HRC 62 Oral Statement: China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Railway, Snow Leopard Habitat and the Right to a Healthy Environment

HRC 62 Oral Statement: China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Railway, Snow Leopard Habitat and the Right to a Healthy Environment

CAP Liberté de Conscience delivered an oral statement at HRC 62 through EU Today editor Gary Cartwright, addressing the human rights and climate change implications of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway. The statement highlights risks to snow leopard habitat, fragile mountain ecosystems, and water security in Kyrgyzstan, calling for full disclosure of Environmental Impact Assessments, independent ecological review, and meaningful participation by affected communities. It affirms that the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment must be upheld in major infrastructure decisions.

HRC 62 : Ethiopia: The Amhara Cry at the United Nations — A Silence the Council Must Break

HRC 62 : Ethiopia: The Amhara Cry at the United Nations — A Silence the Council Must Break

CAP LC President Thierry Valle reports from the 62nd UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, where Amhara demonstrators gathered at the Broken Chair to demand action against genocide and attacks on Orthodox churches. The article covers MEP advocacy in Brussels, CAP LC’s multi-year engagement on Ethiopia, and calls for reinstating the UN Commission of Human Rights Experts with an expanded mandate.

HRC 62 Silencing Tunisia Crackdown on Dissent, Media and Civil Society

HRC 62 Silencing Tunisia Crackdown on Dissent, Media and Civil Society

This joint written statement, addresses the alarming deterioration of human rights in Tunisia under President Kaïs Saïed. Since July 2021, Tunisia has experienced a systematic erosion of democracy, culminating in the establishment of an authoritarian regime through unconstitutional measures, including the dissolution of Parliament, rule by decree, and the adoption of a unilaterally drafted Constitution in 2022.

HRC 62 : Japan’s Unification Church Dissolution: A Second-Generation Member’s Plea for Freedom of Assembly and Association

HRC 62 : Japan’s Unification Church Dissolution: A Second-Generation Member’s Plea for Freedom of Assembly and Association

At HRC 62, CAP LC presents the testimony of Yoshiko Nishi, a second-generation Unification Church member from Japan. Following the Tokyo High Court’s dissolution order, liquidators seized all churches nationwide within hours, depriving members of their place of worship, community, and right to peaceful assembly. This arbitrary state dismantling, amplified by stigmatizing media coverage, violates the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association under international human rights law.

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