Launch: UPR – How to Implement Human Rights
It is with great joy that we announce the launch of UPR Vol. 2: A Practical Guide for Civil Society Coalitions to Engage in Implementation Mechanisms. Organized by IDDH and FES Geneva. The UPR Practical Guide aims to strengthen and boost the performance of civil society coalitions in the implementation, monitoring, and follow-up processes of […]
Spoiler alert: The 2nd edition of our Agenda 2030: Youth in the Territories course is coming soon in a pocket version!
In February 2025, IDDH presented the pocket version of the Agenda 2030: Youth in the Territories course. This “Pocket” version has a more compact and accessible format and aims to empower young people interested in essential themes such as climate change, gender equality, and environmental sustainability. Following the success of the first edition, IDDH decided […]
IDDH Participates in the 3rd International Seminar of the International Network of National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up (NMIRFs)
IDDH was present in Lisbon to participate in the 3rd International Seminar of the International Network of National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up of Human Rights Recommendations (NMIRFs). The event was held at the invitation of the Portuguese National Human Rights Commission and brought together States that have already established such mechanisms, as well […]
EPU South America Collective strengthens regional coordination for human rights
In a context of growing authoritarianism and restrictions on civic space, Latin American organizations gathered in Santiago to outline strategies for monitoring and implementing the recommendations of the UN Universal Periodic Review. On October 16 and 17, 2025, Santiago, Chile, hosted the meeting of the EPU América del Sur Collective, a regional coalition of civil […]
UPR Latin America Coalition
UPR Latin America Coalition Currently, several countries around the world have UPR national coalitions formed by civil society to coordinate their engagement with the mechanism. However, an innovative experience has been taking shape in Latin America, where civil society organizations and UPR national coalitions have mobilized to build and strengthen a Regional UPR Coalition, aimed […]
Data to Feed the Amazon
In the face of inequalities across the Amazonian territory, United Nations guidelines and standards become tools for demanding public policies that ensure access to quality food in the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Food insecurity in the Amazon is a problem that cannot be addressed without considering the climate changes impacting the region. Despite being an […]
From the UN to the Juruena River Basin
Access to international advocacy mechanisms still seems distant for Indigenous and traditional territories in Brazil, but through human rights education, a seed planted in the form of knowledge becomes a strategy for struggle and survival for these communities. The workshop “Complaints to national and international bodies,” conducted by defender Mariana Lacerda during the 2026 Mato […]
