States’ Human Rights Obligations in the Context of Climate Change: Guidance Provided by …
Explore how UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies are shaping government obligations on climate change, human rights, equity, participation, … Read MoreContinue Reading
Russia’s foreign recruit drive amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says
In a new report, human rights advocates say that in many cases the recruitment of foreigners into Russia’s army amounts to the crime of human … Read MoreContinue Reading
Libya: Dozens Executed, Scores Remain at Imminent Risk – Amnesty International
Together we can fight for human rights everywhere. … If you are talented and passionate about human rights then Amnesty International wants to hear … Read MoreContinue Reading
Panel intervention by EU Ambassador Deike Potzel at the Biennial panel discussion on the …
63rd session of the Human Rights Council Biennial panel discussion on the right to development, 11 September Theme: Commemoration of the fortieth … Read MoreContinue Reading
Kenya: Organized Gang Attacks in Lead-Up to Elections | Human Rights Watch
Criminal gangs have carried out a spate of violent attacks targeting civil society and opposition gatherings ahead of the 2027 elections, … Read MoreContinue Reading
Ecuador: International Organizations Warn of a Rapid Deterioration of Human Rights
The report identifies patterns of violent repression against peaceful protests led by Indigenous movements, including criminalization, stigmatization, … Read MoreContinue Reading
Cuban pres. stresses UNHRC report evidences human rights violations caused by the US blockade
Cuban president Miguel Diaz Canel reaffirmed once again the government’s condemnation to US blockade, and thanked the support of the international … Read MoreContinue Reading
The glorification of Ratko Mladić shows why international justice matters
Following the death of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, Serbian authorities and officials participated in a series of commemorative events. Read MoreContinue Reading
Azerbaijani Election Monitor Sentenced after Unfair Trial
Click to expand Image Anar Mammadli, human rights defender and election monitor, Baku, Azerbaijan, February 6, 2024. © 2024 Hannah Wagner/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo A court in Azerbaijan on September 7 sentenced the prominent human rights defender and election monitor Anar Mammadli to 13 years in prison following a trial marred byContinue Reading
StudioStar 2026: empowering young people to reflect on human rights through art – Youth
Photo: de Hoge Rielen From 30 August to 5 September 2026, de Hoge Rielen Youth Centre (Belgium), a member of the Council of Europe Quality Label … Read MoreContinue Reading
HRC63: ICJ Raises Alarm over Repression in Tunisia and Arbitrary Detention in El Salvador
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session – General Debate Agenda Item 2 Oral statement of the International Commission of. Read MoreContinue Reading
Watchdog calls for police to stop using Tasers on children in custody – BBC News
“Every statistic is a real child who may have had a traumatic experience of being struck, or strip searched, or even tasered.” Her report reviewed … Read MoreContinue Reading
A Growing Global Push for Free Education for Every Child
Click to expand Image Students in a pre-primary school classroom in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2021. © 2021 Bede Sheppard / Human Rights Watch The global push to make free education accessible for every child gained momentum, as 81 states met at the United Nations in Geneva on August 31 to SeptemberContinue Reading
UN Human Rights Chief warns advanced AI may pose an existential risk to humanity
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Monday warned that AI could become impossible for humans to control without proper measures … Read MoreContinue Reading
Message by the Commissioner for Gender Equality of the Republic of Cyprus, Ms Josie …
… Human Rights Council entitled “Providing protection and advocacy support to Women Human Rights Defenders in Times of Crisis: Lessons from WPHF”. Read MoreContinue Reading