Communications of the UN Special Procedures: An Advocacy Guide for Civil Society Organisations

The new guidelines launched by Article 19 is an advocacy tool for Civil society organisations to promote and protect people’s rights. It explains how civil society organisations can engage with the Special Procedures to help prevent and cease violations, conduct investigations, bring perpetrators to justice, and provide remedies to victims or their families. Using the Special Procedures can be a powerful means of drawing attention to human rights violations and pressuring governments to reform laws and policies and bring about justice. Unlike existing guidelines, they are efficient and uniquely tailored to journalists, human rights defenders, freedom of expression organisations, and civil society groups.

The new guidelines launched by Article 19 is an advocacy tool for Civil society organisations to promote and protect people’s rights. It explains how civil society organisations can engage with the Special Procedures to help prevent and cease violations, conduct investigations, bring perpetrators to justice, and provide remedies to victims or their families. Using the Special Procedures can be a powerful means of drawing attention to human rights violations and pressuring governments to reform laws and policies and bring about justice. Unlike existing guidelines, they are efficient and uniquely tailored to journalists, human rights defenders, freedom of expression organisations, and civil society groups.