… human rights are embedded in all aspects of society and public services. "Local authorities recognise their place as duty bearers under the Act … Read more: COSLA Welcomes Incorporation of the UNCRCContinue Reading
Eva Martínez, a human rights lawyer and programme officer at the Centre for Economic and Social Rights (CEDES) in Ecuador, tells Carbon Brief that … Read more: Q&A: Can debt-for-nature 'swaps' help tackle biodiversity loss and climate change?Continue Reading
Where national human rights institutions are strong and compliant with international standards, they advance the Sustainable Development Goals, … Read more: Do national human rights institutions hold the key to the SDGs?Continue Reading
… human rights consisting of illegal arrests, detentions and others. The accusers are part of over 192 human rights defenders including youth … Read more: 10 Police Officers sued over brutality and human rights violations – PML DailyContinue Reading
… human rights of children and young people across the city. In championing children's rights, 55Cardiff schools have now been awarded gold or … Read more: An impressive 85% of Cardiff's pupils attend a school committed to embedding children's rightsContinue Reading
The ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing at the Olympic Games breaches international human rights laws and exposes … Read more: Hijab bans in French sport expose discriminatory double standards ahead of Olympic and …Continue Reading
Humanists UK used its platform at the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council to raise the ongoing imprisonment of Humanist Association of … Read more: Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala should be free says Humanists UK at UNContinue Reading
… right to roam for whom? We must recognise the rights of wild nature alongside calls for human-rights of access to the natural world. Wildlife … Read more: A right to roam – but for whom? – The EcologistContinue Reading
Even Sports, We Can't Do Them Anymore.” Violations of Muslim Women's and Girl's Human Rights Through Hijab Bans in Sports in France. July 15, 2024. Read more: “We Can't Breathe Anymore. Even Sports, We Can't Do Them … – Amnesty International USAContinue Reading
Under human rights law, governments, and the international financial institutions that support them, are required to respond to economic crises in … Read more: Kenya/IMF: Align Economic Reform with Human Rights | Mirage NewsContinue Reading
… human rights abuses. With Liverpool University, we brought these contributions together in a short report, giving a 'just in time' overview of the … Read more: Voices from the Frontline – ACTSAContinue Reading
But players, human rights defenders and sports clubs who support the right of Muslim players to wear the hijab are paying a high price for their … Read more: Find out why hijab bans in French sports defy Olympic values – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading
The ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing at the Olympic Games breaches international human rights laws and exposes the … Read more: France: Hijab bans in French sport expose discriminatory double standards ahead of …Continue Reading
Freedom of Association and Attacks on Human Rights Defenders. In its 2019 UPR, Egypt accepted recommendations on the right to freedom of association. Read more: Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of EgyptContinue Reading
Judicial reforms have been another critical area of progress. Pakistan's judiciary has taken proactive steps to address human rights violations and … Read more: Pakistan's Human Rights Journey – OpEd – Eurasia ReviewContinue Reading