Human rights defenders promote dignity, fairness, peace and justice in their homes, workplaces, communities and countries. They challenge governments that fail to respect and protect their people, corporations that degrade and destroy the environment, and institutions that perpetuate privilege and patriarchy. For many, the United Nations (UN) is the last arena in which they can confront abuses.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Human rights defenders must be able to share crucial information and perspectives with the UN safely and unhindered.\u00a0Yet some States try to escape international scrutiny by raising obstacles \u2013 such as intimidation and reprisals \u2013 aimed at creating fear and\u00a0systematically hindering defenders\u2019 access to and cooperation with human rights mechanisms. See my post of today: https:\/\/humanrightsdefenders.blog\/2022\/09\/20\/human-rights-defenders-at-the-51st-session-of-the-un-human-rights-council\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This needs to change! Join the campaign of the International Service for Human Rights today so human rights defenders have a seat at the UN table.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What can you do?<\/strong> ISHR and partners have worked to support individual defenders and organisations that have endured multiple forms of reprisals and intimidation.\u00a0Take action for them now and help #EndReprisals! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are two quick, impactful actions you can take:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Write to State representatives at the UN\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and urge them to take up cases from Belarus, Burundi, China, Egypt, and Venezuela \u00a0Tweet for Viasna in Belarus<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tweet for human rights lawyers in Burundi<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tweet for Jiang Tianyong in China<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tweet for Ibrahim Metwally Hegazy in Egypt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tweet for NGOs in Venezuela<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Click to\u00a0tweet a message in solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>with the individuals or groups described in a specific case:<\/p>\n\n\n\n