AKIPRESS.COM – Human rights groups in an open letter to the UN called for the establishment of a dedicated accountability mechanism by the Human … Read more: Human rights groups urge UN for stronger accountability in AfghanistanContinue Reading
NEW YORK — South Korea should co-sponsor an annual resolution condemning North Korea for its human rights abuses and urging the regime to improve … Read more: UN ambassador stresses need for S. Korea to co-sponsor resolution on N. Korea human rightsContinue Reading
The panel commemorated the 1982 Warren County protests, where residents sparked a national environmental justice movement by protesting a toxic … Read more: Duke Human Rights Center highlights intersection between voting rights, environmental …Continue Reading
The Human Rights Watch on Monday called on the member-states of the United Nations Human Rights Council to adopt a strong resolution during its … Read more: Human Rights Watch urges UN to adopt strong resolution vs. Philippine drug warContinue Reading
Advisor to Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed, Redwan Hussien, on Sunday said the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia is a political … Read more: Ethiopia accuses UN Commission of weaponizing Human Rights to achieve political goalsContinue Reading
Kotchan, who has been at the helm of the UN human rights agency in Uganda since September 2018 will be relocating to Dakar – Senegal. Read more: UHRC bids farewell to UN country representative – New Vision OfficialContinue Reading
The US in June enacted a blanket ban on all imports from China's Xinjiang province, where there have been allegations of widespread human rights … Read more: EU set to ban products made using forced labour | Financial TimesContinue Reading
The journalist, who says she "frequently report(s) on abuses of alphabet agencies, especially as related to the civil rights movement," requested the … Read more: FBI file shows bureau kept tabs on Aretha Franklin's activism, a common focus during the … – CNNContinue Reading
The Bharat-Tibet Samanvay Sangh (BTSS) has taken exception to violation of human rights in Tibet by China. BTSS president BR Kaundal today … Read more: Human rights violation in Tibet: BTSS seeks govt's help – Tribune IndiaContinue Reading
Using her platform as a well known DJ during the #EndSARS protest of October 2020, Catherine, aka DJ Switch had become… Read more: Protect human rights defenders or stop fundraising in their name – Businessday NGContinue Reading
The following submissions by United Nations Watch have been published by the UN as official documents of the 51st session of the Human Rights … Read more: UN Watch written statements at the 51st session of the Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading
Prisoners in Bafra jail expose violations of human rights. The wards of Bafra T Type Prison were raided and 6 detainees were put in a single … Read more: Prisoners in Bafra jail expose violations of human rights – ANFContinue Reading
Western countries face a dilemma as the U.N. Human Rights Council opens on Monday: confront China over human rights violations in its Xinjiang … Read more: West weighs contentious anti-China move as U.N. rights council opens | ReutersContinue Reading
However, when read through human rights lenses, it is fraught with weaknesses. The glossary which introduces the document defines “inappropriate … Read more: Human rights and the MOEY's dress and grooming policy | News | Jamaica GleanerContinue Reading
The UN Human Rights Council, which will host a month-long session in Geneva from Monday (Sep 12), frequently acts to investigate and rein in. Read more: UN rights council credibility at stake over China, Russia response – CNAContinue Reading