This was the first time in history that the IACtHR heard a case pertaining to the human rights violations of an adolescent victim of incest. The … Read more: Inter-American Court of Human Rights landmark ruling in Bolivian sexual violence case …Continue Reading
The school's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy last year approached Kenneth Roth, who served as HRW's executive director from 1993 to 2022, and … Read more: Harvard school reverses course, will extend fellowship to human rights advocate | ReutersContinue Reading
Australia risks being placed on a human rights blacklist alongside such countries as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo by … Read more: Australia risks UN human rights blacklisting as states fail to meet prison obligationsContinue Reading
Bazso said she has filed a complaint with the taxi company and has also filed a human rights complaint with the provincial government. "I've had other … Read more: Airdrie woman files human rights complaint after she was denied serviceContinue Reading
By Lorraine Finlay, Australia's Human Rights Commissioner Today marks six years since Australia ratified the United Nations Optional Protocol to … Read more: Australia needs to deliver on our treaty promises | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading
Jailed Kashmiri rights activist Khurram Parvez has won the Martin Ennals Award, one of the world's most prestigious human rights prizes, … Read more: Khurram Pervez: Jailed Kashmir activist awarded top rights prize – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
DELIVERED BY Video Message from Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. AT Fifth intersessional meeting of the Human Rights Council on … Read more: Human rights measures can rescue the SDGs, said High Commissioner Türk – ReliefWebContinue Reading
Human rights groups have said they were convicted after grossly unfair sham trials. Mohammad Mehdi Karami, a 22-year-old karate champion, was hanged … Read more: Iran protests: 15 minutes to defend yourself against the death penalty – BBC NewsContinue Reading
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights is continuing legal measures to improve what it calls “a culture of sexual harassment” at 14 McDonald's … Read more: State human rights dept. files court-supervised agreement with local McDonald's franchiseeContinue Reading
“Unrestricted access to food, medicine and other basic goods and services is essential to the enjoyment of human rights by the affected population,” … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief calls for free and safe movement through Lachin corridor to be fully enabledContinue Reading
This, according to Kathryn Sikkink, professor of human rights policy at the Kennedy School. Sikkink told the Nation she was surprised the dean himself … Read more: The Nation's antisemitic spin on Kenneth Roth | The Pittsburgh Jewish ChronicleContinue Reading
Author: Anna Hayes, JCU. As a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member state, China has a responsibility to promote and protect human … Read more: Beijing's BRI influence over the UN Human Rights Council | East Asia ForumContinue Reading
The Iraqi government ordered an investigation on Tuesday into claims of mistreatment and human rights violations at a major detention centre north … Read more: Iraqi prison inmates complain about mistreatment and human rights abuses – The NationalContinue Reading
Apple will be doing an audit in connection to its human rights policy and worker rights this year, according to a recent SEC filing from the tech … Read more: Apple doing audit related to its human rights policy and labor practices this yearContinue Reading
With regard to freedom of expression, belief and association, “dozens of Saudi human rights defenders and activists are still serving long prison … Read more: The Saudi regime has committed grave violations, says Human Rights Watch reportContinue Reading