To: Members of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 24 September 2014 Excellency, We write to express our concern about a worrying development in the Human Rights Council in the use of procedural tactics to silence important and legitimate debate on critical human rights issues and situations. At the Council’s 26th session in June 2014, [ Read more ]

Letter to H.E   Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka H.E Mahinda Rajapaksa President of Sri Lanka “Temple Trees” 15/5 Baladaksha Mawatha Colombo 03 Sri Lanka                                                                                                   16 September 2014 Excellency, I write to you on behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) in relation to the international conference on [ Read more ]

12 September 2014 Mr. Joko Widodo The Elected President of Indonesia Transitional House (Rumah Transisi) Jl. Situbondo no.10 Menteng, Central Jakarta   Your Excellency, We write to you today to express our serious concern that ten years after the assassination of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, the Government of Indonesia has yet to conduct [ Read more ]

Open letter by 27 leading non-governmental organisations on the need to strengthen recognition and protection for human rights defenders working on issues of business and human rights 25 June 2014 Excellency, As you will be aware, the UN Human Rights Council is currently considering two draft resolutions on the issue of business and human rights, [ Read more ]

Open Letter regarding: The Draft Resolution on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises to be Adopted During the 26th Session of the UN Human Rights Council for the Renovation of the Mandate of the Working Group Dear Excellencies, The undersigned nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have the honor to address you with respect to [ Read more ]

17 June 2014 The Honourable Park Geun-hye President of the Republic of Korea Cheong Wa Dae 1 Cheongwadae-ro Jongno-gu Seoul 110-820 Republic of Korea Phone: +82 (0)2 770 2372 Fax: +82 (0)2 770 4732 Email: paransong@president.go.kr Dear Madam President, Re: Condemn Crackdown on Miryang Protestors and Halt Construction Plans The Asian Forum for Human Rights and [ Read more ]

Excellency, The undersigned South Sudanese, African and international non-governmental organizations are writing to appeal to your Government to urgently support the convening of a Special Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on the deteriorating human rights situation in South Sudan. In light of the upsurge of violence that has left thousands of civilians dead, [ Read more ]

Civil society urges States to oppose proposed amendments that would weaken the Human Rights Council resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests (HRC/25/L.20) Your Excellency, The undersigned nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are writing to express our deep concerns regarding the amendments proposed by South Africa on behalf of [ Read more ]

Open Letter from Myanmar/Burma civil society to the Member States of the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the situation of human rights in Myanmar/Burma Member States United Nations Human Rights Council Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland   Excellencies, We, a diverse range of civil society organizations from Myanmar/Burma, are writing to you in [ Read more ]

SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION: Call by Civil Society for the United Nations Human Rights Council to Address the Grave Human Rights Situation in Egypt, and Ensure Respect for Democratic Development 3 March, 2014  Excellency, As civil society from around the world we express support for those struggling for a future in Egypt based on [ Read more ]