Globally, the report referenced a 2023 survey showing that 75% of women human rights defenders or their organisations had experienced harassment or … Read more: New report indicates “shrinking space” for women's rights defenders – Istanbul Convention …Continue Reading
Education & Promotion. The Commission has a duty to promote understanding and awareness of the importance of human rights in Northern Ireland. To do … Read more: Education & Promotion – Northern Ireland Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading
Previously, the human rights defender was subject to harassment by Venezuelan security forces. About the HRD. Eduardo Torres is a lawyer and human … Read more: Disappearance and possible arbitrary detention of human rights defender Eduardo TorresContinue Reading
Human Rights Watch says football's governing body should be prepared to “reconsider” choice of U.S. as tournament co-host. Read more: Top human rights group challenges FIFA over Trump and 2026 World Cup – Politico.euContinue Reading
Rita Karasartova, human rights defender and civic governance expert in Kyrgyzstan, was detained on April 14, 2025, after law enforcement raided … Read more: Urgent Action: PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER DETAINED (Kyrgyzstan 49.25)Continue Reading
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) will hold its 41st Meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, from 12 to 16 May 2025. Read more: AICHR TO CONVENE 41ST MEETING IN JAKARTA TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS …Continue Reading
In early May 2024, Tunisian authorities arrested refugee rights defenders, Mustapha Djemali and Abderrazek Krimi, from the Tunisian Council for … Read more: Urgent Action: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS UNJUSTLY HELD (Tunisia 45.25)Continue Reading
We understand that this affected complaint attachments uploaded to the Commission's online complaint webform between 24 March 2025 and 10 April 2025. Read more: Data Breach Notification – Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading
PDT, Commissioner Kasari Govender will sit down with Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada's English-Speaking section, … Read more: ADVISORY: Media are invited to join Human Rights Commissioner for discussion on migrant …Continue Reading
Analysis in English on Sudan and 21 other countries about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 12 May 2025 … Read more: 2025 Human Rights Roadmap for the African Union – Sudan – ReliefWebContinue Reading
Teachers are calling on the Scottish government to urgently publish new guidance following a landmark Supreme Court ruling. Read more: Teachers want clarity over single-sex spaces in Scottish schools – BBC NewsContinue Reading
The move comes after the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of "woman". Read more: UK Pride groups suspend involvement of political parties – BBC NewsContinue Reading
Michael Posner's Conscience Incorporated makes the case for strengthening corporate responsibility in an era of political and economic upheaval, … Read more: Why we need corporate responsibility now more than ever – LSE International DevelopmentContinue Reading
But human rights groups warn that consensus among governments is lacking. Alexander Kmentt, head of arms control at Austria's foreign ministry, said … Read more: Nations meet at UN for 'killer robot' talks as regulation lags | ReutersContinue Reading
News and Press Release in English on Tunisia about Protection and Human Rights; published on 12 May 2025 by HRW. Read more: EU Has Abandoned Human Rights in Tunisia – ReliefWebContinue Reading