Raphael Viana David
@vdraphael.bsky.social
🇧🇷🇫🇷 in Geneva. Programme Manager at the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) @ishr.ch
Supporting human rights defenders at the UN, tracking China's influence.
I write about China/中国人权, Global South diplomacy, Latinoamérica. 🏳️🌈 Views my own.
Supporting human rights defenders at the UN, tracking China's influence.
I write about China/中国人权, Global South diplomacy, Latinoamérica. 🏳️🌈 Views my own.
At a time when multilateralism is challenged, we provide recommendations to make the UN safer for activists and NGOs, free from undue State interference.
Read the full story here: ishr.ch/latest-updat...
Read the full story here: ishr.ch/latest-updat...
New ISHR report uncovers China’s tactics to block civil society access to the United Nations
The Chinese government has made extensive use of its membership of UN human rights bodies and soared the presence of Chinese GONGOs to deter and prevent independent NGOs and human rights defenders…
ishr.ch
April 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
At a time when multilateralism is challenged, we provide recommendations to make the UN safer for activists and NGOs, free from undue State interference.
Read the full story here: ishr.ch/latest-updat...
Read the full story here: ishr.ch/latest-updat...
"The Chinese government does not want independent voices at the UN and has been trying hard to kick them out from Geneva and New York. This stands in direct contradiction to its self-portrayal as a reliable multilateral leader."
April 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
"The Chinese government does not want independent voices at the UN and has been trying hard to kick them out from Geneva and New York. This stands in direct contradiction to its self-portrayal as a reliable multilateral leader."
The UN experts state that:
- 'treatment of the Uyghur minority in China is well-documented,
- they're 'concerned they are at risk of suffering irreparable harm, in violation of the international prohibition on refoulement to torture.'
- 'treatment of the Uyghur minority in China is well-documented,
- they're 'concerned they are at risk of suffering irreparable harm, in violation of the international prohibition on refoulement to torture.'
January 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The UN experts state that:
- 'treatment of the Uyghur minority in China is well-documented,
- they're 'concerned they are at risk of suffering irreparable harm, in violation of the international prohibition on refoulement to torture.'
- 'treatment of the Uyghur minority in China is well-documented,
- they're 'concerned they are at risk of suffering irreparable harm, in violation of the international prohibition on refoulement to torture.'
The UN experts are clear: “It is our view that these 48 Uyghur individuals should not be returned to China. Instead, they must be provided with access to asylum procedures and other humanitarian assistance, including medical and psycho-social support in Thailand.”
January 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The UN experts are clear: “It is our view that these 48 Uyghur individuals should not be returned to China. Instead, they must be provided with access to asylum procedures and other humanitarian assistance, including medical and psycho-social support in Thailand.”