Myroslav Marynovych, a human rights advocate from Ukraine and a former Soviet political prisoner, said the conflict in Ukraine demonstrates "the … Read more: Ukrainian human rights advocate calls for synod on 'just defense' | The Catholic WeeklyContinue Reading
SPEAKERS: Mr. Omar Zniber, President of the Human Rights Council; Mr. Asgar Jalalian, Deputy Minsters of Justice for International Affairs and Human … Read more: 27th Meeting – 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council | UN Web TVContinue Reading
… civil society organisations were central to responding to major crises in 2023. In Ukraine, volunteers documented human rights violations and … Read more: Human rights hypocrisy undermines rules-based order, new CIVICUS report findsContinue Reading
WASHINGTON – Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, released the following statement in response to a partial release of the … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Responds to Partial Release of Medical Examiner's Report on …Continue Reading
Moreover, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has repeatedly ruled that the military should only be used for law enforcement tasks in … Read more: Militarization and Human Rights: Don't Expect Big Changes from the 2024 ElectionsContinue Reading
It will feature three short presentations on various aspects of human rights followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. Speakers will include: l … Read more: Charity One World Centre's talk on human rights later this month | iomtoday.co.imContinue Reading
TEHRAN- Human rights have become a tool wielded by Western powers and fact-finding committees aim to amplify negative narratives on Iran. Read more: Selective Human Rights – Tehran TimesContinue Reading
This week, thirty civil and human rights organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to remove all provisions in the pending … Read more: 30 Civil and Human Rights Organizations Urge Congress to Oppose Anti-DEIA Funding CutsContinue Reading
High-level dialogue between WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk The … Read more: Realizing the right to health in a world in turmoilContinue Reading
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter addressing the … Read more: HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Letter and Opens Investigation of Change Healthcare CyberattackContinue Reading
On 1 March, Anacleto Micha Ndong, an Equatoguinean human rights defender, was transferred to the Malabo prison of Black Beach on pre-trial … Read more: Equatorial Guinea: Jailed human rights defender at risk of torture: Anacleto Micha NdongContinue Reading
One Committee Expert welcomed that the national human rights institutes of Scotland and Northern Ireland had been reaccredited with “A” status by the … Read more: In Dialogue with the United Kingdom, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome … – ohchrContinue Reading
In a post-human-rights world, without the promise of the protection of the law against abuses of state power, you may well be next. Read more: Gaza, Assange, and the destruction of the Universal Declaration of Human RightsContinue Reading
In a new report, the charity has called for urgent action to resolve what it describes as an “ongoing human rights crisis” around DoLS, to ensure that … Read more: Charity calls for urgent reform to resolve “ongoing human rights crisis” around Deprivation of …Continue Reading
Whilst human rights and privacy protections run throughout the Act, and great progress was made since its first version, the Centre for Democracy & … Read more: Landmark EU AI Act Sets Benchmark for AI Regulation, but Fails to Meet the Bar on Human …Continue Reading