Latest posts tagged with #HRC58 on Bluesky
Presenting #HRC58 report on ocean & #humanrights, UN @srenvironment.bsky.social Astrid Puentes highlights Committee's report can draw from:
🔸 Existing information, incl. #ICJAO & #ITLOS & experiences of those affected
🔸 Right to #HealthyEnvironment & State obligations as key frameworks
Highlighting the increasing linkages between #humanrights and #plastics, as seen in #HRC58 resolution on ocean and human rights amongst others at the Human Rights Council, Ana Paula Souza of OHCHR stresses the #PlasticsTreaty should protect the right to health & to #HealthyEnvironment.
#Peace & Security, #Development & #HumanRights
💙3 pillars, 1 UN 💙
From #Geneva to #NewYork
The President of the HR Council held meetings with the wider
UN though which he informed abt #HRC58, underlined importance of Human Rights, and addressed financial and political challenges ahead
#Indonesia's "diplomacy of denial" on West Papua enables "dispossession & exploitation, a decades-long pattern that caused #HumanRightsViolations & has cost countless indigenous lives," writes Cypri Jehan
He breaks down the reply to CSI at #HRC58: www.csi-int.org/news/indones...
#WestPapua
#MENA 🌍 At #HRC58, CIHRS welcomed the #Syria inquiry’s renewal but warned that double standards on Gaza, Egypt & Algeria undermine victim protection, saying: “Inaction in the face of genocide is not neutrality – it is complicity.”
From Feb 24–Apr 4, GWI took part in #HRC58, marking 30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action.
🔹 1 in 3 women still faces violence
🔹 800+ women die daily from preventable causes
GWI calls for real change—not just words.
📖 cutt.ly/lrgwEJNg #GWI #BeijingPlus30
Human rights defenders detained in remote areas are more likely to be isolated from their support network & at risk of further abuse. At #HRC58 I urged States: ask about them, visit them, stay in touch with their families. If it were your loved one, wouldn’t you want the same?
今天是 #黎智英 被捕四周年，他被控违反 #香港 #国安法 案被法院延至8月14日结案陈词。
本届 #人权理事会 #HRC58 上，联合国专家 @profbensaul 重申先前对 #中国 国家安全法和黎智英案的担忧&期待与中国进行建设性合作，以完善其国家法律。
📢呼应联合国专家警告➡️不要在本案中采纳据称通过酷刑获得的证据。
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During the #HRC58 session, 25+ States provided a joint statement reiterating the urgency of #ClimateCrisis & its impacts on #HumanRights & stressing the need for the UN Human Rights Council to address fossil fuels as the main driver of the crisis.
The 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council ended last week.
The #HRC58 addressed critical #HumanRights issues worldwide - including those at the intersection with climate change, pollution & biodiversity loss.
A 🧵 on how CIEL engaged in this session 👇
At #HRC58 I welcomed #Canada’s support for human rights defenders abroad. But I had to say it: Canadian extractive mining companies are putting defenders at risk all over the world. We need binding due diligence obligations, a stronger CORE, and real accountability.
#HRC58: Civil society presents key takeaways from the session 🌍
At the 58th Human Rights Council session, civil society organisations share reflections on key outcomes and highlight gaps in addressing crucial issues and situations.
📢 Find out more here: ishr.ch/latest-updat...
6️⃣ Geneva, #Switzerland: @peacetrack.bsky.social addressed #HRC58 on racial discrimination against #Yemen’s Muhamasheen community & the urgent need for support for women #HRDs. Watch the statement here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drf8....
#Global 🌐 @article19.bsky.social welcomes the new resolution on HRDs and new and emerging technologies adopted at #HRC58. Threats addressed include: biometric mass surveillance, internet shutdowns, #spyware, SLAPPS and transnational repression.
OUT NOW: An overview of 🇺🇳 #HRC58 and human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, featuring statements from human rights experts, civil society, states + more information on the landmark vote and mandate expansion of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran: bit.ly/3G1G4ud
In this week's issue of #AtrocityAlert:
🔺 Widespread civilian executions after Sudanese Armed Forces #SAF recapture #Khartoum
🔺Justice inches forward for past atrocities in #Ethiopia amid ongoing abuses
🔺Outcomes of #HRC58
Full issue: bit.ly/AtrovityAler...
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@BahaiBIC_Rights
En #HRC58, los expertos sacan a la luz cómo décadas de esfuerzos por parte de Irán para «otrizar» y aislar a los bahá'ís del resto de la sociedad no han funcionado.
Vea los aspectos más destacados de nuestr
@BahaiBIC #Bahai #Mexicali #FelizMiércoles
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NEW SouthViews analyzes #neurotechnology's risks to privacy, autonomy & dignity, considering the latest Special Rapporteur on Privacy report presented at #HRC58. Ethical governance needs consent, security, equity & rights-based principles. #humanrights
www.southcentre.int/southviews-n...
🇸🇩🇪🇹🇺🇳 Out now! This week's #AtrocityAlert covers widespread extrajudicial & summary executions in #Khartoum, #Sudan & progress made on accountability in #Ethiopia amid dire protection needs, as well as provides an overview of the outcomes of #HRC58.
Read more ⬇️
www.globalr2p.org/publications...
Read our full round-up for #HRC58 here: buff.ly/Mupy4mx and learn all about sexual rights-related resolutions, statements, panels and more that were the highlights of this session.
UNPO recently participated in the United Nations’ 58th Session of the Human Rights Council, representing our members and advocating for human rights.
Read more here: unpo.org/the-unpos-pa...
#HRC58 #HumanRights #UNPO #GlobalSolidarity
📢 At #HRC58, PTI addressed Item 10: Technical Assistance & Capacity Building, calling for urgent support to protect human rights defenders in #Yemen, especially women and marginalized groups.
Watch our full statement now and amplify the call for inclusive protection:
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During my official visit to #Georgia in 2023, human rights defenders were already facing smears, threats & attacks. At #HRC58 last month, I had to say it: the situation has deteriorated further. I urge Georgia to act on my recommendations & protect HRDs from violence & hostility.
SAC-M welcomes the renewed int'l attention given to #Myanmar at #HRC58, even before the devastating #earthquake.
The Council's new consensus resolution on Myanmar is a clear call for stronger action from States & UN entities & places renewed pressure on the #UNGA & #UNSC.
PR: tinyurl.com/mvx2nx5w
📢 At #HRC58, PTI delivered a statement under Item 9 spotlighting institutionalized racial discrimination in Yemen against the Muhamasheen community.
🎥 Watch our oral statement now and join us in demanding justice and equal rights for all:
👉 youtu.be/FclPaEB-UTs?...
“Sans la paix, la vie n'a pas de sens. Sans la paix, la vie n'a pas de goût.” — Ces mots prononcés par une défenseure des droits humains dans l'Est de la #RDC m'ont marquée. Au #HRC58 j'ai appelé au respect du cessez-le-feu et à la protection et l'évacuation urgente des défenseurs des droits humains
#HRC58 resolution on #Myanmar recalls state obligation under Arms Trade Treaty reiterating that States have an obligation to ensure transfer of arms do not exacerbate human suffering, conflict, or breach int. law. Member States should ensure their actions align with these principles!
⚖ #HRC58 concluded: The UN Human Rights Council wrapped up six weeks of intense work amid global crises and threats to multilateralism and the rule of law. The ICJ actively participated, emphasizing the importance of civil society engagement and protection. www.icj.org/hrc58-the-un...
A wide-angle view of the United Nations Human Rights Council chamber in Geneva, Switzerland, filled with international delegates seated in concentric rows. Above them, the iconic ceiling artwork by Spanish artist Miquel Barceló features a dramatic explosion of color and texture—resembling a coral reef or inverted cave—symbolizing diversity and complexity across the world. Credit: UN Human Rights Council.
The 58th session of the Human Rights Council has ended in Geneva — but our commitment must not. 🇺🇳
Human rights are the oxygen of humanity. Let’s breathe it. Defend it. Live it. ⚖️🌍
#HRC58 #HumanRights
