GENEVA, Friday, February 3, 2023 (WAFA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said today he was afraid recent measures being taken … Read more: UN official: Measures taken by Israel only fuel further abuses of human rightsContinue Reading
Human rights lawyer, Advocate Gabriel Shumba said there is need to train police officers on human rights friendly policing. Read more: Human rights lawyer says cops at times abandon the law when enforcing Immigration ActContinue Reading
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese companies need to do more in addressing human rights issues in their businesses as a failure to keep up with … Read more: Japan firms must address human rights in supply chains: UNDP director – The MainichiContinue Reading
Screenshot from a video showing the moments after environmental activist Ángel Luis Torres Rosado was shot by private security forces while protesting … Read more: Human Rights, Diaspora Groups Demand Investigation of Activist Shooting in Puerto RicoContinue Reading
Japanese companies need to do more in addressing human rights issues in their businesses as a failure to keep up with international ethical … Read more: Japan firms must address human rights in supply chains: UNDP director – Kyodo NewsContinue Reading
By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court on Friday handed decades-long prison sentences to three police officers and their civilian … Read more: Kenyan policemen handed heavy sentences for killing of human rights lawyer – WHBLContinue Reading
Cambodia lashed out at the United States for giving a human rights defender award to a union leader involved in a labor strike by casino workers … Read more: Cambodia condemns US for honoring union leader as human rights defenderContinue Reading
Many members of the UN Human Rights Council are calling on Japan to abolish the death penalty and improve medical care at immigration facilities. Read more: UN Human Rights Council issues recommendations to Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN NewsContinue Reading
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief expressed concerns Friday that steps taken by the new Israeli government, the most far-right in the … Read more: UN rights chief concerned about Israel's moves amid violence – AP NewsContinue Reading
The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concerns that steps taken by the new Israeli government, the most far-right in the country's history, … Read more: UN rights chief concerned about Israel's moves amid violence – ABC NewsContinue Reading
The murder of human rights lawyer Willie Kimani set off protests in Kenya, where police are often accused of brutality. Read more: Kenyan policemen get sentences for murder of human rights lawyer – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Ethiopia has asked the United States to support its "bid in terminating the mandate" of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on … Read more: Ethiopia Asks U.S. Support to Terminate Mandate of UN Human Rights ExpertsContinue Reading
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has urged the authorities in Eswatini to promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and … Read more: Falana SAN Urges Eswatini Govt. To Investigate Killing Of Human Rights Advocate, Maseko …Continue Reading
The International Olympic Committee's move last week to map a pathway to Paris for athletes from Russia and Belarus who have not actively … Read more: IOC details Russia stance for Olympics, cites human rights – The HinduContinue Reading
Iran-EU relations have proved rocky in recent years due to the country's continuing human rights violations. Parliament has repeatedly called for … Read more: Parliament condemns human rights violations in Iran – EU ReporterContinue Reading