We note calls by the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Special Procedures for Iran to "establish an immediate moratorium … Read more: UK Government Condemns Human Rights Situation in Iran at UN HRC53 – Mirage NewsContinue Reading
The Chief Human Rights Commissioner says too many people are still living in cold, damp and mouldy homes, and is calling for the creation of a … Read more: Commissioner says housing should be recognised as a human right, calls for ombudsmanContinue Reading
Over the last few years, LGBTQIA+ community members have been hit with an onslaught of legislation aimed at silencing their voices, hiding their … Read more: Guest Opinion: Trans rights are human rights: Advocating for equality and understandingContinue Reading
Authoritarian influence in multilateral institutions is growing rapidly and poses a serious threat to democratic and human rights principles. Read more: Defending the Global Human Rights System from Authoritarian Assault: How Democracies …Continue Reading
“We call on Cameroonian authorities to investigate allegations of human rights violations and other crimes under domestic law committed in the context … Read more: Cameroon: Government ignoring Anglophone crisis, says human rights groupContinue Reading
Disability Rights are Human Rights … the importance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (6:28), … Read more: Episode 63: Disability Rights are Human Rights | American University, Washington, DCContinue Reading
Mohali: Punjab State Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the incidents of chlorine gas leak in Lalru and road cave-in on a … Read more: Explain Gas Leak, Road Cave-in, Says Pb Human Rights Panel | Chandigarh NewsContinue Reading
The Kenya Human Rights Organization, which advocates for equal rights, regardless of one's gender identity and sexual orientation, had made a similar … Read more: Kenyan LGBTQ groups seek representation in government human rights bodyContinue Reading
The regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko — seen here in Minsk, Belarus, on April 10, 2023 — is deliberately purging civil society of … Read more: State of Human Rights in Belarus 'Catastrophic,' UN Told – VOAContinue Reading
Civil society groups on Tuesday decried Burundi's decision to walk out of a review of its human rights record and voiced concerns about a … Read more: Rights group raise alarm after Burundi walkout from UN review – ReutersContinue Reading
According to residents, a man was killed in Wanaung (Yin Talai) village, Hpasawng Township, Karen State when the Military Council bombed the area … Read more: Airstrikes denounced Karenni Human Rights leader as a War CrimeContinue Reading
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and … Read more: Human Rights 75: Women and Girl's Right to Participate in Public and political lifeContinue Reading
The European Court of Human Rights decided unanimously that Russia is guilty of human rights violations due to use of facial-recognition to find a … Read more: ECJ hits Russia with human rights violations due to facial recognition use | Biometric UpdateContinue Reading
Agenda: S. No. 2242, H. Nos. 6589, 6588, 6587, 6586, 6585, 6584, 6583, 6582, 6581, 6580 and 6579 – Creation of Courts (By: Sen. C. Villar, Reps. Read more: Committee on Justice and Human Rights joint with Committee on Finance (July 5, 2023)Continue Reading
By Tsering Dhundup. DHARAMSHALA, July,4: During the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland from June 19 to July 14, … Read more: UNHRC criticizes China's human rights violations in Tibet – PhayulContinue Reading