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HRC47: UN Human Rights Council adopts new resolution on civil society space
Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) welcomes the adoption of a new United Nations resolution focused on civil society space, including with its requirement for the High Commissioner to report on specific challenges that civil society faces during times of crisis.
HRC47: Statement on human rights in Georgia and violence against Tbilisi Pride
On 8 July 2021, Human Rights House Foundation delivered a statement to the UN Human Rights Council on on human rights in Georgia and violence against Tbilisi Pride.
HRC47: Council member states must take action against ongoing human rights violations in Russia
Human Rights House Foundation joins Amnesty International, FIDH, and Human Rights Watch in urging UN Human Rights Council member states to take action against ongoing human rights violations in Russia against dissenting voices, civil society, and the political opposition.
Belarus must immediately and unconditional release Andrei Aliaksandrau
Human Rights House Foundation joins 13 other human rights, freedom of expression, media freedom, and journalists’ organisations in unreservedly condemn the arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of human rights defender and journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau, who is now facing up to 15 years in prison on baseless charges of “treason to the state”.
HRC47: statement on the human rights situation in Belarus
On 5 July 2021, Human Rights House Foundation delivered a statement to the UN Human Rights Council raising several issues including the importance of the mandate for the Special Rapporteur on Belarus, recent changes to the Criminal Code in Belarus, the situation for journalist Andrei Aleksandrov as well as Ukrainian defender Volodymyr Yavorsky.
HRC47: Statement on disinformation
Human Rights House Foundation joins 10 other organisations in calling for Human Rights Council member states to approach disinformation with a holistic response which embraces the right to freedom of expression, including by promoting a diverse and independent media, protecting journalists and whistle-blowers, ensuring access to information held by public bodies, and investing in media and digital literacy.
HRC47: Statement on Freedom of Expression
At the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights House Foundation has raised worrying trends across Eastern Europe and the Caucasus relating to disinformation and states working to actively silence civil society and dissenting views. The statement was released on the sidelines of the Interactive Dialogue under Item 3 of the Council’s 47th session agenda and in response to the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression’s report to the Council.
Media Under Attack in Belarus
Watch the full recording of the webinar “Media Under Attack in Belarus”, hosted on the sidelines of the 47th session of the Human Rights Council. Webinar organised by Human Rights House Foundation, Pen America, and the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the UN in Geneva.
Georgia must guarantee free expression & assembly of Tbilisi pride activists and supporters
Human Rights House Foundation and several Human Rights Houses call on the Georgian authorities to guarantee the human rights of Tbilisi pride activists and supporters amidst alarming threats from far-right nationalist groups against the LGBT+ community.