The world faces a multi-dimensional human rights crisis. It’s an accountability crisis, with atrocity crimes perpetrated with impunity in Sudan, Palestine, Ukraine and Afghanistan…

The world needs to get China and the US to pay their part at the UN says Phil Lynch, at the ISHR.

The world needs to get China and the US to pay their part at the UN says Phil Lynch, at the ISHR.

The latest session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which concluded last week, offers a glimmer of hope in what are dark times for human rights around the world.

On 12 March 2025, Secretary-General António Guterres launched the UN80 Initiative. This comes at a time of unprecedented erosion of international human rights law and institutions…

La répression menée par des États autocratiques à l’étranger n’épargne pas la Suisse. Genève, capitale des droits humains, y est même particulièrement exposée. Une menace dont les autorités se saisiss...

Following a campaign by 1'259 non-governmental organisations from 157 States and territories, the UN human rights body adopted the resolution by a vote of 29 in favour, with 15 voting against and 3…

Watch a recording of the statement and find a full transcript below: Mr President, High Commissioner, this statement addresses four themes from your update. First, the work of human rights defenders…

U.N. systems have played a crucial role in highlighting Beijing’s human rights abuses. Now China’s government is stacking these very bodies with its own mouthpieces.

The Chinese government has made extensive use of its membership of UN human rights bodies and soared the presence of Chinese GONGOs to deter and prevent independent NGOs and human rights defenders…

C’est la fin du monde tel que nous le connaissons – la chanson de R.E.M. nous vient à l’esprit en regardant les nouvelles d’alliances et de lois brisées, conçues pour apporter sécurité…

Led by Norway, the resolution crucially covers new grounds and further develops States’ obligations to protect human rights defenders in the digital age. It also considers the needs expressed by human...

Two months after President Donald Trump announced a halt to U.S. engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council, Washington is influencing its work by applying pressure publicly and behind the scenes, seven diplomats and rights workers said.

Together with 6 other international NGOs, ISHR calls on States from all regions to support the renewal of the mandate of the independent, international Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine at the current…

Together with 6 other international NGOs, ISHR calls on States from all regions to support the renewal of the mandate of the independent, international Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine at the current…

In a significant joint statement delivered at the UN Human Rights Council, the 'Friends of Multilateralism' – a group coordinated by the Netherlands, Albania, Chile and Kyrgyzstan – sound the alarm…

On 27 February 2025, Thai authorities forcibly deported 40 Uyghur individuals – who had attempted to transit through then seek asylum in Thailand – to China in a secretive overnight operation.

On 27 February 2025, Thai authorities forcibly deported 40 Uyghur individuals – who had attempted to transit through then seek asylum in Thailand – to China in a secretive overnight operation.

The statement highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by armed conflict, famine, and the obstruction of aid. It calls for an immediate ceasefire, the opening of humanitarian corridors…

GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about the new US administration’s recent actions that undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms at both domestic and international leve...

A storm is about to hit the international human rights system, already weakened by years of neglect. For Phil Lynch, executive director of the International Service for Human Rights, we do not have to...

A storm is about to hit the international human rights system, already weakened by years of neglect. For Phil Lynch, executive director of the International Service for Human Rights, we do not have to...

A storm is about to hit the international human rights system, already weakened by years of neglect. For Phil Lynch, executive director of the International Service for Human Rights, we do not have to...

Following US President Donald Trump's decision to shut down USAID, the Inside Geneva podcast looks at the potential impact on global humanitarian efforts.

Following US President Donald Trump's decision to shut down USAID, the Inside Geneva podcast looks at the potential impact on global humanitarian efforts.

Following US President Donald Trump's decision to shut down USAID, the Inside Geneva podcast looks at the potential impact on global humanitarian efforts.

The event gathered around fifty participants from human rights NGOs and permanent missions to the UN in Geneva. Welcoming them, Phil Lynch, ISHR’s Executive Director, outlined that we were living in a...

Stay up-to-date: Follow @ISHRglobal and #HRC58 on Twitter and @ishr.ch on BlueSky, and look out for our Human Rights Council Monitor. During the session, follow the live-updated programme of work on…

What comes after democratic breakdown.

High-level US human rights experts express concern about the Trump administration's turn away from of international law and institutions.

Read the full statement in English, Chinese and Spanish. Thursday 26 December 2024 marked the fifth anniversary of the crackdown on the 'Xiamen gathering', a private gathering attended by some 20…

At its current session, the UN Human Rights Council will discuss a draft resolution on human rights defenders and new and emerging technologies. Such technologies have the potential to enhance…