🔴 TODAY at #HRC61 from 9:00 a.m. (Geneva time) OPENING of the 61st SESSION Watch it here ▶️ https://t.co/oUqxRAvtmL Live schedule ▶️ https://t.co/gv460WOuo9

“Human rights are under a full-scale attack around the world,” warns @antonioguterres at the opening of #HRC61 at @UNGeneva.

Arbitrary detention. Enforced disappearance. Torture. Members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light face severe religious coercion in Egypt, including prolonged pre-trial detention. CAP LC raises this at HRC 61. https://t.co/ZSXD8ojVPw @UNGeneva @UN_HRC @ahmadireligion

Minority rights are still treated as an afterthought in many states, the new UN report warns, just as the Human Rights Council opens in Geneva. Read the full analysis: https://t.co/n2ojIDt6Pk @UN_HRC @UNHumanRights @Europarl_EN @EP_HumanRights

As migration reshapes political discourse across Europe, governments balance border control, integration policies and fundamental rights obligations. https://t.co/PLjYmfEFF4 @Europarl_EN @EP_HumanRights @UNHumanRightsCouncil @osce_odhir

UN report exposes torture, rape in Southeast Asia’s multi-billion-dollar scam centres

Over the past year, believers of The Church of Almighty God in China have faced a surge in arrests, trials and prison terms, revealing a sustained and systematic policy of repression. https://t.co/aClNQ40pCf @UN_HRC @Europarl_EN @osce_odhir

UNICEF calls for release of children detained during Iran protests

Security Council LIVE: Sudan in focus amid genocide warnings in Darfur

For too long, Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted under Nazism have been “forgotten victims”. In 2026, Berlin will inaugurate a memorial in the Tiergarten to honour those who wore the purple triangle and died for their conscience. https://t.co/oHFtId2IhE @UNHumanRights

Quand la France finance, via les impôts, des associations qui propagent des discours de haine. Subventionner l’anti-Scientology au lieu de protéger la liberté de croyance met en danger toutes les minorités. https://t.co/56mHFiI16B #LibertéDeReligion @UNHumanRights @osce_odihr

Antwerp’s circumcision investigation sits at the crossroads of religious freedom, child protection and judicial independence. https://t.co/ehvetuvlEO #FoRB #Diplomacy @osce_odihr @UN_SPExperts

Hallmarks of genocide” in El Fasher UN experts document ethnically targeted killings, sexual violence and starvation‑like siege conditions against non‑Arab communities in Darfur. https://t.co/H443kM8aiL #Sudan #Genocide @UNHumanRights @UN_SPExperts

Sudan: world's LARGEST displacement crisis. 4.3M+ displaced regionally. Yet UNHCR funding per refugee dropped from $11 to $4/month. The gap between needs & resources is widening dangerously. #RefugeeCrisis #Solidarity

2.6 MILLION children have fled Ukraine since Feb 2022. Inside & outside borders, childhood is happening underground. "The war follows these children everywhere." #ChildrenAtRisk #FreedomOfConscience

AFP falsely linked a criminal case to Jehovah's Witnesses, but 20 Minutes & Paris Match refused corrections. Media accountability matters. #MediaEthics #ReligiousFreedom

Civil society calls on UN regional groups to field more candidates than seats for the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs’ upcoming elections in April 2026. Competitive elections translate to accountability and stronger access to the UN#OpenTheDoors2NGOs #ECOSOC https://t.co/CFoxtmnmYM

🌍 Report 2025 launch in Brussels (25 Feb, 17:15 CET) with EU policymakers & human-rights experts discussing persecution of atheists & the non-religious. #FreedomOfThought #HumanRights https://t.co/BWl4zGSSEJ @Humanists_Intl @EP_HumanRights

🗳️ Democracy at the UN starts with choice. 60+ civil society organizations urge competitive elections to the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs in April 2026. #CivicSpace #UNaccountability https://t.co/CFoxtmmP9e @UN_HRC @CIVICUS

CAP LC submits HRC 61 Written Statement on Sudan: Demand pressure on entities supplying Rapid Support Forces. Systematic mass atrocities require international accountability. #SudanJustice #Accountability @UN_HRC @Europarl_EN