The African Commission was established to promote and protect human and peoples' rights, not as an institution that endorses or legitimizes contested … Read more: Civil Society Organizations strongly condemn the African Commission on Human and …Continue Reading
A human rights lawyer based in Iran told CHRI: “The constant and escalating pressure on civil society activists, writers, and critics has made it … Read more: Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in IranContinue Reading
Indonesia moves to strengthen Komnas HAM, aiming to boost independence, accountability, and justice in addressing ongoing human rights challenges. Read more: Strengthening Komnas HAM: Indonesia's Human Rights Reform – ImpACT InternationalContinue Reading
Last week, Member for Newtown, Jenny Leong MP, introduced the private member's Human Rights Bill 2025 (NSW). Read more: Human Rights Act Bill introduced in NSW Parliament – Amnesty International AustraliaContinue Reading
Human rights conflict between Indonesian authorities and indigenous people date back to at least the controversial 1969 Act of Free Choice. This was a … Read more: Human rights experts urge Indonesia to formally recognize Indigenous peoples' rights – NewsContinue Reading
They must protect the right to asylum and ensure that they don't expel anyone to places where they would be at risk of serious human rights violations … Read more: Tunisia: Rampant violations against refugees and migrants expose EU's complicity riskContinue Reading
Launching its first major report on climate change, Human rights on a warming Earth, Commission President Hugh de Kretser said, 'The evidence on the … Read more: Urgent action on climate change essential for human rightsContinue Reading
Australia's human rights and climate change obligations; our legislative framework; climate legal action; the role of national human rights … Read more: Human rights on a warming EarthContinue Reading
Multi-stakeholder efforts to address today's challenges, from poverty and inequality to debt and the climate crisis, must be centred on human rights, … Read more: Stakeholders must work together to build human rights economies that deliver for all – WorldContinue Reading
… Human Rights Student Leadership Council (HRSLC). Recent inductees spoke of connection, collaboration, listening, awareness, respect and integrity … Read more: Prince William County Human Rights Student Leadership Council Empowers New VoicesContinue Reading
Since then, there has been increasing attention paid to digital rights by all stakeholders within the UPR (civil society, UN agencies and states). The … Read more: The Universal Periodic Review process and its potential for promoting human rights in …Continue Reading
Forty-seven projects are to be located within the EU borders and 13 are located outside of the EU. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reached out … Read more: Disclosure of key EU strategic projects' policies on human rights and environmental impact …Continue Reading
… population currently in a situation where their human rights and food needs are met within planetary boundaries. Read more: Call for Input – Transforming food systems to protect human rights and prevent climate harmContinue Reading
Solicitor Sir Geoffrey Bindman, founder of London human rights firm Bindmans, died yesterday at the age of 92, his firm announced. Read more: Human rights champion Geoffrey Bindman dies at 92 | Law GazetteContinue Reading
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are gravely concerned by the imminent threat to Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman AlBakr … Read more: Joint appeal for international protection for Saudi human rights defender detained in …Continue Reading