At the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council, an oral statement marked by a moment of silence paid tribute to the memory of Chinese activist Cao Shunli, who died in detention ten years ago. 37 NGOs - 17 organisations accredited to the UN and 20 NGOs without ECOSOC status - sponsored this solemn tribute. The signatories urge the international community to hold the individuals and institutions responsible for Ms Cao Shunli's death to account, and to end all acts of reprisals and repressive measures seeking to restrict civic space and prevent activists from engaging with the UN.
Signatories
Co-sponsored by the following NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC:
Amnesty International
Anti-Slavery International
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Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR-Centre)
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
Conectas Direitos Humanos
CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project)
Front Line Defenders
Human Rights Watch
International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
International Service for Human Rights
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada
Minority Rights Group
Society for Threatened People
Endorsed by the following NGOs not in consultative status with ECOSOC:
Art for Human Rights
Asian Lawyers Network (ALN)
Campaign for Uyghurs
HK Labour Rights Monitor
Hong Kong Centre for Human Rights
Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC)
Hong Kong Watch
Human Rights in China
Humanitarian China
International Campaign for Tibet
International Tibet Network
Martin Ennals Foundation
Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders
PEN International
Safeguard Defenders
The 29 Principles
The Rights Practice
Tibet Justice Center
Uyghur Human Rights Project
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
