The international community should therefore view the reported agreement not as the culmination of a peace process, but as an opportunity to begin addressing the deeper political realities that continue to generate conflict and human suffering across the region.
Call to Action: Establishing an EU Directive on the Protection and Mobility of Human Rights Defenders
The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) welcomes the European Commission’s renewed commitment, as part of the EU Civil Society Strategy, to scale up its support to ensure an enabling …
Re: Call for Adoption of New EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and for Decision to Implement It by Qualified Majority Voting
Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, The Human Rights and Democracy Network calls upon your leadership to ensure the adoption of an ambitious new EU Action Plan on Human Rights …
The European Union’s treaty obligations on international law must be reflected in its foreign policy
The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN), representing a broad coalition of civil society organisations across Europe, expresses its deep concern regarding President von der Leyen’s speech at the EU …
UN Human Rights Council, Session 61:
Selective accountability and the erosion of international law in the MENA region will have catastrophic consequences for the entire world
At the conclusion of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) warns that the architecture of international law is …
Concerns and Recommendations Regarding the Reduction of Periodicity of Reporting for Special Procedures to the General Assembly
Excellencies, We write to you regarding ongoing discussions at the Human Rights Council on the periodicity of reporting of Special Procedures to the General Assembly. Such reporting is critical to …
Civilian suffering compounded by expanding, devastating conflict threatening the Middle East
The US–Israel attack against Iran on 28 February 2026 and its regional spillover is plunging the Middle East into a new and devastating cycle of violence. Unless the international community …
Subject: Urgent Appeal for the Release and Protection of Mr. Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek
Dear Minister Burke, We write on behalf of an international coalition of human rights organizations, religious freedom advocates—including members of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable—and independent experts to respectfully …
Urgent appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council: Take action to end deadly repression and impunity in Iran
To: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session …