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Hong Kong National Security Law Chills Civil Society Participation
October 06, 2021
Highlighting concerns over the status of civil society groups facing scrutiny under Hong Kong's restrictive national security law, members of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions voted to dissolve in the face of political uncertainty.
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ECLJ Publishes Report on the Financing of UN Human Rights Experts
September 29, 2021
The European Centre for Law and Justice ("ECLJ") has published The Financing of UN Experts in the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, the goal of which is to expose the lack of transparency in the UN's system of human rights governance and the methods used by private funders to unduly influence human rights monitoring experts.
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Civil Society Organizations Launch Global Observatory on Information and Democracy
September 29, 2021
During a summit held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Reporters Without Borders and the Forum on Information and Democracy announced the creation of an International Observatory on Information and Democracy, including the creation of a working group on "accountability systems for social media accounts and their users."
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UN Secretary-General Details a Vision for Improved Global Outcomes
September 22, 2021
In a report titled "Our Common Agenda," UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for renewed global solidarity, a new social contract rooted in human rights, an improved global commons, and global public goods.
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UN to Report on Xinjiang Human Rights Despite Lack of Access
September 15, 2021
Michelle Bachelet, who is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed regret at having failed to secure a visit to Xinjiang three months after saying she planned to verify reports of China's alleged violations against Uyghurs and other minority groups but will go ahead with the publication of an independant report based on available evidence.
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