STRASBOURG, France: A top European court on Wednesday (Jul 9) ruled Russia committed a string of human rights violations in backing anti-Kyiv … Read more: Europe's top human rights court says Russia responsible for 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flightContinue Reading
For more than a decade the Egyptian government has targeted the Soltan family for their human rights advocacy. Most recently, this targeting has … Read more: Rights Groups Call on Egyptian Authorities to Immediately Release Dr. Salah Soltan and All …Continue Reading
… it found "indications" last month that Israel breached human rights obligations under a pact governing its ties with the bloc. Read more: EU outlines options for political action against Israel on human rights – ReutersContinue Reading
The European Court of Human Rights has found Russia liable for “widespread” and “flagrant” abuses of human rights during its occupation of Crimea … Read more: Human rights court holds Russia liable over conflict in Ukraine – Global Arbitration ReviewContinue Reading
"UN Special Rapporteurs, along with other parts of the human rights ecosystem, address – by their nature – sensitive and often divisive issues that … Read more: UN human rights chief urges reversal of US sanctions on Francesca AlbaneseContinue Reading
Human rights defenders rallied on Thursday to support the top U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, after the United States imposed sanctions on her … Read more: Rights defenders denounce US sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians | ReutersContinue Reading
UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk urges prompt reversal of #US sanctions against a Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council, … Read more: UN Human Rights – XContinue Reading
Statement Speaking at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, … Read more: Human rights must be at the heart of Ukraine's recovery – Commissaire aux droits de l'hommeContinue Reading
… rights under Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights – the right to a fair hearing – had been violated. Recommended. Read more: Caster Semenya wins ECHR appeal as sex eligibility case set to return to courtContinue Reading
At the #UkraineRecoveryConference in Rome, I stressed that #humanrights must guide #Ukraine's reconstruction, from dignified, voluntary returns to … Read more: Commissioner for Human Rights – XContinue Reading
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 9, 2025: Iran state media have reported the public hanging of an unnamed man for the murder of four women in … Read more: 3rd Public Hanging in Iran in 2025 – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading
GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, today condemned the arrest and … Read more: Russia must release ill lawyer Maria Bontsler, detained in retaliation for human rights workContinue Reading
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday found that Russia committed grave violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) in … Read more: Europe human rights court finds Russia committed grave international law violations in UkraineContinue Reading
Albanese, a human rights lawyer, has repeatedly called Israel's campaign a "genocide" and supported the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant … Read more: US imposes sanctions on UN human rights expert investigating Israeli abuses in GazaContinue Reading
A decade after the Chinese Communist Party's nationwide crackdown on human rights lawyers, activists and legal professionals say their work is … Read more: China: 10 years after 709 crackdown, human rights are waning – DWContinue Reading