EDN’s work in Capacity Development extends to fostering collaborative efforts for human rights advocacy. This statement, commemorating 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, underscores the importance of training civil society organizations in coalition-building and rights-based advocacy to drive systemic change.
Open Letter to the UN Human Rights Council
EDN, in collaboration with global human rights organizations, urged the UN Human Rights Council to address the dire human rights crisis in Afghanistan. The letter called for renewing the Special Rapporteur’s mandate, creating an independent accountability mechanism, and recognizing gender apartheid as a crime under international law. These actions aim to combat widespread human rights abuses, particularly the systematic persecution of women and girls by the Taliban.