Human Rights Cities Alliance

The Human Rights Cities Alliance works to build a network of support for activists and organizers advancing the global #humanrights framework locally.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#USA: @volker_turk urges prompt action to prevent further loss of life in ICE custody andcalls for independent investigations.

UN Human Rights Chief strongly denounces continued dehumanisation and criminalisation of migrants and refugees.

https://t.co/Ho6ZBDJTxF

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

Happening now! Join us!

#humanrightsathome

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

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[UN Treaty Bodies @UNTreatyBodies]

#USA: Racial profiling and racist hate speech by political leaders heightened human rights violations against migrants and asylum seekers, warns the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination #CERD.

https://t.co/r5feQ17FMl

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

Join us at The People’s UPR 2025 happening right now

Join the livestream from 12–4PM ET:
https://t.co/MFeyhliTB8

#UPR2025 #UN
https://t.co/GNvmT5ReRC

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

On September 8, 2025 over 100 U.S. state & local officials sent a letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council asking the UN to proceed with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the U.S. despite the federal administration’s withdrawal.
https://t.co/zqDGtJnmTN

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

HC Türk updates Human Rights Council: We need to safeguard 80 years of progress on freedom, equality & justice ⁦@UNHumanRights⁩
“I am very encouraged by the growing number of cities & regions that are integrating human rights into urban governance.” https://t.co/KDxnc7YmGA

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

US withdraws from key UN human rights report, draws criticism from rights advocates | Reuters ⁦@UNHumanRights⁩ https://t.co/WQVEr5VqBf

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

Human Rights Locally
In Human Rights at Home Blog
By @Tamar_Ezer
https://t.co/4HRf4Hn43F @OGR_EN

[FIDH @fidh_en]

📢 Join the Virtual Forum on Reparatory Justice for People of African Descent

🗓 27 August 2025
⏰ 16:00–17:30 CEST | 14:00–15:30 GMT | 10:00–11:30 AST/EDT
🔗Register on Zoom: https://t.co/2gfi7d5tVu
🌐Interpretation available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese

To mark the International Day for People of African Descent, the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent and FIDH are convening a global virtual forum under the theme: "Anchoring Reparatory Justice for People of African Descent in International Human Rights Law and Discourse"

The forum offers a space to exchange ideas and approaches on critical issues affecting people of African descent — from the legacies of enslavement and colonisation to ongoing struggles for justice and redress.

⚖️ Reparatory justice is grounded in principles of natural justice. It is the right to remedy for those subjected to harm — including for continued prejudices and injustices resulting from legacies of slavery, colonialism, racism, forcible transfer, torture, and apartheid. Yet efforts to deliver reparatory justice for Africans and people of African descent remain fragmented and fall short of a comprehensive, proportionate response.

🎯 Forum objectives include:
• Examining the role of civil society in promoting reparatory justice
• Exploring how international and regional mechanisms can support this work
• Identifying legal and policy tools for action
• Highlighting emerging opportunities for joint advocacy

📢 Join us as we discuss how reparatory justice can be realised in law, discourse, and action.

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

Good practices in multi governance systems including Federal States - discussing the role local and regional governments can play in human rights reporting and implementation@UNHumanRights @uclg https://t.co/gAstiO9ReR via @YouTube

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

What if the future of human rights doesn’t lie with nation-states, but with cities?

Michael Goodhart and Anthony Tirado Chase bring the "Local Future: Human Rights Cities" series—published in OpenGlobalRights—to a close

https://t.co/UzDLm2kT8r

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

Op-Ed | Fear should never prevent justice in New York City | amNewYork https://t.co/sLuPVcW81b

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

“If approved, the budget may
lead to cuts to vital affordable housing, homelessness, & community
development programmes, and would impose changes to rental & homelessness
assistance that risk leaving more families struggling to afford rent, & at
increased risk of homelessness”

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living & on the right to non-discrimination & Special
Rapporteur on extreme poverty & human rights Statement on the United States FY26 Budget https://t.co/KooPqW0GGE @UN_SPExperts

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

Reckoning with history and difference in municipal spaces: How cities are using human rights to revisit their own stories in @OGR_EN

By: Kristi Heather Kenyon & Anthony Tirado Chase & Ev Meade & Dawnis Kennedy

https://t.co/hSaExmj9S2

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

Building translocal movements for global racial justice | OpenGlobalRights

When national governments threaten human rights, localized movements provide a powerful means of resistance.

By @MolefiAskari & Ejim Dike & Kerry McLean & @profpruce

https://t.co/CAPnjEJp7r

[Human Rights Cities Alliance @HRCities]

Come celebrate in Berkley or online - June 29, 2025 - UNA-USA, 80th Commemoration of UN Charter: UN Charter We The Peoples 20th Anniversary Annual Conference - Reaffirming Faith in Fundamental Humans of Nations Large and Small. On-line: https://t.co/QCCZnQLtip @JCooperHawaii

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

Political interference in US education undermines academic freedom and equitable access to education: UN expert @UNSR_Education presents to #HR59 her country visit report to #USA 🇺🇸, warning against the authoritarian encroachment on universities.

https://t.co/t17y18sQT7