By denying all grounds for dismissal, the court delivered a decisive win on core issues in international human rights litigation — ending decades of … Read more: Jenner & Block Team Named Litigators of the Week Runners-Up for Landmark Human Rights VictoryContinue Reading
Emphasizes victims' rights, including the right to truth and to compensation. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Advisor on Legal Affairs, Leanid Marozau: “ … Read more: UN experts published a report on the situation of human rights in BelarusContinue Reading
… of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body's work on human rights and labor. Read more: Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N. – The New York TimesContinue Reading
As part of Harvard Climate Action Week 2025, the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights convened a panel titled Human Resources: Indigenous Leadership … Read more: Indigenous Leadership on Protecting Water as a Fundamental Right | Harvard Kennedy SchoolContinue Reading
My name is Manal Alawal, I am a Sudanese woman human rights defender from the Kordofan region. The recent surge of violence in North, West… Read more: HRC has a moral and political responsibility to respond proportionately to the crisis in SudanContinue Reading
We will not waver in our support for Belarusian civil society and human rights defenders. To the representatives of Belarus, we say: release all … Read more: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Group of Independent Experts on BelarusContinue Reading
We further call on Burundi to ensure accountability for human rights violations via impartial investigations and judicial independence, especially … Read more: UK Statement for the Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Burundi – GOV.UKContinue Reading
… human rights situations or themes around the world. Albanese provides a … Chief among these is the stipulation that all corporations should carry out … Read more: Public-Private Genocide? – Opinio JurisContinue Reading
In a major victory for migrant and refugee rights, on September 14, Ontario became the last province in Canada to block the Canada Border Services … Read more: Human rights win: Immigration detention ends in provincial jails across CanadaContinue Reading
On 18 September 2025, Claudia Mahler, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, addressed the Human Rights Council … Read more: Work is a lifelong right – age must not mean exclusion | #HRC60 – YouTubeContinue Reading
The United Nations Human Rights Chief commended the first convictions handed down by the Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP) as a … Read more: First ruling by Colombia special tribunal is 'crucial milestone' says UN human rights chiefContinue Reading
The partners in Germany's governing Christian Democrat-Social Democrat coalition have been sparring over the contents of a planned replacement of … Read more: Rights Should Guide Welfare 'Reform' Debate in Germany – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
Human rights · Peace and security. Group Heading. Covid-19 … human rights – while also advancing more effective collaboration across the pillars. Read more: UN80 Initiative: Workstream 3Continue Reading
Renowned human rights and justice advocate Dr Simon Adams has been appointed as a Professor of Human Rights in the School of Humanities, … Read more: New Human Rights major to be developed by leading global justice advocateContinue Reading
Geurts, in his concluding remarks, expressed the Netherlands' commitment to the international human rights system and the Covenant. The State party … Read more: Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend the … – ohchrContinue Reading