The Executive Secretary speaks at the 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council on how the issue of artisanal and small-scale gold mining is “at … Read more: Human Rights Council: Mercury, small-scale gold mining and human rightsContinue Reading
The Secretary was joined by Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, Special … Read more: Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Human Rights Defenders on Women and Human Rights in IranContinue Reading
Indonesia's Constitutional Court is considering a petition to review a human rights law to allow the nation to prosecute and punish members of … Read more: Human rights activists seek Indonesia court approval for universal jurisdiction – Benar NewsContinue Reading
The Emerald is in receipt of an open letter from the Seattle Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in which four SHRC commissioners, including three … Read more: BREAKING: Human Rights Commissioners, Including Co-Chairs, Resign En MasseContinue Reading
As Saudi Arabia's takeover of English soccer club Newcastle proves, the media is highly susceptible to sportswashing by corrupt regimes. Read more: Will World Cup Reporters Let Qatar Get Away With Its Human Rights Abuses?Continue Reading
A public conference on human rights, hosted by Ireland's Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell, will take place as part of Ireland's Presidency of the … Read more: Human rights in a time of change: Perspectives from Ireland and Strasbourg – EventsContinue Reading
The Alaska Commission for Human Rights will set up its booth in the Aspen Hotel, on the Alaska Day Parade route in Sitka. (KCAW/Snider). Read more: Human Rights Commission to join Sitka's Alaska Day Festival – KCAWContinue Reading
The decision comes following a routine re-accreditation process with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) this month. Read more: Equality and Human Rights Commission re-accredited as 'A status' organisationContinue Reading
Human Rights Watch analyzed a video posted on social media in early October showing the extrajudicial execution of at least seven Armenian POWs, … Read more: Video Shows Azerbaijan Forces Executing Armenian POWs – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
But this genocide of the Uyghurs is not the only aspect of the current appalling human rights crisis in China. “We have seen what Beijing has done … Read more: Concern voiced at growing human rights abuses – EU ReporterContinue Reading
Danielle Smith reiterated in her first press conference as Alberta premier that she intends to amend the Alberta Human Rights Act to protect … Read more: Danielle Smith wants vaccine status to be a human right. Expect a petri dish of problemsContinue Reading
Human rights campaigners have urged the British Museum to back calls for the release of political prisoners in Egypt as its blockbuster … Read more: British Museum urged to raise human rights abuses as Egypt show opensContinue Reading
A human rights lawyer who was groomed, raped and made pregnant at 14 by her mother's boyfriend has received a payout by her former school after … Read more: Human rights lawyer wins payout from school that did not protect her from rapist when she was 13Continue Reading
In Communist China, the government has all but obliterated human rights norms through “national security” laws in Hong Kong, forced labor camps in … Read more: Dear President Biden, Human Rights Are Non-Negotiable – Clarksville OnlineContinue Reading
But she believes it was her father, Frank LaRue, a tireless fighter for human rights in Guatemala, who helped influence her towards working in the … Read more: Michelle LaRue: Health Is A Human Right, Regardless Of Income – DCistContinue Reading