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March 1, 2016
On Monday 7 March 2016, from 13h30-15h00 in Room XVIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, there will be a side event:Protection needs of human rights defenders working on economic, social and cultural rights: Challenges and good practice. (see my previous post: https://thoolen.wordpress.com/2016/02/29/regional-update-for-asia/)
The current and previous Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights defenders have emphasised the specific risks that defenders working on economic, social and cultural rights face. Whether they are activists fighting corruption or promoting transparency, working on land and environment rights, or defending their right to housing, ESC-rights defenders are among the most isolated and stigmatised defenders. This side event hopes to shed light on the risks faced by economic, social and cultural rights defenders, and draw on the report of the Special Rapporteur presented to the 31st session of the Human Rights Council to present good practices in furthering their protection.
panelists:
• Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
• Navi Pillay, former High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Allo Awol, human rights defender from Eritrea
• Arutchelvan Subramaniams, human rights defender from Malaysia
• Pedro Tzicá, human rights defender from Guatemala
Moderator: Ms Catarina de Albuquerque, Executive Chair of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) and former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation.
Interpretation in English and Spanish will be provided. The event will be webcast live at www.ishr.ch/webcasts
Source: Protection needs of human rights defenders working on economic, social and cultural rights | ISHR
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Tags: Allo Awol, Arutchelvan Subramaniams, Catarina de Albuquerque, civil society activists, environmental issues, Geneva, Human Rights Defenders, ISHR, land rights, Michel Forst, Navi Pillay, Pedro Tzicá, side event, social and economic rights, webcast
December 16, 2015
Tomorrow 17 December there will be a
Special session of the Human Rights Council on preventing further deterioration [now that is diplomatic language!] of the human rights situation in
Burundi. The International Service for Human Rights
(ISHR) is using the occasion to organize a side event on: “Escalation of Violence in Burundi: Human rights defenders voices from the ground” from 09.00-10.00 am in Room XII, Palais des Nations, Geneva. It will be webcast live on
www.ishr.ch/webcast. Follow on twitter using the hash-tag #BurundiHRDs.
Panelists (moderator Nicolas Agostini of FIDH):
- Mr Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Incarcerated Persons (APRODH), MEA Laureate 2007.
- Ms Margaret Barankitse, Maison Shalom
- Mr Anschaire Nikoyagize, Ligue ITEKA
- Ms Carina Tertsakian, Human Rights Watch
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Tags: African Union, Anschaire Nikoyagize, Burundi, Centre for African Journalists, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, Front Line (NGO), Geneva, Human Rights Defenders, ISHR, Journalist, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, side event, special session, UN Human Rights Council, webcast, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
June 13, 2015
In the context of the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council a side event – organized by the Human Rights House Network and several other NGOs – will shine light on the severe restrictions on fundamental freedoms and the imprisonment of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan, which risk turning these European Olympics into a sad symbol of repression. Live webcast on: www.peopleinneed.cz and www.azadiq.org
Speakers:
- Dinara Yunus
Daughter of detained human rights defenders Leyla and Arif Yunus
- Idrak Abbasov
Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS)
- Gulnara Akhundova
International Media Support
Moderation by Florian Irminger Human Rights House Foundation
Remarks:
- Michel Forst
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
- Maina Kiai (TBC)
Special Rapporteur on rights to freedom of assembly and association
- David Kaye (TBC)
Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression
It will taken place on Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 11:00 – 13:00 in Geneva (Switzerland), Palais des Nations, room XVII.
For access and more information contact: Anna Innocenti, International Advocacy Officer, Human Rights House Foundation ( +41 22 332 25 56 )
via: Azerbaijan: the repressive side of the European Olympic Games – Human Rights House Network.
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Tags: Azerbaijan, Baku Games, David Kaye, Dinara Yunus, European Games, Geneva, Gulnara Akhundova, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights House Foundation, Idrak Abbasov, Maina Kiai, Michel Forst, side event, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteurs, webcast
September 15, 2014
“Protecting civil society space and preventing reprisals: National and international developments and next steps” is side event that will be held on Friday, 19 September 2014 from 9.15 to 10.45 am in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Room XXIV.
Opening remarks Olivier de Frouville, member of the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances and member-elect of the UN Human Rights Committee
Panelists:
- Reine Alapini-Gansou, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
- Stephania Kulaeva, Director, Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial, Russia
- Patricia OBrien, Ambassador of Ireland to the UN
- Eleanor Openshaw, Reprisals Advocacy Manager, International Service for Human Rights
- Mothusi Bruce Rabasha Palai, Ambassador of Botswana to the UN TBC
Moderator: Michael Ineichen, Human Rights Council Advocacy Director, ISHR
The event will be webcast at www.ishr.ch/webcast. You can also follow the event on Twitter @ISHRGlobal, using the hashtag #ProtectCSS.
If you would like to attend but do not have UN accreditation, please email information[at]ishr.ch before 12 noon on 16 September.
via Protecting civil society space and preventing reprisals: National and international developments and next steps | ISHR.
for earlier posts on reprisals, see: https://thoolen.wordpress.com/tag/reprisals/
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Tags: anti-reprisals focal point, Civil society, Eleanor Openshaw, Geneva, Human Rights Defenders, ISHR, Olivier de Frouville, Reine Alapini-Gansou, reprisals, retaliation, side event, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Stephania Kulaeva, UN Human Rights Council, webcast
May 27, 2014
Under the title “From threats to opportunities: Business and Human Rights Defenders” the International Service for Human Rights [ISHR] organises a side event on Friday 13 June 2014, 12h15 – 13h45 in Room IX of Palais des Nations, Geneva. Note that it will be the first public appearance of the new Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Michael Forst. (https://thoolen.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/finally-it-is-final-michel-forst-the-new-rapporteur-on-human-rights-defenders/). For those unable to attend, a live webcast will be available at www.ishr.ch/webcast. You may also follow the event on Twitter @ISHRGlobal, using the hashtag #HRDs.
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Tags: Alice Harrison, corporate accountability, environmental activists, Human Rights Council, Human Rights Defenders, International Service for Human Rights, ISHR, Land issues, Michel Forst, Mining, Phil Lynch, Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, resource extraction, side event, streaming, United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, webcast
March 7, 2014
There seems to be almost unanimous agreement in the human rights movement that in outreach it will have to focus more on the visual aspects. In my end of year post in 2013 (see below) I tried to show to what extent this is already happening but a lot more systematic work is needed. Therefore it is good to be able to announce that True Heroes Films [THF] has concluded a coöperation agreement with the Geneva-based International Service for Human Rights [ISHR] with the purpose of supporting the visualisation process. As from Monday 10 March 2014 THF will operate a professionally equipped studio in the offices of the ISHR, strategically located close to the UN in Geneva. This will allow THF to provide images-related services, not just to the host but – against preferential fees – to all human rights organisations in the Geneva area. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: audiovisual communication, cooperation, film portraits, films, Geneva, human rights, Human Rights Defenders, human rights films, human rights movement, images, International Service for Human Rights, ISHR, NGOs, streaming, THF, True Heroes Films, video clips, visualization techniques, webcast
February 17, 2014
The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, is organising an expert seminar on The Right to Privacy in the Digital Age, a topic of great importance for human rights defenders. It will take place on Monday 24 February 2014, in room XXI in the Palais des Nations, Geneva. It purpose is to examine the international human rights law framework of the right to privacy, and identify challenges raised by modern communications technologies; foster understanding of how the right to privacy is implemented by governments, as well as addressed by the private sector and civil society; examine the extent to which domestic and extraterritorial surveillance may infringe on an individuals’ right to privacy; and identify ways forward to ensure the protection and promotion of the right to privacy.
Registration: Owing to limited space, reservation is recommended as soon as possible: alice.priddy[at]geneva-academy.ch. Please note that a live streaming of this seminar will be webcast. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: digital security, electronic surveillance, Geneva, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, human rights, Human Rights Defenders, international human rights, international human rights law, mass surveillance, palais des nations, Panel of Experts, right to privacy, streaming, the right to privacy, webcast
February 14, 2014
The Geneva-based International Service for Human Rights organises an important side event during the upcoming UN Human Rights Council. Under the title “Creating a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders” the event will take place on 11 March 2014, from 12h00 – 14h00 in the Palais des Nations, Geneva (exact room to be determined later). Those who cannot attend in person, can follow the event through a live webcast and ask questions or share comments via Twitter using #HRDs before and during the event. Photos and further details will also be available on Facebook following the event, Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: criminalization, Daniel Joloy, Danna Ingleton, enabling environment, Geneva, Hassan Shire Sheikh, Human Rights Defenders, International Service for Human Rights, internet, ISHR, Journal of Human Rights Practice, journalists, lawyers, Margaret Sekaggya, Sabrina Dallafior, side event, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, streaming, trade unionists, UN Human Rights Council, webcast, York university
November 30, 2013
Human rights defenders play a critical role in exposing and ensuring accountability for business-related human rights violations. Despite this, around the world, there is an increase in attacks, judicial harassment, restrictions, surveillance, intimidation and reprisals against defenders who work on land and environment issues associated with business activities. A side event on 3 December in Geneva (Palais des Nations Room XX from 13h00 to 15h00) will pay special attention to challenges engendered by the increasing criminalisation or repression of those peacefully denouncing adverse human rights impacts of corporate projects, discussing the role of both States and companies. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Center for International Environmental Law, corporate accountability, criminalization, environmental issues, FIDH, Forum Asia, Geneva, Human right, human rights, Human rights defender, Human Rights Defenders, human rights violations, International Federation for Human Rights, International service for, ISHR, Jorge Luis Morales, land disputes, OMCT, Peace Brigades International, side event, streaming, webcast, World Organisation Against Torture
September 10, 2013
In the context of my previous post, here is the reference to a side event organized by the ISHR on this topic which starts today (Tuesday) at 13h15-14h45 Swiss time in the Palais des Nations, Room 21. You can follow the event at www.ishr.ch/council/webcast.
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Tags: Advocacy Organizations, human rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Human rights defender, Human Rights Defenders, International Service for Human Rights, internet, retaliation, side event, UN Human Rights Council, webcast
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 