Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile charged with treason – BBC News
Regional and international observers described the election day as largely peaceful, but Zambia’s Human Rights Commission has called for … Read MoreContinue Reading
Killer robots close to breaching ‘moral red line’, warn UN and ICRC amid renewed push for treaty
But human rights groups, international lawyers, and even tech companies argue that lethal autonomous weapons bring additional challenges not … Read MoreContinue Reading
Russian human rights council appeals to UN over Israeli detention of Russian historian
Russia’s Council for Civil Society and Human Rights has appealed to the head of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the … Read MoreContinue Reading
Human rights take centre stage in Botswana: Parliament Speaker Dithapelo Keorapetse
with regard to the challenges of human rights. In an exclusive interview with SABC News specialist correspendent Sophie Mokoena, Keorapetse says … Read MoreContinue Reading
Yemen: Enforced disappearance as a tool to silence the press – ARTICLE 19
… human rights law and relevant international treaties. The impact of enforced disappearance extends far beyond the person who has disappeared. It … Read MoreContinue Reading
KHRN: Security forces arrest five Kurdish men in Marivan – Kurdistan Human Rights Network
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that in the early hours of Saturday, August 29, dozens of security personnel with multiple … Read MoreContinue Reading
Chile: Human rights organizations call for a memorial procession for memory, Allende’s …
The day will be held under the slogans “No to Pardons” and “Human Rights, Not One Step Back”. Likewise, the legacy of President Salvador Allende will … Read MoreContinue Reading
I survived the Taliban to go to school – now the UK has blocked me from studying at Oxford
An Afghan human rights activist who was offered a place on a prestigious course at Oxford University has been blocked from entering the UK. Aisha … Read MoreContinue Reading
A People(s)-Centered Human Rights Critique of ´an Open Letter to Iran’s Political Prisoners
Iranian pro-government protesters wave national flags while participating in an anti-war protest gathering against the US and Israeli military … Read MoreContinue Reading
Civil society calls for roadmap to safeguard human rights from climate impacts – UNB
Civil society organizations on Saturday called for a clear roadmap to protect human rights from the growing impacts of climate change in … Read MoreContinue Reading
Dialogue highlights human rights concerns of Tanzanian churches and communities
A human rights dialogue hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Lutheran World Federation, featuring Tanzanian faith-based actors, … Read MoreContinue Reading
Recent killings stark reminder of persistent violence in Haiti | OHCHR
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Marta Hurtado. Location. Geneva. Related. Press briefing notes. Read MoreContinue Reading
Forced birth control in Greenland violated women’s rights but didn’t constitute genocide, experts find
A campaign of forced contraception in Greenland that ran primarily in the 1960s and 1970s violated women’s human rights but did not meet the … Read MoreContinue Reading
UN experts demand bold action from ICC Member States, denounce new sanctions against …
“This court took decades to build – the work of States, jurists, human rights advocates and countless others worldwide invested in ending impunity for … Read MoreContinue Reading
Children in Wales still facing highest UK poverty rates despite Welsh Government action, says EHRC
The Welsh Government has taken significant action to eliminate child poverty in Wales, according to the latest human rights assessment from the … Read MoreContinue Reading