On 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup d’état and declared a state of emergency. The nullification of the November 2020 election result, and the detention and replacement of civilian...
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
As a group of regional and international organizations, we express our full solidarity with Palestinian civil society and human rights defenders as Israel continues to escalate its attacks to shut...
OPEN LETTER Civil society organizations condemn and express their profound disappointment at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (the Council) decision to discontinue the mandate of the Group...
Mandate Renewal Key to Accountability for Past and Ongoing Violations in Libya (Geneva, September 21, 2021) – United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, should continue to...
We, the undersigned organisations, write to urge UN Member States to ensure the adoption of a robust resolution to establish a Fact-Finding Mission or similar independent investigative mechanism on...
Your Excellency, We write to you to urge your government to use the upcoming 48th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) to: We would welcome the opportunity to meet a...
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council to urgently impose a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights...
12 March 2021 Statement by Finland on behalf of a group of countries Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi, Finland Thank you Madame President, I have the honour to deliver this statement on...
Reverse Junta’s Revisions to Penal Code, Other Laws (Bangkok) – Myanmar’s military government should reverse its post-coup d’etat revisions of legal protections for human rights in the country, the...