Civilian deaths in conflict surged by 40 per cent last year, according to new data released by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) with already … Read more: Civilian deaths in conflict are surging, warns UN human rights officeContinue Reading
Khandan, a prominent human rights advocate, and his wife, the renowned human rights lawyer and women's rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, have long … Read more: Translation of Letter from Reza Khandan to Iranian JudiciaryContinue Reading
Human Rights Activists, which also provided detailed casualty figures during the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, cross-checks local … Read more: Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 639 people, rights group says | The Times of IsraelContinue Reading
A podcast series organized by UN Human Rights and the UN System Staff College explores how economies and human rights can work hand in hand and … Read more: “Economies that work for all”: A podcast series on the Human Rights Economy | OHCHRContinue Reading
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood used a speech in Strasbourg to set out how the European Convention on Human Rights 'feels out of step with … Read more: Labour plan to stop foreign criminals exploiting human rights laws to avoid deportation … – Daily MailContinue Reading
Nada Al Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the Human Rights Council on Iran. Read more: Human Rights Council hears alarming updates on executions in Iran and global civic space …Continue Reading
According to the organisation, Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), at least 585 people have been killed and 1326 injured in Israeli attacks in … Read more: Human rights organisation: “600 dead in Israeli attacks in Iran” – Commonspace.euContinue Reading
Inability to extradite fugitives wanted for murder and child rape prompts MPs to call for reinterpretation of human rights. Read more: Deportation case tests Labour's appetite for ECHR reform – Financial TimesContinue Reading
Mechanism to suspend short-stay visa-free travel into the EU has been reformed to include human rights breaches, and Israel could be one of the … Read more: Exclusive: EU visa rule change set to target Israeli citizens – Euronews.comContinue Reading
The Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood, has called for reforms to how Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is applied in … Read more: Lord Chancellor backs ECHR reform, citing Article 8 immigration concernsContinue Reading
Health care is a human right. Denying transgender adolescents access to medically necessary care is discriminatory and punishes them simply for … Read more: U.S. v. Skrmetti Decision Is Setback for Human Rights of Transgender PeopleContinue Reading
By Allison Braden & Félix Maradiaga. What is financial repression? Félix Maradiaga on how autocratic regimes are using the global banking system, … Read more: Cash grab – Human Rights FoundationContinue Reading
Eleven human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (…) Read more: Thailand: Drop charges against women human rights defender Pimsiri Petchnamrob, end …Continue Reading
18 June 2025: Today, Jimmy Lai's son, Sebastien Lai, addressed the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) as a … Read more: China-Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai's son calls for his father's release at the UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading
Last week, human rights groups submitted a report to the UN highlighting egregious human rights violations for hundreds of migrants deported from … Read more: Human Rights Groups Urge UN to Intervene on Behalf of Migrants Detained in Notorious …Continue Reading