The report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) also accused Hamas of grave violations since October 7. “Hamas has … Read more: Israel shown 'unprecedented disregard for human rights' in Gaza: UN human rights chiefContinue Reading
What are human rights? Commissioners · Get involved · Submissions · Subscribe · Corporate info · Annual Reports · Jobs · The Universal Declaration of … Read more: Applications open: National Children's CommissionerContinue Reading
The Center for Health and Human Rights (CHHR) works to improve health through applied academic research that focuses on the nexus of health and … Read more: 2024 Annual Report: Center for Health and Human Rights – O'Neill InstituteContinue Reading
President Trump withdrew the United States from participating in the Human Rights Council in a decree issued on Feb. 5, 2025. The Geneva-based … Read more: US Absence at the Human Rights Council Looms Large – PassBlueContinue Reading
UN report accuses Israel of unprecedented human rights violations · Hamas breached international law, report finds · UN Rights chief calls for … Read more: Israel has shown 'unprecedented disregard for human rights' in Gaza, UN human rights chief saysContinue Reading
WORCESTER ― Members of the city's Human Rights Commission criticized the city manager Monday for refusing to approve official statements it wished to … Read more: “Disgusted”: Human Rights Commission says city manager muzzling it on hate speechContinue Reading
A bill removing protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from the state's civil rights act could be on Gov. Read more: Iowa Senate advances bill to end trans civil rights protection. Final vote may be ThursdayContinue Reading
170 civil society groups, human rights and environmental … The 2024 Danish Institute for Human Rights benchmark assesses the human rights … Read more: EU: Commission adopts new Omnibus package of proposals on EU rules; incl. "far-reaching …Continue Reading
As the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights, human rights play a critical role in fostering inclusive, accountable, and engaged … Read more: Leveraging Cooperation for Human Rights and SDGs in Conflict ZonesContinue Reading
GENEVA, Feb 26 (Kuna) — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned that the crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has … Read more: UN official warns of grave human rights violations in occupied PalestineContinue Reading
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on conditions inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mr. Türk condemned the Hamas-led terror attacks … Read more: Human Rights Council: Gaza ceasefire must hold, Türk insists | UN NewsContinue Reading
The lecture, created to honor the values of advocacy, social justice, and human rights championed by Frederick Douglass, provided a timely and thought … Read more: Lecture Spotlights Migration, Human Rights – The University of La VerneContinue Reading
GENEVA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Wednesday voiced opposition to proposals for … Read more: UN human rights chief opposes annexation, forced transfers in Palestinian territories-XinhuaContinue Reading
José Manuel Albares spoke on Wednesday at the first session of the Human Rights Council since Spain's entry. Read more: Albares makes his debut at the UN Human Rights Council – The Diplomat in SpainContinue Reading
Amnesty International have today welcomed the Scottish Government's agreement to review the human rights checks conducted by Scottish Enterprise, … Read more: Scotland: Amnesty welcomes review of Scottish Enterprise human rights checksContinue Reading