Annual Report 2023

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CONTINUE OUR TARGETED ADVOCACY TO DEFEND AND EXPAND CIVIC AND DEMOCRATIC SPACE

WHAT WE DID: We worked with civil society at national, regional and international levels.

IN NUMBERS

  • 8 agreement changes towards defending or  expanding civic space at the UN.
  • 22 Universal Periodic Review (UPR)  submissions to the UN Human Rights Council  (UNHRC) reporting comprehensively on civic  space conditions in individual countries.
  • 64 statements, letters and resolutions  negotiated in Geneva with UN bodies.
  • 121 direct advocacy actions, including  financial, technical and research support.
  • 94 indirect advocacy actions, including  relationship/coalition building and in-kind  support.
  • 17 open letters providing targeted responses  to developments related to civic and  democratic space upon requests from  members and partners.

Our work at the UNHRC draws on both our research and networks to conduct advocacy for improved norms on civic space and monitoring of states’ commitments. We leveraged our relationships with the UN, with examples including engaging UN experts and using our consultative status to enable our members and partners to represent their concerns. We continued to link our national advocacy work to regional and UN mechanisms.