We call on the Human Rights Council and all United Nations stakeholders to stop ignoring these Palestinian victims of Palestinian violations, and to … Read more: UN Watch written statements at the 50th Session of the Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Kara C. McDonald is visiting Tbilisi until June 13 for meetings … Read more: Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Kara …Continue Reading
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has expressed commitment to ensuring accountability in issues concerning human rights, … Read more: Bongbong Marcos commits to human rights accountability, says UN envoy | Global NewsContinue Reading
We have seen concerning reports in April and May 2022, such as the arrest of political opponents including a female academic, former human rights … Read more: The rise in human rights violations – Latest News – The NationContinue Reading
PRESIDENT-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has promised to ensure "high-level of accountability" for human rights violations and abuses in … Read more: Marcos vows 'high-level of accountability' for human rights violations | The Manila TimesContinue Reading
Human Rights Watch LGBT Rights Program Researcher Ryan Thoreson discusses why South Korea remains one of the laggards in the recognition of LGBT … Read more: Human Rights Watch's Thoreson on LGBT Rights in S. Korea – Bloomberg.comContinue Reading
Ahead of the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights released its 2021 annual report on … Read more: Out in the World: Ahead of summit, IACHR releases human rights report for the AmericasContinue Reading
It highlights the systemic barriers to youth's human rights, particularly education, employment and social security, health, and participation, … Read more: A/HRC/51/19: Human rights implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on young peopleContinue Reading
The United States Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the practices of state police in Louisiana, after several recent … Read more: Biden administration opens civil rights probe of Louisiana police – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
The war in Ukraine has also been a frontal assault on health and human rights. Amid the invasion by Russian President Vladimir Putin's military, … Read more: Opinion: WHA's Russia vote is a call to side with health, human rights | DevexContinue Reading
Failure to do so, 13 human rights organizations wrote in a joint letter to the U.S. president, could "embolden the crown prince to commit further … Read more: Biden Urged to Secure Public Guarantees on Human Rights Before Meeting Saudi PrinceContinue Reading
Jennifer Robinson welcomed a statement by the European Court of Human Rights which she said meant the UK Government has 'accepted her rights were … Read more: Julian Assange's lawyer has reached settlement with government 'over breach of her human rights'Continue Reading
Picture the Dream,” on display at the New-York Historical Society, shows that children, far from being mere witnesses to the civil rights movement … Read more: Viewing the Civil Rights Movement Through Children's Books – The New York TimesContinue Reading
Human Rights Watch said in a statement Thursday that “a grave human rights crisis has been unfolding” in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the … Read more: Watchdog Demands UN Reinstate Travel Ban on Afghan Taliban for Rights ViolationsContinue Reading
Presented annually, these awards honor individuals and community organizations who have made significant contributions to human and civil rights in … Read more: Human Rights Commission Seeks Nominations for 2022 Human Rights AwardsContinue Reading