DR ‹ › On the sidelines of the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, several civil society organizations expressed concern over what they described as the growing politicization of UN mechanisms, particularly within the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs in New York. Algeria was specifically mentioned during the discussions, with some participants questioning the impartiality of certain initiatives. The NGOs warned that civic space is increasingly under pressure, arguing that some administrative procedures are being used as instruments of political leverage. The Mauritanian Network for Unity and Development, represented by Naji Moulay El Hassan, cautioned that such politicization risks undermining the credibility of the human rights system, which depends on the free and independent participation of civil society. Similarly, the International Commission for the Respect of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (CIRAC), represented by Maloza Mavula, denounced what it described as restrictive practices, including selective objections and repeated procedural challenges targeting specific NGOs. The organizations called for stronger safeguards to ensure fair, transparent, and non-political access to ECOSOC consultative status, stressing the need to protect civic space and uphold the integrity of the multilateral human rights framework.
