for this Special Session.

Joint statement by human rights organisations calling UN Human Rights Council to convene a Special Session on Myanmar.

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges for NGOs to deliver in-person statements to the Human Rights Council at the Palais de Nations in Geneva.

Statement on Nepal ahead of Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights CIVICUS calls on UN member states to urge the Government of Nepal to double its efforts to protect civic freedoms as its human rights record is examined by the UN Human Rights Council on 21 January 2021 as part of the 37th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

Statement on Myanmar ahead of Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights CIVICUS, Free Expression Myanmar and Asia Democracy Network call on UN member states to urge the Government of Myanmar to protect civic freedoms as its human rights record is examined by the UN Human Rights Council on 25 January 2021 as part of the 37th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

Statement on Rwanda ahead of Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights A United Nations review of Rwanda’s human rights record is an opportunity to shed light on civic space restrictions in the country, DefendDefenders and CIVICUS said ahead of Rwanda’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which will take place on Monday 25 January 2021 in Geneva.

CIVICUS, the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD) and the Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (ASONOG) call on UN member states to urge the Government of Honduras to protect civic freedoms as its human rights record is examined by the UN on 5 November 2020 as part of the 36th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

CIVICUS, the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) call on UN member states to urge the Government of Malawi to double its efforts to protect civic freedoms as its human rights record is examined by the UN Human Rights Council on 3 November 2020 as part of the 36th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

CIVICUS makes joint UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) submissions on civil society space in Mozambique, Niger, Paraguay and Singapore 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.

Joint statement from the end of the United Nations' 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council 14 organisations share reflections on the key outcomes of the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council, as well as the missed opportunities to address key issues and situations including on deadly migration routes at EU and US borders, and the human rights situations in Algeria, Bolivia, China, Egypt, and India.

Joint statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council -- delivered by the World Organisation Against Torture   On behalf of 14 organisations, including colleagues in the Philippines, we are deeply disappointed that the draft Item 10 resolution on the Philippines fails to reflect the gravity of the situation, including as documented in the OHCHR report.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council -- Enhanced Dialogue on the Democratic Republic of the Congo   Thank you, Madame President, and thank you High Commissioner for your report.

Joint statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council -- CIVICUS and Karapatan, delivered by Roneo Clamor CIVICUS and its member organisation Karapatan welcome the Secretary General’s report and recommendations on reprisals.

Joint statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council -- CIVICUS and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights The Royal Government of Cambodia’s attempts to silence dissent in the country - by criminalising political opposition, shutting down media outlets, jailing journalists, and targeting human rights defenders and civil society groups who speak out – is ratcheting up.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council  Over the last two years, we have seen in India an alarming deterioration of civic freedoms.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council     Acts of reprisal pose a threat to the functioning of UN human rights mechanisms as a whole.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights -- Outcome Adoption for Armenia Thank you, Madame President.

Joint Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights -- Outcome Adoption for Kenya | Delivered by Martin Ray Taban Mavenjina, Kenya Human Rights Commission   Thank you, Madame President.

Joint statement with Forum Asia and Manushya at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights -- Outcome Adoption for Laos   Thank you, Mr Vice President.

Joint statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council -- delivered by International Service for Human Rights General debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development As the High Commissioner recognised in her opening remarks to this session, States have a responsibility to ensure that migrants' lives are protected and their human rights upheld; she made clear that the dire precarity of migrants in camps on Lesvos, and the risks to life of migrants facing collective pushback and expulsions, underscored ‘the need for solidarity and shared responsibility among EU Member States’.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council -- delivered by Marsyabel Rodriguez from Espacio Público Interactive Dialogue on the fact-finding Mission on Venezuela.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Thank you, Madame President, On behalf of the Civic Space Initiative, we wish to draw attention to the enduring restrictions for civil society and civic freedoms, stemming from security measures to counter-terrorism and violent extremism.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi   CIVICUS and independent Burundian civil society organisations welcome the important work of the Commission of Inquiry, and thank the Commission for its report.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Urgent debate on Belarus Madame President, We have watched with horror as riot police and law enforcement agencies have used brutal means to curtail peaceful protests in Belarus following disputed elections in August.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on COVID-19   Thank you, Madame President; High Commissioner.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council   Thank you, High Commissioner for your update, which takes place in a difficult and unprecedented context.

Statement at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar  Thank you, Madame President, We thank the Independent Investigative Mechanism for its second report.