WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement about the … Read more: Twitter Must Address Gaps in Enforcing Disinformation and User Privacy After Staff LayoffsContinue Reading
TEHRAN- Kazem Gharibabadi, secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, has highlighted the harmful role played by some nations and … Read more: Iran's human rights chief clarifies role of certain states in riots – Tehran TimesContinue Reading
The Letter, Signed by More Than 200 Israeli Activists and Human-rights Organizations, Accused Incoming Coalition Lawmakers and Their Far-right … Read more: Israeli Human Rights Groups Call on U.S. to Sanction Ben-Gvir, Smotrich Over Human …Continue Reading
On 8 November 2022, Sri Lankan journalist, media rights campaigner and human rights defender Tharindu Jayawardhana received a call asking him to … Read more: Human rights defender and journalist Tharindu Jayawardhana interrogated by the Cyber …Continue Reading
By default, the UN meeting has given rare space for Egyptian civil society to voice to the world its anger over the appalling human rights record of … Read more: COP27 puts the spotlight on Egypt's human rights record – Financial TimesContinue Reading
“The decision is wrong because Qatar is a country where human rights don't apply, where migrant workers are heavily exploited, where homosexuality is … Read more: Bundesliga fans unite in series of protests against Qatar's human rights recordContinue Reading
On International Human Rights Day, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) and the Hungarian Free Market Foundation launched the second … Read more: Join FNF's Poems of Liberty contest, Human Rights edition – ALDE PartyContinue Reading
A Scottish human rights lawyer, who went out to Ukraine to help deliver aid to the war-torn country, has cycled 1,250 miles back to her home in … Read more: Human rights lawyer cycles 1250 miles back to UK after delivering aid to UkraineContinue Reading
France have pledged to financially support non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which work towards the protection of human rights. Read more: World Cup: France pledge to financially support NGOs that work for the protection of human rightsContinue Reading
'We covered what should be heard,' Mitchell Duke says Australia have highlighted human rights issues in Qatar. Read more: Socceroos shift focus away from human rights to World Cup | Stadium AstroContinue Reading
The Salty Dog and Pillars bars in Dundee city centre will boycott the World Cup in Qatar due to concerns about human rights. Read more: Dundee pub bosses snub World Cup screenings over Qatar human rights recordContinue Reading
“Targeted sanctions can play an important role in providing a measure of justice for victims of torture and other human rights violations. The … Read more: New Report Details Gaps in Multilateral Use of Magnitsky Sanctions – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading
Architects of the World Cup stadiums should speak out on human rights issues or risk helping Qatar's "sportswashing attempts", says Amnesty … Read more: Silence of World Cup stadium architects "assists" Qatar's sportswashing attempts – DezeenContinue Reading
Distinguish human rights protection and atrocity early warning from strategies aimed at democracy promotion, governance/institution building, trade, … Read more: New Policy Brief: 'Foreign Policy and Promotion of Human Rights for Atrocity Prevention'Continue Reading
Should climate activists name-and-shame Egypt, the COP27 host, for its poor human rights record? This depends on theory of change. Read more: Should Climate Groups Become Human Rights Advocates? COP 27, Egypt, And GreenpeaceContinue Reading