🌟 NEW! Special Procedures – Updated guide
#UNSpecialProcedures can influence through expertise, visibility, and public pressure. Defenders #HRDs can use the handbook to submit appeals, feed into visits, and leverage reports for advocacy.
👉 Access our guide here: https://ow.ly/hKR350YBjkm
The Human Rights Council has renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. The resolution presented by Norway and adopted by consensus secures the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for another three years. #HRC61 #HRDs
🌸 NEW! Special Procedures – Updated guide
ISHR releases its updated guide to #UNSpecialProcedures.
A practical tool for defenders #HRDs and #CivilSociety to engage effectively with these experts and strengthen their impact.
👉 Available on our website: https://ow.ly/cYo150YBhEv
Deadline extended!
There is still space remaining for those hoping to attend in person tomorrow at the Centre for Social Innovation, Trinity College Dublin, where I will be launching my scoping paper on social media platforms & the right to defend human rights.
#HRDs #Tech #Business&HumanRights
Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani, President of MERHROM claims that after that publication he began to receive insults, threatening and criticism through different platforms, phone calls and WhatsApp messages, as well as being the protagonist of fake videos on YouTube. #HRDs
verifica.efe.com/zafar-y-masl...
Donors increased funding to international NGOs in 2023, but did it reach local defenders?
Only 29–37% of donor funding reaches local #HRDs, compared to 31–39% in 2017–2020.
The gap between commitment and delivery is real and needs to be addressed.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4xwxdb2u
The UN's top #counterterrorism & #human rights expert sounds the alarm: vague definitions of "terrorism" enable govs. to target activists, #nonprofits, and #HRDs.
The world needs a narrower, rights-respecting definition — and the U.S. is a prime example of why.
🔗 bit.ly/4cPMUlb
#NonprofitRights
Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani, President of MERHROM and his wife Maslina, targets hatred and viral lies against the Rohingya people. #HRDs #UN #UNSC #UNHCR #UN_HRC #OIC_OCI #EuropeanUnion #ASEAN
www.abc.es/internaciona...
#HRC61 ID with SR on #HRDs: #Luxembourg🇱🇺 thanks @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social for her continued engagement since 2020. Attacks, intimidation, shrinking civic space & disinformation silence defenders. Protection mechanisms weaken as needs grow. An enabling and secure environment is essential.
Responses to human rights violations must never depend on geography or political alignment.
#NB8 are concerned that development aid cuts will impact human rights defenders. We urge all states to protect #HRDs and support the mandate renewal.
Full statement:
tinyurl.com/4w9ys2ts
Screenshot of a joint United Nations report cover featuring the logos of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) at the top. Large yellow text reads “BUSINESS AS USUAL:” over a photograph showing the arms and hands of several individuals gripping metal bars, suggesting detention. Below, white text on a blue background reads: “Human Rights Violations and Abuses Against Migrants, Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in Libya.”
Another damning report documenting the horrors being perpetrated against migrants in #Libya, as long reported on by #HRDs, and for which the EU and its Member States are partly responsible. [1/2]
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
The continued crackdown on human rights defenders #HRDs has never stopped.
#SitongBridge #PengLifa, still under #ForcedDisappearance;
#ChowHangTung, still detained;
the #HKAlliance3 trial began on 22 January.
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Human rights defenders #HRDs have families, friends, lovers and colleagues. Many of them received harsh sentences during 2025➡️
#ZhangZhan 4yrs
#JimmyLai 20yrs
🚨 #USA #US #Government #Freemason #IMPD #FBI harassment of #LGBTQ #gay #policing #activists #HRDs including hacking electronics, killing pets, wrecking cars, disabling queer social apps like @Grindr & @scruffapp & others . YES like it's Uganda 💩🖕
As a human rights defender @zafarahmadabdu2.bsky.social at risk, the UNHCR must protect Zafar, he is continue threats to security and life following his peaceful and legitimate work as a human rights defender. #HRDs @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social
Dear H.E. @volker_turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.thank you for speaking out on human rights & the urgent need to protect HRDs at risk around the world. Every state has the responsibility to contribute financially to uphold human rights works & protect HRDs.
#HRDs #UN_HRC #UNHumanRights
Dear H.E. @volker_turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. thank you for speaking out on human rights & the urgent need to protect HRDs at risk around the world. Every state has the responsibility to contribute financially to uphold human rights works & protect HRDs.
#HRDs
We echo the UN experts’ call on #Egypt to lift restrictions placed on human rights defenders. These restrictions, such as travel bans and asset freezes, prevent #HRDs from returning to normal life and violate human rights standards. HRDs should be protected, not punished.
Build networks, learn from experts, hone advocacy skills, exchange experiences from around the globe, and get an energy boost from 10 weeks spent online and in-person with other #HRDs as committed as you. Apply now for #HRDAP26! ✊
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🔗 Découvrez l’histoire d’Ibrahim sur notre dernier blog: bit.ly/3KOt8KX
#HRDs #HumanRights #EndTorture
🔗 Découvrez l’histoire d’Ibrahim sur notre dernier blog: bit.ly/4oUiZuv
#HRDs #HumanRights #EndTorture
🌍 International justice is undergoing deep fracture, from shrinking civic space to eroding norms. On #HumanRightsDay, we propose that sustaining #justice depends on building an interdependent ecosystem which:
1️⃣Redistributes #power
2️⃣Centres #survivors & #HRDs
3️⃣Treats #solidarity as infrastructure
On Human Rights Day 2025, I would like to thank each and every one who supported me during the past 5 challenging years as a victim of false accusations, xenophobia, and hate speech. I truly appreciate every intervention you made to secure my safety & dignity. #WorldHumanRightsDay2025 #HRDs #UN_HRC
🚨 New report: Public funding for human rights defenders remains only 0.10% of global ODA, despite rising threats.
Read about this and many more insights here: https://tinyurl.com/yckepmc9
#HumanRights #HRDs #ODA #ProtectDefenders
Highlighting the work of #HRDs as "indispensable" for environment & people, Gianluca Esposito of @coe.int underscores importance of treating human rights & env't together, building towards the 1st European Forum of Environment Human Rights Defenders in Strasbourg, June 2026.
Hon.Ms.@MaryLawlorhrds,The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, We urge to save the human rights defenders and the timely protection of around the globe without further delay.We human rights defenders suffered enough. #HRDs #ForntLineDefenders #UN_HRC #OHCHR
HRDS to make 133 houses for shelling affected families in Poonch: J&K LG #HRDS #PoonchJKLG #socialnewsxyz
