As the battle between Israeli forces and Hamas militants enters its third month amid loud calls for a ceasefire, United Nations High Commissioner … Read more: We are seeing the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza: UN human rights chiefContinue Reading
On this 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it's important to take account of the ways in which the United States is … Read more: On Human Rights Day, the U.S. Has a Long Way to Go to Live Up to its International CommitmentsContinue Reading
Human rights campaigners say UN's 'responsibility to protect' principle and ambition to prevent genocides have diminished. Read more: World faces 'heightened risk' of mass atrocities due to global inaction – The GuardianContinue Reading
In this Q&A, he reflects on the state of the human rights movement today, and provides a look ahead to how PHR is preparing for the next era of … Read more: Celebrating 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Q&A with PHR …Continue Reading
This is the 75th year since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came to life. Given the state of the world today, these rights and the … Read more: Unifor Statement on International Human Rights DayContinue Reading
Human Rights Council organizational Session for the 18th cycle. … Human Rights Council organizational Session for the 18th cycle. Related Sites and … Read more: Organizational Session – Human Rights Council – UN Web TVContinue Reading
The UDHR spurred the truly international negotiations leading to binding treaties such as the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights and … Read more: Reflecting on and Recharging the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after Seventy-Five YearsContinue Reading
Human Rights Day on December 10 provides an opportunity to consider 2023, a year with many positive and negative milestones. Read more: Meaningful Action Needed to Check Human Rights Abuses | United States Institute of PeaceContinue Reading
Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against seven individuals who are responsible for, or complicit in, various human rights … Read more: Sanctions in response to long-standing human rights violations in Russia, Iran and MyanmarContinue Reading
Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions Friday under a coordinated action by the United States, … Read more: US, UK, Canada sanction dozens on human rights anniversary – France 24Continue Reading
There will be no shortage of well-meaning statements to mark a trio of human rights anniversaries this weekend. But, all the while, tyrants around … Read more: Never again? It takes more than words to take on the tyrants – protect human rightsContinue Reading
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into effect 75 years ago. The Human Rights Commission is urging the government and the public to … Read more: Commission calls for protection of human rights as 75th anniversary approachesContinue Reading
The Global Rights Project (GRIP), led by researchers in URI's Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, utilized an extensive human rights dataset to … Read more: Global human rights report card: 60% of countries got an F – Earth.comContinue Reading
News Release December 7, 2023 The City of Toronto has named the recipients of the 2023 Access, Equity and Human Rights Awards, which recognize … Read more: City of Toronto announces 2023 Access, Equity and Human Rights Awards recipientsContinue Reading
For human rights to flourish, there is an implicit obligation on everyone and every entity to nurture the UDHR. To this end, UNDP is joining our … Read more: Statement by UNDP Administrator on Human Rights Day – 10 DecemberContinue Reading