I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. Let me start by underlining our strong support for the important … Read more: Third Committee: EU EoV draft resolution L.24 Report of the Human Rights Council | EEASContinue Reading
Australia's largest miner, BHP, has been found liable to compensate victims devastated by the collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil in 2015 that killed … Read more: UK: BHP found liable in Brazil dam collapse disasterContinue Reading
There's been a lot of blather about home secretary Shabana Mahmood's announcements being against 'Labour values' Read more: No, Shabana Mahmood isn't far right | The SpectatorContinue Reading
Britain's foreign minister Yvette Cooper plans to introduce sanctions relating to human rights violations and abuses in war-torn Sudan, … Read more: UK foreign minister plans sanctions relating to human rights abuses in Sudan | ReutersContinue Reading
Over 75 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was established and signed by the newly formed United Nations after the atrocities of … Read more: A hinge point for human rights | CBC RadioContinue Reading
HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Kutama Street Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Read more: Letter from Human Rights Watch Regarding Mohammed bin Salman's Visit to the United StatesContinue Reading
This report exposes a deeply concerning pattern of systematic human rights violations committed against Palestinians detained by Israel and classified … Read more: DEATHS OF PALESTINIANS IN ISRAELI CUSTODY:Continue Reading
US tech companies' increasing and unregulated power poses a particular threat. Smart incentives and mandatory human rights due diligence are the … Read more: Business and human rights in the United States: Four key trends in 2025Continue Reading
A human rights complaint in B.C. has been settled between TD Bank and a Muslim-Indigenous man who said a Surrey branch teller denied him service … Read more: TD Bank settles human rights complaint by Muslim-Indigenous man | CBC NewsContinue Reading
In these moments, people were united regardless of political, social, or team affiliation, in support of human rights and democracy. But autocrats … Read more: How authoritarian regimes use sports to mask their human rights abusesContinue Reading
Human rights groups, however, fear the one-party state could turn these tools on citizens for surveillance. The new agency would be run by the … Read more: Vietnam's entry into security industry stirs human rights concerns – Nikkei AsiaContinue Reading
Anita Joseph of Elsipogtog First Nation was recently awarded the 2025 New Brunswick Human Rights Award. NB Media Co-op volunteer Anna-Leah Simon … Read more: Interview with Anita Joseph, winner of the New Brunswick Human Rights awardContinue Reading
Giving soldiers special impunity from human rights laws would destroy trust in the military and conceal wrongdoing, the Prime Minister has been … Read more: Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill 'lawfare' claims | Times and StarContinue Reading
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death in a case over alleged crimes … Read more: Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Sentenced Death Over Human Rights Crimes – YouTubeContinue Reading
… Human Rights." Scottish Labour MP Chris Murray warned that failing to reform the asylum system would "inflame far-right sentiment". He told the … Read more: Scottish ministers 'deeply concerned' about new UK asylum plans – BBC NewsContinue Reading