Resources and Tools

This video features the personal accounts of human rights defenders detailing the plight of targeted individuals who face life-altering consequences after cooperating with the UN. These acts of retaliation by the State are known as reprisals, and can include travel bans, stalking, personal threats or threats against the family, detainment and in many cases even conviction. The video provides information on the role of the UN Assistant Secretary General, senior official on reprisals.

An example of a weak statement by a State at the Human Rights Council. This statement focuses on the Commission of Enquiry on Burundi.

An example of a good statement by States made at the Human Rights Council. This statement focuses on the acts of reprisals and intimidation in Egypt against individuals who seek to cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights.

An example of a good (joint) statement made by States at the Human Rights Council. This joint statement aims to offer guidance on when the Council should engage with a concerned State, to prevent, respond to or address violations and to assist in de-escalation of a situation of concern.

An example of a resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council. This resolution creates a commission of inquiry to conduct an investigation into human rights violations in Burundi, and includes details on the scope of its mandate, including identifying perpetrators, making recommendations, and presenting a report to the General Assembly.

An example of a flyer promoting a side event at the Human Rights Council.

An example of a flyer promoting a side event at the Human Rights Council.

An example of a flyer promoting a side event at the Human Rights Council.

This joint written submission by ISHR in collaboration with organisations working to promote and protect human rights on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC), outlines the legal framework underpinning the rights of LGBTI defenders, and relevant State obligations for the realization of those rights.

This joint civil society statement was presented to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions at the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council. It expresses appreciation for the continued attention to the issue of arbitrary detention in Venezuela, including against human rights defenders. They also ask the Working group to visit Venezuela, and ask the Venezuelan government to accept and facilitate that visit.