All three members of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry tasked with investigating human rights violations in Israel and the occupied … Read more: UN Commission Investigating Human Rights Violations Resigns | – IMEMC NewsContinue Reading
Alert! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding is a yearbook providing an analysis of the state of the world in terms of conflict and … Read more: Alert 2025! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding – World – ReliefWebContinue Reading
… human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in Belarus. Paris-Geneva … The severe repression against Human Right Center Viasna -one of the leading … Read more: Belarus: Four years of arbitrary detention – crackdown on Viasna members must end – FIDHContinue Reading
… Human Rights Council. The letters surfaced on Monday. Pillay, 83, the commission's chair, said she was resigning “owing to age, medical issues and … Read more: Three members of UN commission investigating Israel resign amid Trump crackdownContinue Reading
Tax policy is inextricably bound up with governments' human rights obligations. Under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural … Read more: Database of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies' Statements on TaxationContinue Reading
Thai authorities are threatening, extorting, and detaining Myanmar nationals who fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand. Read more: Thailand: Authorities Abuse, Exploit Myanmar Nationals | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
UN Watch urged the UN Human Rights Council not to replace the three commissioners, but to terminate the COI altogether. “Replacing one biased trio … Read more: UN Watch Hails Resignation of Entire UN's Anti-Israel Inquiry: “This is All Due to U.S. …Continue Reading
Three members of a UN commission charged with investigating human rights abuses in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory have quit. The … Read more: LIVE: Hamas says 'war of attrition' in Gaza as more Israeli soldiers killed – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer. Read more: Hermandorfer Confirmation Threatens Our Rights and DemocracyContinue Reading
Haydee Dijkstal, a barrister representing the family, told the BBC there were concerns the human rights of the couple were not being fully protected … Read more: Couple being held in Iran 'outrageous', MP says – BBC NewsContinue Reading
The Trump administration has retreated from a core aspect of U.S. diplomacy, dramatically reducing its support for democracy and human rights … Read more: State Department's Restructuring and Proposed Budget Cuts Roll Back U.S. Role in …Continue Reading
In addition to reviewing countries' compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the … Read more: Standing Firm on Women's Right to Live Free of Violence | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) Department of Human Rights are set to sign a … Read more: CNDH, Palestine Liberation Organization Pledge to Deepen Human Rights CooperationContinue Reading
On today's episode of Justice Matters co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Lex Zard, Technology and Human Rights Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center, … Read more: Digital Rights Across Borders: EU vs. US on Consumer Data ProtectionContinue Reading
On 14 July 2025, Ambassador Jürg Lauber, President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, participated in the opening of the 18th session of … Read more: Jürg Lauber: Indigenous Peoples' participation in UN processes is vital to advancing their rightsContinue Reading