Indeed, these institutions will have an increasingly vital role in addressing the human rights implications of climate change and environmental … Read more: Strengthening the Rule of Law, Human Rights, Justice and Security for Sustainable Peace …Continue Reading
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (C) is seen on a giant … alleged human rights violations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more: US leads 27 countries in condemning UN Human Rights Council probe into IsraelContinue Reading
Interactive dialogue on the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (following presentation made on 19 June) Read more: ID: HC annual report – 4th Meeting, 53rd Regular Session of Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading
Human rights activist Nasta Loika has been jailed (The Viasna Human Rights Centre/AP). A court in Belarus convicted a prominent human rights … Read more: Belarus human rights activist jailed for work documenting police crackdown | Enfield IndependentContinue Reading
A court in Belarus has convicted a prominent human rights activist of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police abuses … Read more: Belarus human rights activist gets 7-year prison term for work documenting police crackdownContinue Reading
PMI's Human Rights Commitment outlines the foundational principles that need to be respected throughout the operations and value chain by both PMI and … Read more: PMI Publishes First Human Rights Report – Tobacco ReporterContinue Reading
A court in Belarus convicted a prominent human rights activist on Tuesday of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police … Read more: Belarus human rights activist jailed for work documenting police crackdownContinue Reading
When Michelle Bachelet, former United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, pointed to what she called “the reality of multiple and. Read more: Intersectionality Matters: Improving UPR Recommendations on Global Human RightsContinue Reading
World leaders should hold each other to account rather than 'sweep human rights issues in their respective nations under the rug' Read more: Modi US visit: Amnesty calls for human rights to be central in talks with Joe BidenContinue Reading
A new report highlights how deadly Brazil is for human rights activists, who often act in areas where crime and land conflict are rife. Read more: A dangerous place for human rights defenders – The Brazilian ReportContinue Reading
Human Rights Watch, the nonprofit that for decades has called attention to the victims of war, famine, and political repression around the world, … Read more: International human rights group calls out US hospitals for pushing millions into debtContinue Reading
Volker Turk took over as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in late 2022 … World War II and earlier known as the Commission on Human Rights, … Read more: In a first, UN rights chief seeks presence in India and China – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Overview The Australian Human Rights Commission conducts ongoing monitoring of conditions in detention to ensure that Australia's immigration … Read more: The Use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading
“Prime Minister Modi has presided over a period of rapid deterioration of human rights protections in India, including increasing violence against … Read more: Biden And Modi Must Address Grave Human Rights Concerns During SummitContinue Reading
A group of Indonesian villagers who sued oil and gas giant ExxonMobil for alleged human rights abuses have finally settled their case, 22 years … Read more: After 22 Years, ExxonMobil Finally Settles Indonesian Human Rights Case – The DiplomatContinue Reading