HRC41: Oral statement by Derechos Digitales and APC during the adoption of...
Oral statement delivered during the 41st session of the Human Rights Council, focusing on UPR recommendations related to the impact of digital technologies on the exercise of human rights.
View ArticleStatement at HRC draws attention to draconian and discriminatory measures in...
HRC41: Statement by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Women and Media Collective draws attention to the negative impact of the state of emergency on marginalised communities...
View ArticleEnd of session statement presented at the 41st session of the Human Rights...
Organisations representing civil society around the world present their end of session statement at the 41st session of the Human Rights Council.
View ArticleCivil society organisations present joint end-of-session statement at 42nd...
Civil society organisations presented a joint statement at the 42nd Human Rights Council, noting significant outcomes and sharing recommendations for further consideration.
View ArticleJoint statement calls for allocation of sufficient resources for UN’s...
Joint statement by organisations urging United Nations Secretary-General to ensure the allocation of sufficient resources for the UN’s principal human rights body to be able to function effectively, so...
View ArticleIndia’s constitutional and civic space crisis addressed at HRC43 side event
In India, a discriminatory citizenship law has sparked widespread protests, which have been met with arbitrary arrests, excessive force and violence by the authorities. APC took part in a side event at...
View ArticleInternet rights at the Human Rights Council 43rd session
APC’s priorities at this HRC session include gender and privacy online, freedom of religion or belief, and the criminalisation of human rights defenders, journalists and digital security and tech...
View ArticleJoint statement: HRC43 – Support consensus renewal of the UN Special...
At the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, states will consider a resolution extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders for three years. Civil...
View ArticleAPC at the Human Rights Council 43rd session: Briefing on the deteriorating...
Since December 2019, peaceful protests have erupted throughout India in response to the adoption of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. In response, India has witnessed large-scale violence...
View ArticleHRC43: APC statement on privacy and gender
In this statement delivered during the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, APC welcomed a gender perspective being integrated into the work of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur and the...
View ArticleSafeguarding freedom of religion or belief and gender equality at HRC43
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) participated in a side event at the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council (HRC43) to look at how to move forward on safeguarding the intersection...
View ArticleHCR43: APC statement on the escalating violence in India
In this statement delivered during the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, APC speaks to the deteriorating political situation in India and the increase in violence following the enactment of...
View ArticleHRC43: APC statement on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
APC and the Myanmar ICT for Development Organization thank the Special Rapporteur for her report on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, particularly for highlighting how ICTs are being leveraged...
View ArticleUpholding human rights online in the context of COVID-19: APC statement at...
APC submits this written statement ahead of the Human Rights Council's 44th session to express our concerns about the online human rights implications of states’ measures adopted to respond to the...
View ArticleHuman rights online at the Human Rights Council 44th session
APC’s priorities at this HRC session include the implications of COVID-19 for human rights online, the impact of digital technologies on freedom of assembly and association online, racial...
View ArticleOpen letter/position paper on the General Assembly’s consideration on the...
In 2011, the UN General Assembly resolved to maintain the status of the Human Rights Council as a subsidiary body and to consider the question again 10 to 15 years later. Our organisations wish to...
View ArticleCivil society organisations submit recommendations for upcoming Human Rights...
APC is joining a group of organisations in sending letters to regional groups of states at the UN concerning the elections at the Human Rights Council, containing civil society recommendations for...
View ArticleJoint NGO end of session statement for Human Rights Council 48
Following the end of the 48th session of the Human Rights Council, 13 NGOs have issued a joint statement welcoming and expressing concern over key resolutions.
View ArticleNotes on the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council
The 48th Session of the Human Rights Council was held from 13 September to 8 October 2021. The HRC remains a key space for APC to raise concerns about threats and challenges to human rights online.
View ArticleHRC49: Open letter to states on the draft resolution on human rights defenders
The UN Human Rights Council will be discussing a draft resolution on human rights defenders operating in conflict and post-conflict situations. Our organisations call on the Council to ensure that the...
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