Real Action Not Words Alone Needed to Achieve UN Agenda 2030 Civil Society
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NAIROBI, Jul 18 (IPS) - As human rights increasingly deteriorate, rights defenders are being violently suppressed. Abducted, detained, tortured, and humiliated, many now live one day at a time. They have been told, in no uncertain times, that anything could happen. They are now asking the global community to stand as a witness.
Like Nelson Mandela was, hundreds of human rights defenders around the world are in prison for their human rights activities, says David Kode from CIVICUS.
'More than ever before the relevance of civil society and community mobilisation and action is so apparent'
Lysa John, Secretary-General of CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, spoke at an CISU-event on May 10 2022 in Demokrati Garage. Among others,...