The 60th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC60) is taking place in Geneva from 8 September to 3 October 2025. Read more: Environment @ 60th Session of the UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading
Among them include woman human rights defender Pimsiri “Mook” Petchnamrob and Arnon Nampa, a pro-democracy activist sentenced to a total of 29 years' … Read more: Thailand: Ongoing judicial harassment of human rights defenders and protesters while civil …Continue Reading
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published new research examining how the socio-economic duty operates in Scotland and Wales, … Read more: EHRC publishes new research on socio-economic duty implementation ahead of … – WiredGovContinue Reading
The paper says that statutory guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission will say that transgender competitors can be excluded from single … Read more: 'Minister for hypocrisy' and 'Pill for weight loss on NHS' – BBC NewsContinue Reading
VAWG is increasingly recognised as a public health crisis and human rights issue. In 2023, the Home Office identified VAWG as a national threat … Read more: Violence against women and girls in schools and among children and young people – POSTContinue Reading
The UN Human Rights Chief condemned on Wednesday the recent surge in deadly attacks by M23 fighters and other armed groups against civilians in … Read more: UN human rights chief decries M23 attacks against civilians in DRC – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading
Fifty-eight feminist, human rights, and civil society organizations from Haiti and around the globe sent an open letter to new Transitional … Read more: Open Letter Re Imperative to Center Women's Rights and Leadership in Haiti's Transition …Continue Reading
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has confirmed the appointment of Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson as its next Chair, despite two joint … Read more: New chair of equalities watchdog confirmed, despite refusal from select committees to …Continue Reading
In a landmark development, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has affirmed for the first time that the right to care is an autonomous human … Read more: A Victory for Workers: Inter-American Court Recognizes Care as a Human RightContinue Reading
LWF supports implementation of human rights recommendations (LWI) – Equal access to education, access to legal representation and socio-economic … Read more: Long-term commitment to refugee rights in Kenya | The Lutheran World FederationContinue Reading
this year's report has been manipulated by the Trump administration to not accurately reflect the ongoing and grave violations of human rights, … Read more: Leaked U.S. State Department Human Rights Report Reveals Alarming Omissions on …Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — Meeta Anand, senior director of the census and data equity program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, … Read more: The Census Must Not Be Weaponized for Political GainContinue Reading
We, the undersigned organizations, express deep concern over the continued arbitrary detention of the Saudi human rights defender Mohammed … Read more: NGOs Call for the Immediate Release of Saudi Human Rights Defender Mohammed al …Continue Reading
The Washington Post is reporting the State Department's forthcoming human rights report will dramatically scale back U.S. criticism of several … Read more: Report: U.S. Plans to Weaken Criticism of Human Rights Abuses in El Salvador, Israel and RussiaContinue Reading
… efforts toward justice and take renewed, concerted steps to engage the Venezuelan authorities on the serious human rights situation in the country. Read more: The EU must heed wake up call on human rights crisis in Venezuela – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading