連署信:要求聯合國人權理事會各成員國支持人權捍衛者處境問題特別報告員再留任
2023-2-27
2023 年 2 月 27 日
致:所有聯合國會員國
HRC52:支持更新並延長聯合國人權維護者問題特別報告員任期
人權捍衛者是那些以人性為本、為人類服務、為人類做出貢獻並展現人性最好一面的一群人。
他們在我們日常生活中扮演關鍵的角色——他們使我們的政府更加透明和負責、環境更加清潔和安全、學校和工作場所更加公平、未來更可能永續發展。當人權捍衛者面對權力、特權和偏見時,他們經常面臨來自多方的風險和威脅,包括對其組織、家人、朋友和親人的風險和威脅。 儘管人權捍衛者做出了重要貢獻,但一些政府和非國家組織仍在試圖讓人權捍衛者靜默,只因他們揭漏不公不義並要求有人為此負責。
聯合國人權捍衛者狀況特別報告員的授權任期是人權捍衛者在全球得到保護和認可不可或缺的一部分。特別報告員收集和回應有關世界各地人權捍衛者處境的訊息,與政府和非國家組織進行建設性接觸,並提供專家建議,以促進《個人、群體、與社會組織的權利及責任以促進與保護普世承認的人權及基本自由宣言》(人權捍衛者宣言)的有效實施。
2023 年是聯合國大會通過人權捍衛者宣言的25週年。該宣言的通過是人權歷史上的一個關鍵時刻,此通過闡明了現行人權法如何適用於人權捍衛者的處境,承認人權活動的重要性和合法性,以及保護參與人權活動者之必要性。這個重要的紀念日恰逢《世界人權宣言》發表75週年,體現了人權捍衛者在實現普遍人權方面發揮的不可或缺的作用。
2022 年,人權理事會重申了《人權捍衛者宣言》及其全面有效實施的重要性,並重申促進尊重、支持和保護人權捍衛者,包括女性人權捍衛者的活動,對於實現人權至關重要,包括在衝突發生和衝突後之情境。 2021 年,聯合國大會與 85 個共同提案國一致通過了一項決議,承認人權捍衛者在應對 COVID-19 中及面臨相關挑戰時發揮了重要和正當的角色。
在理事會第 52 屆會議上,各國將審議一項將特別報告員的任期延長三年的決議。這是各國和理事會表明支持和認可人權維護者在確保所有人享有自由、尊嚴、正義和平等方面發揮的不可或缺作用之重要機會。
因此,我們的組織敦促所有國家通過以下方式支持延長聯合國人權維護者問題特別報告員任期的決議:
● 積極參與決議談判;
● 提案共同支持;
● 抵制任何阻撓授權或豁免國家義務的行徑; 和
● 支持一致性同意延長任期。
ACAT Belgium 比利時基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
ACAT Germany (Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture)德國基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
ACAT Italia義大利基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
ACAT RDC 剛果民主共和國基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
ACAT Spain-Catalonia西班牙加泰隆尼亞地區基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
ACAT, GHANA 迦納基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
ACAT-France 法國基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
ACAT-Liberia 賴比瑞亞基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
ACAT-Switzerland 瑞士基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
ACAT-UK (Action by Christians Against Torture - UK) 英國基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
Accion Solidaria on HIV/Aids
Action by Christians against Torture in Togo (ACAT TOGO) 多哥基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture – Canada 加拿大基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
action by Christians for the abolition of torture – Congo 剛果基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT) – Cameroon 卡麥隆基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture of Côte d'Ivoire 象牙海岸基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
Action of Christians for the Abolition of Torture in Burundi (Acat-Burundi) 蒲隆地基督徒廢除酷刑行動組織
Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association Addameer 監獄支持和人權協會
African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum非洲警察民事監督論壇
Agir ensemble pour les droits humains共同行動維護人權
AlertaVenezuela
Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man
ALKARAMA
Alliance for Democracy in Laos 寮國民主聯盟
American Association of University Women (AAUW) 美國大學婦女協會
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 美國公民自由聯盟
Amnesty International 國際特赦組織
Amnesty International Mongolia 國際特赦組織蒙古分會
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 亞洲人權與發展論壇
Asian Legal Resource Center 亞洲法律資源中心
Association for Progressive Communications – APC 進步通訊協會
Association For Promotion Sustainable Development 促進可持續發展協會
association for the respect of indigenous rights, sustainable development and human right 尊重原住民權利、可持續發展和人權協會
Association for women and Children at Risk危險婦女和兒童協會
Association of balal
Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation (AWAM)
Aula Abierta
Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM)
Brot für die Welt
Burkina Faso Coaltion of Human Right Defenders (CBDDH)
Bytes For All, Pakistan
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) 國際環境法中心
Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) 正義與國際法中心
Center to Alternatives to Development
Centre for Human Rights & Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) 非洲人權與民主中心
Centro de Alternativas al Desarrollo (CEALDES) - Colombia
Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS)
Child Rights Connect 兒童權利連結組織
CIVICUS 世界公民參與聯盟
CIVILIS Human Rights
Collective of the Families of the Disappeared in Algeria (CFDA)
Committee for Free Expression (Comité por la Libre Expresión C-Libre) 言論自由委員會
Community Empowerment for Progress Organization
Community Resource Centre (CRC)
Coordiantion of Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience
DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project)
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) 埃及人權倡議
Emonyo Yefwe International
End Impunity Organization
Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Acción Psicosocial - ECAP
Euro-mediterranean federation against enforced disappearances
European Network Against Racism
Federal Association of Vietnamese Refugees in the Federal Republic of Germany
FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Forum Menschenrechte
Franciscans International
Freedom House 自由之家
GALE, The Global Alliance for LGBT Education 歐洲的同志教育組織
Geneva for Human Rights - Global Training (GHR)
Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities 全球支持西藏與受迫害少數民族聯盟
Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Global Human Rights Group
Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Global Observatory of Communication and Democracy (OGCD)
Gulf Centre for Human Rights
Habitat International Coalition
Hallmark Media
Human Rights Association (Insan Haklari Dernegi)
Human Rights Concern - Eritrea (HRCE)
Human Rights Council of Australia
Human Rights Defenders Fund
Human Rights House Foundation
Humanists International
Idheas. Strategic Human Rights Litigation
IFEX
ILEX Acción Jurídica
In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDEFEND)
Inclusive Bangladesh
Indigenous Peoples Rights International
Initiative for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services (IDEALS), Inc.
Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)
International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka
International Commission of Jurists
International Commission of Jurists Australia
International Dalit Solidarity Network
International Federation of ACATs (FIACAT)
International Planned Parenthood Federation
International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
International volunteer organization for women education development
Intersex Society of Zambia
Ivorian Human Rights Defenders Coalition (CIDDH)
Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF.org)
Judicial Reform Foundation Taiwan 台灣財團法人民間司法改革基金會
Karapatan Alliance Philippines
KIOS Foundation
Law Society of England and Wales
Lawyers without Borders Canada 加拿大無國界律師組織
Maldivian Democracy Network
Mauritanian association for socio-educational development
MENA Rights Group
Mesoamerican Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders (IM-Defensoras)
Mongolian Women's Employment Supporting Federation
Namibia Diverse Women's Association (NDWA)
Network of the independent Commission for Human rights in North Africa CIDH AFRICA
ORGANIZATION OF ACTIVE WOMEN IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Organization Solidarity Development
OYU TOLGOI WATCH NGO
Peace Brigades International
People Forum for Human Rights(People Forum)
PICUM (Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants)
Plateforme Droits de l'Homme
POS Foundation
Project on Organizing, Development, Education, and Research (PODER)
PROMEDEHUM
Protection International Mesoamérica
Public Verdict Foundation
Rainbow Pride Foundation
Red Dot Foundation
Refugee Council of Australia
Renewable Freedom Foundation
Riposte Internationale
Rivers without Boundaries
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Safety and Rights Society (SRS)
SAHR
Scholars at Risk
SHOAA for Human Rights
Society for Threatened Peoples
SOS-Esclaves
Speak Up
Struggle to Economize Future Environment (SEFE )
Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU)
Swedwatch
Syrians for Truth and Justice - STJ
The Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House
The Community Action Center at Al-Quds University
The Global Interfaith Network (GIN-SSOGIE)
The Kvinna till Kvinna foundation
The Norwegian Human Rights Fund
The Regional Coalition for WHRDs in MENA (WHRDMENA Coalition)
The William Gomes Podcast
Togolese Coalition of Human Rights Defenders
Tournons La Page
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)
Viet Tan
West African Human Rights Defenders Network
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Women's World Summit Foundation
World Justice Project 世界正義工程
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders 禁止酷刑委員會與非政府组織
World Uyghur Congress (WUC) 世界維吾爾代表大會
WWF International 世界自然基金會
Yemeni Institute for Strategic Affairs
Youth Care Motivators
Youth Initiative for Human Rights Serbia
Zambia Climate Change Network (ZCCN)
Zo Indigenous Forum (ZIF)