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BEJAIA – A delegation from the National Human Rights Council made a solidarity visit to Bejaia province on Friday to assess the situation of … Read MoreContinue Reading

Among the highlights is the organization’s receipt of the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its contribution to the defense of human rights. The virtual … Read MoreContinue Reading

The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related … Read MoreContinue Reading

Iran’s August 2026 human rights record reveals escalating executions, arrests, killings, flogging, and repression targeting political prisoners … Read MoreContinue Reading

On 18 August 2026, authorities in Bahrain arrested Naji Fateel, a prominent human rights defender, during a pre-dawn raid at his home in East … Read MoreContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights‘ decision is deeply disappointing. It deprives hundreds of individuals of what for many of them is their last … Read MoreContinue Reading

The Cambodian government should withdraw proposed legal amendments that would drastically reduce opposition party representation in top positions … Read MoreContinue Reading

Click to expand Image Cambodian Senate building, the Solidarity Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 21, 2026.  © 2026 AP Photo/Heng Sinith (Bangkok, September 4, 2026) – The Cambodian government should withdraw proposed legal amendments that would drastically reduce opposition party representation in top positions on local councils, Human Rights Watch saidContinue Reading

The 63rd session of the Human Rights Council will take place in Geneva from 7 September to 7 October 2026, with roughly 35 resolutions being … Read MoreContinue Reading

… human rights law. That position is unchanged. Supporting the workers and communities who depend on the sector and upholding our commitments to … Read MoreContinue Reading

… human rights”, two days before the governments meet to review progress on the plans. In commenting on the human rights risks that these migrant … Read MoreContinue Reading

Peace and Human Rights · Committees · Committees’ directory · ICOM Membership Card · Partners · Get Involved · Become a member · Join an International … Read MoreContinue Reading

The “right to an effective remedy” is a right held by the individual and protected by human rights treaties. The first asks whether the process is … Read MoreContinue Reading

The ECHR and the Human Rights Act (HRA) are the strongest weapons that victims of crime have, putting a duty on the police to keep us safe and protect … Read MoreContinue Reading