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G20 summit: international ritual lacking in substance

Host government India uses meeting as pre-election PR exercise
MIDDLE EAST

Iran: one year on, what’s changed?

Discontent likely to flare up again
CENTRAL AFRICA

Gabon: the end of a dictatorship… and the beginning of another?

Military coups rarely lead to democracy
EAST AFRICA

Sudan: millions forced to flee conflict

Urgent humanitarian response needed for the many displaced in the country and across borders
GLOBAL

Pride 2023: defiant joy against anti-rights backlash

LGBTQI+ people around the world keep mobilising against the odds
EAST AFRICA

Kenya: cost of living protests met with police repression

Any solution to systemic violence must start with challenging impunity

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Bahrain’s political prisoners: resistance against the odds

Democratic partners must prove their human rights commitment by urging reform
FREEDOMS
MIDDLE EAST
24.Sep.2023
EN

Ethiopia: no peace, no justice

Government is doing everything it can to evade international accountability
CONFLICT | CRISIS
EAST AFRICA
21.Sep.2023
EN

G20 summit: international ritual lacking in substance

Host government India uses meeting as pre-election PR exercise
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
17.Sep.2023
ENESFR

Iran: one year on, what’s changed?

Discontent likely to flare up again
FREEDOMS
MIDDLE EAST
16.Sep.2023
EN
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VIETNAM | 29.SEP.2023

‘The government hates losing face and has zero tolerance for criticism’

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UGANDA | 28.SEP.2023

‘The UN human rights office was instrumental in addressing human rights concerns in the conflict and post-conflict period’

EN
THE NETHERLANDS | 26.SEP.2023

‘Restrictions on the right to protest should be the exception rather than the rule’

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 2023 State of Civil Society Report

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Global alliance of civil society organisations & activists working to strengthen citizen action & civil society IG: @civicusalliance SG: @LysaJohnSA

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10 Jun 1667470181621178369

🇭🇰Hong Kong was once a country where people felt safe to protest. It had a flourishing media and publishing industry. Now journalists are criminalised and key independent media have shut down.- @andrewfirmin

🇭🇰Hong Kong was once a country where people felt safe to protest. It had a flourishing media and publishing industry. Now journalists are criminalised and key independent media have shut down.- @andrewfirmin
Inter Press Service @ipsnews

Hong Kong’s Lights of Freedom Extinguished https://ift.tt/XIVn519

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9 Jun 1667119617980997632

At the Blue Sky VI on @UN's #Counterterrorism Efforts launch, CIVICUS’s @mandeep_tiwana1 highlighted the challenges #civilsociety and #activists face due to the abuse of counter-terrorism laws worldwide.

Watch the forum here: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1h2mbms2h

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5 Jun 1665671644872859650

The latest report from Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (@BIRN_Network) documents cases of political censorship, intimidation and legal suppression of dissent across the region.

Reporting by @matmastracci at @BalkanInsight:

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5 Jun 1665665961670717442

New update on Turkmenistan prepared by @IPHR & @hronikatm for @CIVICUSMonitor highlights unprecedented internet censorship, growing number of protests, pressure tactics used at home & abroad and other alarming trends but also important UN HRC findings: https://www.iphronline.org/turkmenistan-un-human-rights-body-issues-important-findings-as-the-authorities-continue-to-reign-in-dissent.html

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6 Jun 1665907778643435522

🇳🇵#Nepal: Authorities continue to target #journalists, stifle #protests and seek to increase #surveillance powers

Our latest #civicspace update: https://web.civicus.org/NepalJune2023

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Informe sobre el estado de la sociedad civil 2023

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Canal de @CIVICUSalliance dedicado a la comunidad hispanohablante. Trabajamos para defender y fortalecer la acción ciudadana y la sociedad civil.

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10 Jun 1667577365340233729

Las noticias falsas están en todas partes.

Al compartirlas puedes mantener a otros en la ignorancia y desprotegidos ante una crisis.

Antes de presionar el botón de compartir, tómate un momento para verificar los datos haciéndote algunas preguntas.

https://shareverified.com/es/

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9 Jun 1667216909803110415

Durante la sesión "Protegiendo a las defensoras de derechos humanos cuando el acoso es virtual" 💪🏽, la activista de los #DDHH Costarricense Larissa Arroyo, fue parte del panel y nos da a conocer el impacto personal del acoso en el ciberespacio.

#RightsCon #Netherlands

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9 Jun 1667240009496141843

En la sesión del #RightsCon 🇨🇷 "Protegiendo a las defensoras de derechos humanos cuando el acoso es virtual", Isabel Rosales de @CIVICUSespanol compartió la preocupación sobre el incremento de ataques virtuales a las Mujeres Defensoras.

#Netherlands #HumanRights

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9 Jun 1667241998179246085

En el #RightsCon 🇨🇷 Evelyn Recinos de #Guatemala, destacó la diferencia entre la Libertad de Expresión y la violencia.

#Netherlands #HumanRights

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9 Jun 1667214781764304902

En el marco de #RightsCon CR, nuestra embajadora fue parte del panel junto a @CIVICUSEspanol de la sesión:"Protegiendo a las defensoras de derechos humanos cuando el acoso es virtual", donde recalcó la importancia de tomar acción como gobiernos💪🏻🇳🇱🇨🇷

#Netherlands #HumanRights

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Rapport sur l’état de la société civile 2023

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Canal de @CIVICUSalliance dédié à la communauté francophone. Nous travaillons pour renforcer l'action citoyenne et de la société civile à travers le monde.

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8 Jun 1666757546210734082

Voici les 5 violations des #droitshumains que nous avons documentées au #Sénégal en juin 2023.

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8 Jun 1666818765991071746

Notre "#PodcastPular sur la restriction de l’accès aux médias sociaux en Guinée : on vous explique en #poular pourquoi le câble sous-marin ACE n’était pas en panne !" cc @ODILplateforme @OIFrancophonie @boadiceenne3

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7 Jun 1666378660201345024

👥Nous parlons à @DuguinStephane, expert de l’utilisation des technologies perturbatrices et directeur général de @CyberpeaceInst au sujet de la militarisation de la technologie et des progrès réalisés en vue d’un traité de l'ONU sur la cybercriminalité.
📲https://civicus.org/index.php/fr/medias-ressources/actualites/entretiens/6411-traite-des-nations-unies-sur-la-cybercriminalite-il-ne-s-agit-pas-de-proteger-les-etats-mais-les-personnes

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5 Jun 1665627679725420544

📢Appel à vidéos
L'#ODS16 vise à promouvoir des sociétés justes, pacifiques et inclusives. Pour atteindre cet objectif, nous participons à la campagne #ActOnSDG16+, allez-vous nous rejoindre ?
Partagez votre histoire avant le 17 juin.
+ d'infos : https://bit.ly/2023Voices

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2 Jun 1664618199709622273

👥Nous parlons à @EwouleE, cofondatrice de l’org. camérounaise l’Action pour la protection en Afrique des déplacés internes et des migrants environnementaux, sur les rôles de la société civile dans le prochain sommet sur le climat COP28
https://civicus.org/index.php/fr/medias-ressources/122-news/interviews/6406-cameroun-il-faut-que-les-communautes-beneficient-de-ce-qui-provient-de-leurs-terres
#CIVICUSLens

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