The world must rid itself of the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, say two United Nations independent experts. Read more: 'Toxic' wave of plastic pollution risk for human rights, say UN experts – Vatican NewsContinue Reading
A leading Pakistani human rights lawyer in Karachi is missing after more than a dozen armed men snatched him from his car, Read more: Leading Pakistani human rights lawyer taken by armed men in port city of Karachi, his family saysContinue Reading
30 years after the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action that paved the way for human rights breakthroughs, a worldwide consensus on human … Read more: Vienna +30 looks to the future of human rights – OHCHRContinue Reading
A UN committee says Scottish ministers urgently need to speed up the introduction of a children's human rights bill. Read more: UN says both Scottish and UK governments need to improve children's human rightsContinue Reading
In recognition of Juneteenth, Teamsters Human Rights & Diversity Commission (HRDC) Director Anthony M. Rosa released the following statement:. Read more: Teamsters Human Rights & Diversity Commission Honors JuneteenthContinue Reading
Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir has said that he has returned home, a day after his wife reported he was … Read more: Pakistani rights lawyer says he has returned home after abduction – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Every weekday, get the world's top human rights news, explored and … The country's lawmakers have introduced a law to extend the right to marry … Read more: There's No Forgetting Tiananmen Massacre | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
iur. Victoria Biber, LL.M.: Unaccompanied Minor Refugees – Selected lssues on the Vulnerability of Unaccompanied Minors from a Human Rights … Read more: Master-Theses Human Rights – Postgraduate CenterContinue Reading
… a proposed law that would make large companies with significant revenue from Europe liable for environmental damage and human rights abuses. Read more: EU passes measure to stop environmental damage, human rights abuseContinue Reading
New Delhi: India pledged to uphold the 2021 United Nations resolution on human rights on the Internet but imposed 19 restrictions since, … Read more: India broke pledge to support UN resolve on human rights over internet, says Surfshark studyContinue Reading
Earlier, a source familiar with Hajizadeh's situation spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and said: “In early 2022, Mr Hajizadeh … Read more: Protesting Kurdish political prisoner moved to solitary in OrumiyehContinue Reading
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is helping create two new Civil Rights exhibits at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. Read more: Ossoff secures funding for new galleries at Center for Civil and Human RightsContinue Reading
The European Union urges government on fundamental human rights. The European Union has urged the government to create an enabling environment for … Read more: The European Union urges government on fundamental human rights – NTV UgandaContinue Reading
On 1 June 2023, the lawyer of woman human rights defender Farzaneh Zilabi announced their intention to appeal the unjust sentence issued by Branch … Read more: Woman human rights defender Farzaneh Zilabi sentenced to additional one year and six …Continue Reading
The City of Iowa City's Office of Equity and Human Rights will host "RoyalTea: Queens Talk About Drag" via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, … Read more: Office of Equity and Human Rights to host "RoyalTea: Queens Talk About Drag" on June 28Continue Reading