Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the climate emergency was a wake-up call for more participatory and effective … Read more: Day One Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law: “Climate Emergency is … – ohchrContinue Reading
Despite these outcomes, the UN's human rights pillar is endangered. The ongoing liquidity crisis and further cuts from main UN donors contributing to … Read more: Key highlights: CIVICUS at 60th Session of the UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading
A new joint report from the Whitlam Institute and the Human Rights Law Centre has suggested that the long-awaited implementation of an Australian … Read more: Australian Human Rights Act closer than ever to being established, report findsContinue Reading
Dr Isabella Jackson says China Foundation for Human Rights Development is 'just propaganda' Read more: TCD professor 'quite surprised' by Department meeting with Chinese human rights bodyContinue Reading
… human rights and fundamental freedoms. Zhang Zhan is one of many journalists in China who have been convicted and imprisoned for exercising their … Read more: Media Freedom Coalition Statement on Chinese journalist Zhang ZhanContinue Reading
Part of the following timelines. Ukraine: Russian Rosatom's complicity in occupation, torture, humanitarian law & nuclear safety breaches at … Read more: Rosatom did not respond – Business & Human Rights Resource CentreContinue Reading
We invite you to join a new generation of young researchers (18 – 24 years) who are reimagining how human rights research is done. Read more: RIGHTUP RESEARCH PROJECT – PHASE 2.0 – Amnesty KenyaContinue Reading
The Roma and Traveller Division continued to support the strengthening of the police response to racially motivated crimes against the Roma and … Read more: Advancing Human Rights of Roma and Travellers in Hungary through capacity-building of policeContinue Reading
Support for Roma and pro-Roma civil society organizations has shrunk dramatically in recent years, weakening their role in defending rights and … Read more: Roma and Sinti human rights in focus at Warsaw conference | OSCEContinue Reading
… civil war, the United Nations warns. The mass displacement was reported on Monday by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. The report … Read more: Conflict sends 300,000 people fleeing from South Sudan in 2025: UN | News | Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Human right law experts are calling the federal government to take what they call a significant opportunity to establish a federal Human Rights … Read more: Why doesn't Australia have a national Human Rights Act? | SBS NewsContinue Reading
Those who chose this risk cited AI-related threats to human rights and interests as their main concern, and were more likely than for other risks to … Read more: Future Risks Report – AXA.comContinue Reading
Child marriage is recognised as a violation of human rights under international law. Frameworks such as the Belém do Pará Convention, the … Read more: Bolivia prohibits child marriage without exception through new legal reform | Walk FreeContinue Reading
In Lebanon, Human Rights Watch has documented a series of unlawful attacks and apparent war crimes committed by the Israeli military during … Read more: Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
During Senate estimates, Liberal senator Sarah Henderson asks Logan Smith, director of public policy and human rights at Yahoo, why 'inappropriate … Read more: 'Explain why that's on your homepage': senator asks Yahoo about 'explicit' photo on site – videoContinue Reading