Events

34th Session of the Human Rights Council

Highlights include the presentation of the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, appointment of the new mandate holder for the position of Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and the High Commissioner for Human Right’s oral report on Ukraine.

Published: January 26, 2017

When: Monday, 27. February 2017
To: Friday, 24. March 2017
Where: Geneva
More info: www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session34/Pages/34RegularSession.aspx

Florian Irminger, Head of Advocacy at HRHF, discusses priorities at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council

On 7 March, at the side event Azerbaijan: Continued Repression of Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders, Azerbaijani human rights defenders and UN and State representatives will outline their different perspectives on the situation in the country, and call for the international community to respond.

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Opinion

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Serbia’s Shrinking Civic Space Needs International Attention

In recent months, Serbia has witnessed an alarming crackdown on its civic space. This has unfolded through a wave of arrests, smear campaigns, and repressive tactics aimed at silencing dissent and undermining democratic principles. These actions, exacerbated by growing Russian and Chinese influence, reveal a systematic effort of Serbia’s authorities to suppress civil society and stifle public dissent.

Statements

November 7, 2024

EU Leaders Should Raise Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan during COP29

Human Rights House Foundation joins a joint-statement from INGOs led by Human Rights Watch urging EU leaders to press the Azerbaijani Authorities to end its renewed and intensified crackdown on critical voices and independent civil society.

Impact

October 31, 2024

Advocating for increased support for civil society, and marking 30 years of the Network of Human Rights Houses

From October 7-11, 2024, 15 human rights defenders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine gathered for a week of advocacy as a part of the Network of Human Rights Houses’ 30th anniversary celebrations. Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) and Network partners aimed to deepen engagement with Norwegian policymakers and raise awareness of critical human rights challenges across the region, emphasising the need for increased political and financial support from Norway for civil society.