The head of the UN human rights office (OHCHR) Volker Türk on Friday called for serious measures to be taken to end human rights violations that … Read more: World News in Brief: Rights abuses in Ethiopia must end, El Fasher crisis update, UN stands …Continue Reading
The international tribunal confirmed that the Argentine State is responsible for violating the human rights of the victims and their families, … Read more: AMIA bombing: landmark ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemns …Continue Reading
… Human Rights (UDHR) to increase understanding of human rights among Somali communities. The UDHR translated into more languages spoken in Somalia … Read more: UN launches initiative to boost human rights awareness among Somalis – XinhuaContinue Reading
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian Parliament) Commissioner for Human Rights, has described Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkovas … Read more: Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner calls Russian request to facilitate PoW exchange a …Continue Reading
European Union officials are scheduled to make a rare visit starting this weekend to the Tibet Autonomous Region during their annual human rights … Read more: EU officials to make rare Tibet visit to examine human rights – Radio Free AsiaContinue Reading
The institution responsible for protecting human rights here in Canada, is under review by a U-N affiliated oversight body. Read more: International review launched into Canadian Human Rights Commission – YouTubeContinue Reading
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam will now add their weight to the ongoing court challenge by Palestinian human rights organisation … Read more: Human rights groups to join legal challenge on Britain's arms sales to Israel – Morning StarContinue Reading
During President Kagame's decades in power, government authorities have committed numerous human rights violations against political opposition … Read more: Rwanda: Respect Rights During Elections | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
With the Security Council at an impasse, the General Assembly should take actions to address the country's escalating human rights and … Read more: Moving North Korea Beyond Deadlock at the UN | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
Bdap was in Thailand at the time of the riots. “I am a human rights activist fighting for religious freedom and advocating for people's rights,” said … Read more: Human Rights Groups Advocate for Vietnamese Christian ActivistContinue Reading
GENEVA (14 June 2024) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today called for concrete measures to halt the human rights violations … Read more: Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Chief calls for sustained efforts to halt violations and abusesContinue Reading
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk is calling on warring parties in northern Ethiopia to lay down their arms, warning that human rights … Read more: Human rights violations, abuse threaten reconciliation, peace in Ethiopia – VOA NewsContinue Reading
LONDON: Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Oxfam will be able to provide evidence to a High Court judicial review of UK arms sales to … Read more: Human rights groups join legal review of UK arms sales to Israel – Arab NewsContinue Reading
Analysis in English on Ethiopia about Protection and Human Rights; published on 14 Jun 2024 by OHCHR. Read more: OHCHR update on the human rights situation in Ethiopia in 2023 – June 2024 – ReliefWebContinue Reading
The group of older Swiss women won an 'historic' case in the European Court of Human Rights but now the Swiss government is pushing back. Read more: 'Really dangerous': Why activists are so worried by Switzerland's rejection of climate case rulingContinue Reading