Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to States (December 2025, reissued)
In advance of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review in mid-December 2025, and the 75th Anniversary of the Refuge Convention in 2026, over 300 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society organizations joined an open letter to UN Member States calling on them to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international refugee, human rights, and humanitarian treaties, and to reject efforts to undo or undermine legal norms.
The organizations signing the open letter span the globe and include human rights organizations, faith-based groups, humanitarian, and refugee assistance organizations from every region of the world.
The letter was organized by Human Rights First and ICVA, along with other dedicated human rights organizations, refugee assistance and faith-based organizations. The letter was previously released and shared with UN Member States in September 2025, and is now issued again on December 5, 2025 as additional organizations have signed on to the letter since the initial release.
