Azizpour was also denied the right to legal counsel. … A reliable local source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that “the Intelligence … Read more: Iran tortures Kurdish athlete to make forced confessionsContinue Reading
Wednesday's ECOSOC vote is not the first time U.N. member states vote to remove a country over human rights abuses. More recently, the General … Read more: United Nations Expels Iran From Women's Commission Over Human Rights AbusesContinue Reading
Download logoUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said today he was appalled by attacks against civilians by armed elements amid a … Read more: South Sudan: United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief urges end to violence in Upper Nile StateContinue Reading
Ukrainian elected politicians & civil society members accept the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Award, the EU's top human rights prize, … Read more: Ukrainian people accept Sakharov human rights prize as Zelensky addresses European ParliamentContinue Reading
… says Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Developments in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang are cited as examples of China's suppression of human rights. Read more: China has taken advantage of trade and human rights 'delinking' 20 years ago, say US lawmakersContinue Reading
Australian Human Rights 2022 Awards recipients, rear from left, Caroline Cecile Fletcher (Young People's Award), Andrea Comastri (Community Award) … Read more: Jane McAdam receives Australian Human Rights Commission award | UNSW NewsroomContinue Reading
Lawyer and McMaster graduate Patricia Suleiman has extensive experience in human-rights related policies and procedures and is also a trained … Read more: McMaster appoints new director of human rights and accessibility – Daily NewsContinue Reading
IHL Treaties – Respect for Human Rights in Armed Conflicts. Resolution 2444 (XXIII) of the United Nations General Assembly, 19 December 1968. Read more: IHL Treaties – United Nations Resolution on Human Rights in Armed Conflicts, 1968Continue Reading
“We also heard stories of children who are now two or three years old and have only ever known living in a motel room.” Chief … Read more: New Zealand's emergency housing system breaches human rights, inquiry findsContinue Reading
Donald Warne, MD, MPH will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Lecture during the 2023 UI Health Care Human Rights Week celebration. Read more: Human Rights Week 2023 Distinguished Lecture – Carver College of MedicineContinue Reading
"When we look at the current situation, there are failings": Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt explains how the Government's emergency … Read more: 'There are failings': How does Govt's emergency housing system breach human rights? | AMContinue Reading
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) broke ground on November 24, 2022, by adopting resolution SS35 to create an independent … Read more: Iran and the United Nations: Breaking New Ground at the Human Rights Council, Is the …Continue Reading
A member of the Massachusetts-based Human Rights Commission has resigned after mocking God and cursing Christians in a Facebook post last week. Read more: Human Rights Commissioner Resigns After Mocking God, Cursing Christians over …Continue Reading
Biden needs to confront el-Sisi on human rights. Advocates say the US president emboldened the Egyptian leader during last month's COP27, … Read more: Biden needs to confront el-Sisi on human rights – Responsible StatecraftContinue Reading
This puts individuals at risk of serious human rights violations,” the Special Rapporteur said. The toxic impacts of mercury use in small-scale gold … Read more: Ghana: Toxics exposure violating human rights, urgent action needed, says United Nations …Continue Reading