British lawyer Michael Vidler has been awarded an Order of the British Empire honour for "services to… Human Rights in Hong Kong." Read more: Ex-Hong Kong lawyer Michael Vidler receives UK's OBE honourContinue Reading
Israeli Officials' Calls For 'Voluntary' Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights Experts. Given Israeli destruction of the Gaza Strip, critics … Read more: Calls For 'Voluntary' Gaza Migration Alarm Human Rights Experts – HuffPostContinue Reading
Israeli Officials' Calls For 'Voluntary' Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights Experts. Matt Shuham. Wed, 3 January 2024 at 3:43 pm GMT-8 ·6 … Read more: Israeli Officials' Calls For 'Voluntary' Migration Of Palestinians Alarm Human Rights ExpertsContinue Reading
VF Corporation announces its annual rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Read more: VF Corporation Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 …Continue Reading
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 3 2024 (IPS) – In its military campaign in Gaza, Israel faces a seemingly endless list of alleged human rights violations. Read more: Will the Human Rights Movement Survive the Gaza War? – Inter Press ServiceContinue Reading
On the last day of 2023, Ambassador Václav Bálek's one-year mandate as the president of the UN Human Rights Council came to an end. As customary … Read more: The Czech Republic successfully concludes the UN Human Rights Council presidencyContinue Reading
On Dec. 10, 1948, the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. Read more: Dignifying the human rights of PDLs | Inquirer OpinionContinue Reading
The United Nations Human Rights Commission expressed outrage Wednesday that convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith would be put to death using … Read more: U.N. human rights agency decries Alabama's use of nitrogen hypoxia in execution – UPI.comContinue Reading
The 20th anniversary of the Human Rights Campaign's Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., highlighted transformative stories and the ongoing … Read more: HRC celebrates 20 years of empowering Black LGBTQ+ leaders at annual HBCU summitContinue Reading
Countries that approved the first-ever United Nations General Assembly resolution on “killer robots” should promote negotiations on a new … Read more: Killer Robots: UN Vote Should Spur Action on Treaty | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
… human rights activists on the case has not ceased … human rights defenders and journalists”. Virginia Laparra should never have spent a day in jail … Read more: Guatemala: Release of prisoner of conscience Virginia Laparra is a triumph against injusticeContinue Reading
This page compiles all recommendations issued by UN human rights bodies – including the UN Special Rapporteurs and Working Groups, the UN Treaty … Read more: Repository of United Nations recommendations on human rights in Hong Kong | ISHRContinue Reading
Recommendations from the Human Rights Committee, Concluding Observations on the second periodic report of Macao, 22 July 2022: Implementation of … Read more: Repository of United Nations recommendations on human rights in Macao | ISHRContinue Reading
As the Russia-Ukraine war continued to intensify, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for an immediate de-escalation of host. Read more: UN Human Rights Chief Urges Immediate De-escalation of Russia-Ukraine ConflictContinue Reading
Dr Frank Mugisha, a prominent human rights activist and civil rights defender, stated on X that “hate crimes have no place in Uganda. We urge the … Read more: Uganda LGBTQ+ rights activist stabbed – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading