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Amidst growing geopolitical tensions, the Doha Political Declaration reaffirms the centrality of human rights for social development, and emphasizes … Read more: World Leaders Commit to Supporting Social Development and Rights | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Peter Weiss, a trailblazing attorney and a tireless advocate for human rights, international law, and the abolition of nuclear weapons, … Read more: Peter Weiss, human rights advocate, dies at 99 – The Martha's Vineyard TimesContinue Reading

Judgment concerning Spain. Human Rights building in winter. 06/11/25. In the case of B.M. v. Spain the Court held that there had been a violation … Read more: Judgment concerning Spain – ECHRContinue Reading

Global Health, Human Rights, and Car Crashes. Speech to the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2025. Joseph … Read more: Global Health, Human Rights, and Car Crashes – HHR JournalContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); November 6, 2025: Hossein Ali Montazeri, a man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Semnan Central … Read more: Hossein Ali Montazeri Hanged for Drug Offences in Semnan – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); November 6, 2025: Arman Solgi a man on death row for murder, was executed in Boroujerd Prison. Read more: Arman Solgi Hanged for Murder in Boroujerd – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

El Salvador: Stop the Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders and the Dismantling of the Rule of Law. Support human rights, defend justice. Help … Read more: Panel of independent experts to observe the election of Guatemala's attorney general and …Continue Reading

Letter dated 5 November 2025 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations … Read more: 38th special session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in and … – ohchrContinue Reading

More than 99% of the world's 7.7 billion people have one or more of their environmental rights threatened, according to new research. Read more: Billions live in environments that violate human rights | CU Boulder TodayContinue Reading

The NGO Forum of the 85th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) focused on structural injustices in Africa, … Read more: NGO Forum: Reparations for Africans and people of African descent | ISHRContinue Reading

The Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT) heard final submissions in a case involving two members of Lesbian Action for Visibility Aotearoa (LAVA) and … Read more: High-stakes gender war plays out in Human Rights Review Tribunal amid 'constitutionally …Continue Reading

Learn how the climate Advisory Opinion by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights can move the needle on climate justice and accountability. Read more: What a Historic Inter-American Court Ruling Means for Global Climate JusticeContinue Reading

A broader legislation referencing “permanent and temporary shelters” was pushed by the Congress in April 2025. Human Rights Watch (HRW) advocated for … Read more: UN experts warn Peru amendment to disability law could undermine human rights – JURISTContinue Reading

Drake University Law School earned an A+ ranking for human rights law in preLaw magazine, placing Drake among the top twelve law schools in the … Read more: Drake Named a Top School in the Nation for Human Rights LawContinue Reading