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The Committee voiced its concern about reports indicating that human rights defenders, members of civil society, journalists, political opponents and … Read more: UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and IsraelContinue Reading

Mir Yar Baloch, a leading Baloch human rights defender, yesterday urged the US President Donald Trump's administration and its investigative … Read more: Baloch Human Rights Defender Mir Yar Baloch Urges Trump Administration to Reassess …Continue Reading

The event, organized by the China Society for Human Rights Studies, focused on studying and implementing the spirit of the fourth plenary session of … Read more: Experts share ideas on advancing human rights – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

Six years ago, human rights lawyer Julian Aguon received a call from Vanuatu's foreign affairs minister. The minister had an unusual request – he … Read more: After landmark climate win, lawyer hopes for a 'new legal order' to protect Indigenous rightsContinue Reading

GENEVA – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday called on the military authorities in Guinea Bissau to respect and protect human rights … Read more: Guinea-Bissau: Türk deplores post-coup violations, urges respect for human rights | OHCHRContinue Reading

At the conclusion of the conference, the Philippine Government aims to issue a Declaration on Seafarers' Human Rights, Safety, and Well-being, … Read more: Potential for the Philippines to Champion Human Rights at Sea – Maritime FairtradeContinue Reading

The government's actions have targeted NGOs, human rights defenders, and legal professionals, leading to arbitrary arrests, judicial harassment, and … Read more: Tunisia's Civil Society Under Siege: EU Must ActContinue Reading

Russia's Justice Ministry on Friday designated Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable” organization. The designation bans the U.S.-headquartered … Read more: Russia Blacklists Human Rights Watch as 'Undesirable' – The Moscow TimesContinue Reading

UN Urges Pakistan To Protect Imran Khan's Human Rights Amid Health Concerns And Detention Rumors The United Nations has urged Pakistan to protect … Read more: UN Urges Pakistan To Protect Imran Khan's Human Rights Amid Health Concerns And …Continue Reading

A central player in this area is the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, which has developed a collection of resources and programmes … Read more: Tolerance and non-discrimination | Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeContinue Reading

In a statement issued in Geneva, the human rights chief said the latest constitutional amendment, like the 26th amendment last year, had been adopted … Read more: UN high commissioner for human rights concerned by constitutional amendments, immunity …Continue Reading

Russian authorities outlawed an international human rights group named Human Rights Watch on Friday, labelling it as an “undesirable organisation” as … Read more: Russia designates Human Rights Watch as 'undesirable organisation', threatens full ban on … – MintContinue Reading

… Human Rights due Diligence Over Third-Party Supply Chains. News. Pakistan. Business and Human Rights. Legal Opinion on the Responsibility of Amazon … Read more: Legal Opinion on the Responsibility of Amazon with Respect to Human Rights due …Continue Reading

It was a philosophical and political breakthrough — and it has been the bedrock of our global community ever since. Human rights — civil, political, … Read more: Human Rights Must Never Take Second Place to Power, Profit, Secretary-General Says on …Continue Reading