Human Rights (Page 91)

Civil society groups say the database, mandated by the Human Rights Council in 2016, provides a vital tool to pressure companies to withdraw from … Read more: UN lists 150 firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements | Israel-Palestine conflict NewsContinue Reading

Police fired on and killed four people in Leh, the capital of India's Himalayan region of Ladakh, on September 24, 2025, after protests over … Read more: India: 4 Dead in Protests over Ladakh Statehood | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday condemned the imposition of sanctions and arrest warrants targeting judges and prosecutors … Read more: Sanctions against International Criminal Court 'appalling': UN human rights chiefContinue Reading

… in Switzerland, on Thursday called on all parties to improve global human rights governance at the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Read more: Chinese envoy calls for improving global human rights governance at UNHRC – China DailyContinue Reading

Much of the world says human rights are being ignored in the Israel-Palestine conflict, where over 65000 Palestinians have been killed, … Read more: The Heat: UN Human Rights – YouTubeContinue Reading

In July 2022, the UN General Assembly recognized the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, creating a unified framework … Read more: Global inequality in environmental conditions underpinning human rights – IOPscienceContinue Reading

The last several days I've been attending the 60th session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more: Human Rights: A Spiritual Imperative – United Church of ChristContinue Reading

Predatory lending by microfinance institutions in Cambodia is driving land dispossession and human rights abuses against Indigenous communities. Read more: Cambodia: Microfinance Lending Harming Indigenous Groups – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, met with HE United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk. The meeting took place on the … Read more: State Minister for International Cooperation Meets UN Human Rights ChiefContinue Reading

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of … Read more: 45 Women Political Prisoners in Iran Blame Authorities for Death of Somayeh Rashidi After …Continue Reading

Syrian authorities detained Amer Matar, a prominent journalist and human rights activist, at a border crossing with Lebanon. Read more: Arrest and Release of Syrian Journalist Sparks Controversy Over Human Rights MuseumContinue Reading

BVB has therefore enshrined the protection of the human rights of its stakeholders in its sustainability strategy. Borussia Dortmund is bound by … Read more: Responsibility | Human rights in the value chain – BVB.deContinue Reading

The human rights situation has been steadily deteriorating. Russian authorities have pursued a deliberate strategy to wipe out dissent through … Read more: The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Russia – Ārlietu ministrijaContinue Reading

That stigmatizing theory denied children needed support and isolated families. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump and Health and Human … Read more: Protecting Disability Rights Means Rebuking Harmful Autism Myths | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading