This week, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) heard a case from 2013 about a woman in El Salvador who was refused an abortion by the … Read more: The Weekly Round-up: Misleading Parliament, unrest in France, and the Met reviewContinue Reading
… to more closely ensure that U.S. weapons sales to foreign customers do not end up contributing to or facilitating human rights abuses. Read more: U.S. lawmakers want closer link between foreign weapons sales, human rights | ReutersContinue Reading
The National Human Rights Commission received 450 complaints of human rights violations during the general elections, its Executive Secretary, … Read more: 450 human rights violations reported during polls – NHRC – Punch NewspapersContinue Reading
The Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Committee on Human Rights in North Korea, and North Korea Freedom Coalition will host an interactive … Read more: Advancing North Korean human rights: The role of civil society – BrookingsContinue Reading
China's growing global influence poses a serious threat to international human rights, according to a new report, which suggests the UNHRC is … Read more: China's growing influence threatens to undermine global human rights, new research findsContinue Reading
A group of older Swiss women are taking their government to Europe's top human rights court, claiming its failure to act on the climate crisis is … Read more: Swiss women launch landmark lawsuit in Europe claiming weak climate action breaches … – CNNContinue Reading
The first wave of the digital revolution promised that new technologies would support democracy and human rights. The second saw an authoritarian … Read more: FACT SHEET: Advancing Technology for Democracy | The White HouseContinue Reading
The festival joins Human Rights Film Festival Berlin and Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Vieques as new members are announced by Human … Read more: Karama Yemen Human Rights Film Fest joins HRFN – Moving Image Middle EastContinue Reading
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has been joined as a participant in two Supreme Court appeals that claim the use of mobile … Read more: Human rights watchdog joins two Supreme Court appeals over use of phone recordsContinue Reading
The European Court of Human Rights heard two landmark lawsuits that could influence climate change emissions cuts across the world. Read more: European human rights court hears landmark climate lawsuitsContinue Reading
Hamilton has been unwavering and unrivalled in his willingness to address human rights issues, particularly in aid of the LGBTQ+ community. Bishop, … Read more: Lewis Hamilton: Formula 1 drivers should join Mercedes driver in speaking out about human …Continue Reading
Hitting out at “an ugly chapter of relentless human rights violations,” the document slammed the US for holding 780 people at Guantanamo for years … Read more: China accuses the US of being the world's biggest offender of human rights | Morning StarContinue Reading
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that these prisoners have been denied access to medical care for the past two months as the … Read more: Prisoners of conscience denied access to medical care in OrumiyehContinue Reading
News and Press Release in English on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 29 Mar 2023 by UN HRC. Read more: Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in … – ReliefWebContinue Reading
2) Political and civil rights are not enough–we need economic rights. Neoliberal economics has advanced a very … Read more: How can we move toward a human rights economy? | Oxfam – Politics of PovertyContinue Reading