Topics

Civil society; reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations; online activism and restrictions; protection; accountability

Elections; participation; democratic governance; voting; civic space

Privacy, online, cybersecurity, data, surveillance, AI, artificial intelligence, digital, technology, automation, algorithm, content governance, biometrics

Freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of association, peaceful protest, protests

Incitement to hatred, safety of journalists, freedom of the press, conscientious objection to military service, conscientious objectors, free speech, freedom of the media

Business enterprises; transnational corporations; corporate social responsibility and accountability; Ruggie Principles; Guiding Principles; binding instrument; supply chain; socially responsible investments; due diligence

Global warming, clean air, healthy ecosystems, management and disposal of hazardous substances, toxic waste, sustainability, activism, business, migration, right to health, development, Sustainable Development Goals, mitigation and adaption

Sanctions, embargoes, interruption of financial and investment flows, asset freezing, travel bans, trade, right to development

Cultural rights defenders, cultural rights of women, digitization of education, privatization of education, protection of cultural heritage, SDG 4, primary education, cultural diversity

Physical and mental health, leprosy, maternal, child and reproductive health, persons with HIV/AIDS, prevention, treatment and control of diseases, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals 1-5, availability, accessibility, acceptability

Displacement, financialization of housing, forced evictions, homelessness, informal settlements, land tenure, adequate standard of living, migration, post-conflict settings, secure tenure, land registry, urbanization, local governments, social protection

Austerity measures, economic deprivation, extreme poverty, food security and nutrition, hunger, poverty reduction initiatives, Sustainable Development Goal 2, social protection floors, work

Solidarity; inequality; international cooperation; foreign debt; international order; trade and investment; least developed countries; development finance institutions; participation; illegal financial flows;

Sustainable development; SDGs; budget; tax; debt; finance; deregulation; privatization; illicit financial flows; reform; good governance

Hygiene, safe drinking water, handwashing, Sustainable Development Goal 6, development

Oculocutaneous albinism, witchcraft

Rights of children; violence against children; rights of youth; sale and sexual exploitation of children; participation; activism; inclusion

Freedom of religion or belief, Faith for Rights, Beirut Declaration, 18 commitments, Rabat Plan of Action, combating religious intolerance

Indigenous communities, indigenous organizations, Free prior and informed consent, UNDRIP, UNSWAP, Fellowship Programme, Fund, EMRIP

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people; violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics

Migrants; internal displacement; statelessness; right to nationality; migrant workers; human rights of migrants; access to education and health; climate change; violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; tolerance; diversity; gender-based violence

Minority rights; COVID-19 and minority rights; diversity; ethnic, national, linguistic and religious minorities; non-discrimination; inclusion; hate speech; Roma; descent-based discrimination, Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP)

Ageism; age discrimination; dementia; financial exploitation; impact of automation; lack of special measures, services and facilities; older women; poverty; social exclusion; social protection; violence and abuse of elders; Alzheimer’s; ESCR

Disability; disorder; independent living; institutionalisation; mental impairment; physical impairment; rehabilitation; integration; inclusion; reasonable accommodation; discrimination; civil and political rights; economic, social and cultural rights; empowerment

Antisemitism; colonialism; Durban declaration; fellowship programme; neo-Nazism; people of African descent; police brutality; racial discrimination; racial prejudice and incitement to racial hatred; racial justice and equality

Gender equality, rights of women and girls, discrimination against women and girls gender-based violence, violence against women , gender integration, women human rights defenders

Rule of law, law enforcement, Hate speech, judiciary, judicial process, independence of judges, lawyers, court officials

Abolition of; capital punishment; commutation; death row; executions; most serious crimes; poor people and death row; Second Optional protocol; women and death row

Arbitrary detention, administrative detention, imprisonment, deprivation of liberty

Enforced disappearances; involuntary disappearances; extrajudicial executions; summary executions; arbitrary executions; right to life; right to liberty; right to security of person

Trafficking in persons, contemporary forms of slavery, descent-based slavery, bonded labour, worst forms of child labour and other forms of child slavery, debt bondage, domestic servitude, forced labour, forced and servile forms of marriage, gender dimensions of slavery and trafficking, removal of organs, serfdom, sexual slavery, forced criminality

Counter-terrorism; terrorist groups; preventing violent extremism; PVE; capacity building

Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment; violations of international norms and standards on the use of force; gender-based violence, intimidation; rehabilitation and redress for victims; solitary confinement; counterterrorism measures

armed conflict; arms; atrocities; foreign fighters; genocide; indicators; mercenaries; prevention and early warning, peacebuilding; private military companies; private security companies; PMSCs; weapons

Conflict, crisis, pandemic, natural disaster, humanitarian, aid, emergency response

Rule of law, criminal justice, truth, reparations, non-recurrence, prosecution, transition, peacekeeping, sustaining peace