As the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity I have witnessed a rise in the engagement of civil society groups in actions and expressions that seek to promote transnational unity, empathy, tolerance, and cooperation at a time of polarization and war. These initiatives are the elements of a strong culture of international solidarity in support of peace and social progress. However, these groups are increasingly subject to censorship and reprisals for their expression of international solidarity, including loss of funding, censorship, loss of employment, arrest, attack, harassment, persecution, prosecution and arbitrary detention, or other forms of penalization.

This is a call to civil society actors to contribute to my next report on Civil Society and International Solidarity- deadline February 15th! Student groups and Academic Institutions can also participate. There is a separate call for State institutions. Please contribute to help bring awareness to the role of civil society in promoting international solidarity: https://lnkd.in/dGpQtqSS