Washington, D.C. — On January 1, 2025, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued Resolution 1/2025 granting precautionary … Read more: IACHR grants precautionary measures in favor of Nahuel Agustín Gallo in VenezuelaContinue Reading
ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced that Columbia has, once again, scored a perfect 100 on the Human Rights … Read more: Columbia Receives Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index ScorecardContinue Reading
For example, as with this ICJ case, States have the ability to sue Afghanistan under some of the human rights treaties (e.g., CEDAW but also the U.N. … Read more: ICJ Suit Against Taliban Over Abuses of Afghan Women Shouldn't Preclude Action NowContinue Reading
We were then schooled by Fatima Gardaad of Canadian Labour Congress, on the legal side of Human Rights. We learned that The Ontario Human Rights Code … Read more: Human rights to human action – OPSEU/SEFPO Human Rights Conference informs and inspiresContinue Reading
“A human-rights catastrophe continues to unfold in Gaza before the eyes of the world,” said Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Read more: Security Council Debates Israeli Attacks on Hospitals Allegedly Misused by Hamas, as UN …Continue Reading
Ropes & Gray has a leading ESG, CSR and business and human rights compliance practice. We offer clients a comprehensive approach in these subject … Read more: In Case You Missed It: December 2024 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human …Continue Reading
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday expressed concern over ongoing Israeli attacks on health care facilities in the Gaza … Read more: 'A human rights catastrophe continues to unfold in Gaza': UN rights chiefContinue Reading
On the last day of 2024, when the United Nations Human Rights Office issued a critical report about Israel's destruction of hospitals in Gaza, … Read more: Why Are We Ignoring Human Rights Criticism of Israel? – Foreign PolicyContinue Reading
They have not disclosed his whereabouts and human rights groups have raised concerns for his wellbeing. Friday 3 January 2025 17:31, UK. Read more: Israel confirms it is holding Gaza hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safiya – Sky NewsContinue Reading
Turkish prison authorities committed multiple human rights violations against inmates in 2024, including torture, strip-searches and the denial of … Read more: Widespread human rights violations reported in Turkish prisons in 2024Continue Reading
Briefing by Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian … Read more: Gaza: Human Rights Catastrophe – Security Council Briefing | United Nations – YouTubeContinue Reading
Washington, D.C. — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomes the recent commutation of the federal death penalty sentences of … Read more: IACHR welcomes commutation of 37 federal death penalty sentences in the United StatesContinue Reading
The UN Higher Commissioner for Human Rights questioned Israeli claims of Hamas operating from Gaza hospitals. Read more: UN human rights chief: Investigate Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Security forces arrested at least 38 Kurdish civilians and activists in the second half of December, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has … Read more: Security forces arrest at least 38 Kurdish civilians in second half of December – KHRNContinue Reading
The UN's top expert on human rights in Haiti on Friday condemned “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers by armed gangs … Read more: Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals – UN NewsContinue Reading