Dr Lilija Alijeva and Professor Tawhida Ahmed host the Elected United Nations Human Rights Committee Member, Professor Yvonne Donders, … Read more: The City Law School academics debate the role of UN human rights monitoring body in …Continue Reading
El Salvador's top human rights organization, Cristosal, says it is leaving the country after harassment and legal threats by the government of … Read more: El Salvador's top human rights group flees President Bukele's ongoing crackdown on dissentContinue Reading
In response to the growing crisis facing Human Rights Defenders, especially Indigenous land defenders who oppose industrial forestry and agricultural … Read more: Following Pressure Campaign, Procter & Gamble Improves Forest Commodities and Human …Continue Reading
'The Australian Human Rights Commission is conducting a study to better understand the experience and prevalence of racism in university settings … Read more: Race Discrimination Commissioner calls for nationally coordinated response to racism …Continue Reading
AnnouncementPlease join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a virtual briefing on the human rights situation in Colombia, the status of the … Read more: Colombia: Challenges for Peace and Human RightsContinue Reading
Climate Emergency as a Human Right: Decoding the IACtHR's Groundbreaking Advisory Opinion … On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights … Read more: Understanding the IACtHR Advisory Opinion on Climate Change – Earth.OrgContinue Reading
… human rights violations. Haiti has emerged as the epicentre of this crisis. The country accounted for approximately three-quarters of all crime … Read more: The weaponization of displacement by gangs in Haiti | Global InitiativeContinue Reading
US deports migrants to Eswatini, African country with troubling human rights record. Announcement that people from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and … Read more: US deports migrants to Eswatini, African country with troubling human rights recordContinue Reading
Alongside the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, the Global Initiative Against … Read more: Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in the Context of Organized Criminal ActivityContinue Reading
International Human Rights · Civil Liberties and Human Rights · Get in touch. We are top ranked by independent legal directories and consistently win … Read more: Garden Court barristers advise on potential breaches of international law arising from gas …Continue Reading
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on July 10, 2025 that Switzerland violated Olympic champion Caster Semenya's … Read more: ECtHR Finds Switzerland Violated Fair Hearing Rights in Semenya v. Switzerland Sports …Continue Reading
Rights group urges government to adopt laws defining clear procedures, criteria for granting refugee status, asylum, under international legal … Read more: Human Rights Watch accuses Thailand of excesses, racketeering targeting Myanmar refugeesContinue Reading
Greece has suspended the ability for people coming by boat via North Africa to seek asylum –violating their rights, potentially putting their … Read more: Greece's Asylum Suspension Denies Rights, Puts Lives at Risk | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
The protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) in relation to business activities is vital. HRDs play a crucial role in safeguarding human rights … Read more: Business frameworks and actions to support defenders: a retrospective | ISHRContinue Reading
Meeting for Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues on July … Read more: [2025-07-22] THE STATUS OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG… – HearingContinue Reading