Former UN Special Rapporteur FoAA rights
@cvoule
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Clement Voule : Former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Association and Peaceful Assembly
Joined January 2013
#Zimbabwe Once again, I wrote to the government about the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, that was first Gazetted in 2021, reincorporated on 1 March 2024, and enacted on 11 April 2025. 1/
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#ACHPRJointSMForum2025 Honored to have participated to ACHPR 2nd inter-mechanisms Forum & share my perspective on FoAA and sustainable development- Read my 2018 report https://t.co/rGO1UNbgjg. Thanks to the @achpr_cadhp for the invitation.
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At the #BSC2024, Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Association @cvoule reminded us of a powerful truth - The right to peaceful assembly has been central to every struggle for freedom throughout history! ✊🏻 Full panel ⬇️ https://t.co/cC2TCEdmqr
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The recent suspensions of prominent civil society organizations (CSOs) such as the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) and the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC), among others, highlight a deeply concerning escalation of repression in Ethiopia. These actions
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I attended this panel discussion on “The Role of SPs in Sustaining Peace & Preventing Conflict through HR”. As the eyes & ears of the UNHRC, the SPs play an essential role in early warning &conflict prevention. States must support their work.Great example:
Mark your calendar and register now for the #GenevaPeaceWeek Peace Panel dedicated to the role of @UN_SPExperts in sustaining peace and preventing conflict through #HumanRights. https://t.co/QsVtMzo88A
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🚫 Stigmatizing civil society, activists and protesters as “enemies” creates an environment of repression and limits citizens’ ability to prevent abuses of power. I invite you to read my latest report on narratives and to join us at its presentation in New York next week.👇🏽
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We call on the government of #Guinea to provide answers as to the fate and whereabouts about of #FonikéetBillo: two human rights defenders who were forcibly disappeared in July this year. @WGEID @UN_SPExperts
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Thk you @UN_SPExperts & @achpr_cadhp for urging Guinean authorities to immediately unveil the fate & whereabouts of these 2 great pro democracy activists. This abduction is a clear violation of the country HR obligations.Their families & HR movement need them back home @WGEID
We @UN_SPExperts and @achpr_cadhp expressed our growing concern over the fate of abducted HR defenders Mamadou Billo Bah & Oumar Sylla in #Guinea. We urge authorities to reveal their fate and whereabouts.
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2/2 The launching of African Universities Hub for Human Rights is an opportunities to strengthen academic freedom on the continent & ensure universities contribute to tackle human rights defenders and civic space protection issue on the continent @PUGResearch
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1/2 I was honored to attend and deliver keynote speech at the AUH Summer School on « Recentring Human Rights Protection and Expanding Democratic Space” hosted by @pugresearch.
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📢Don't miss it! Join the #WGEID in presenting its report on the visit to the @_AfricanUnion judicial and human rights organs and other subregional bodies. On 25 September 2024, from 15:00 to 16:00 CET at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. More information below:
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My gratitude to @USAmbHRC @LtGva @MDVinGeneva @MoveDemocracy & friends & colleagues for accompanying my farewell this week in recognition of my work. We must all continue to stand for democracy and freedoms in the face of emerging authoritarianism.
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Come and share your thoughts on how we can collectively preserve our gains in the face of emerging authoritarianism. I am happy to join @Ginitastar at this important side event.
SAVE THE DATE! Join us for the side event in which I will be presenting the report on 'Preserving the gains and pushing back against the global attack on civic space and growing authoritarianism'! 🗓 2 July 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm CET Remote participation available.
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Thanks to the many experts who contributed to and endorsed the Declaration+25, including current and former UN experts such as @MaryLawlorhrds, @ForstMichel, @cvoule and @victor_madrigal
https://t.co/pHnYmyv41r
#Right2DefendRights
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Download the Declaration +25 It has been 25 years since the adoption in 1998 of the UN Declaration on human rights defenders. The Declaration has reaffirmed that we all have the right to defend human…
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At the 56th session of the Human Rights Council @UN_HRC I will be presenting the reports of the visits of @cvoule to #Argelia and #Perú . Both reports can be consulted online 👉🏾 https://t.co/VdfAwyW1wZ
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United Nations Special Rapporteur. Freedom of peaceful assembly and association
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Esta semana empieza la 56a sesión del Consejo de DDHH de la @ONU_es El 27-28 de junio estaré presentación ante el Consejo los últimos informes de mi antecesor @cvoule uno temático y dos de visitas país a #Perú y #Argelia .
La 56ª sesión del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU comienza el 18 de junio. Durante 4 semanas, Estados, organizaciones internacionales y ONG discuten sobre derechos humanos y su situación en varios países. Siga la conversación global sobre los DD.HH. via #HRC56 y @UN_HRC
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2/ Read our Joint press release w/ @DESCA_CIDH & the Working Group on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights of @achpr_cadhp ▶️ https://t.co/IVuHK0q4pd And consult the UNSR's report on the importance of advancing informal economy workers' FoAA rights ▶️ https://t.co/pRxltbJdJ4
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60% of the global workforce is estimated to be in the #informaleconomy making these workers vulnerable to social&economic insecurity.Ahead of #LabourDay we urge States to recognize workers in informal economy ensuring they can enjoy all human&labour rights https://t.co/BBDLokjIrY
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On International Workers Day, @Jpalummo @DESCA_CIDH, UN Special Rapporteur @cvoule and Com Mudford Zachariah @ACHPR urge all States to protect and guarantee #HumanRights of workers in the informal economy, especially the rights to assembly and association👉 https://t.co/JdQiywfk0T
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