José Miguel Vivanco, adjunct senior fellow for human rights at CFR and former executive director of the Americas division at Human Rights Watch, … Read more: CFR 11/8 Academic Webinar: Human Rights in Latin America – YouTubeContinue Reading
Volker Türk cited the continued holding of hostages by Hamas, and what he called Israel's collective punishment of Palestinian civilians – and its … Read more: UN human rights chief accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes – BBC NewsContinue Reading
Turk demanded respect for international human rights laws and international humanitarian laws, and noted that “parties to the conflict have the … Read more: Collective punishment of Palestinian civilians 'amounts to war crime': UN Human Rights chiefContinue Reading
Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, of Weston, is joining with international human rights groups to demand the release of two Cuban … Read more: Wasserman Schultz, human rights groups fight to free artists jailed by Cuban regime – WLRNContinue Reading
The WOMEN LIFE FREEDOM Film Festival panel discussions are aimed to raise awareness of the human rights issues faced by women in Iran and other parts … Read more: City of West Hollywood's Human Rights Speakers Series Presents the WOMEN LIFE …Continue Reading
Commonwealth Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP will deliver this year's Human Rights Day Oration at the 2023 Australian Human Rights … Read more: Attorney-General to deliver 2023 Human Rights Day OrationContinue Reading
Refugee and human rights lawyers have welcomed the High Court's ruling that indefinite immigration detention is unconstitutional. Read more: Human rights lawyers welcome ruling on indefinite immigration detention – ABC listenContinue Reading
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated the call for an urgent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during a visit to the Rafah … Read more: At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes – UN NewsContinue Reading
UN human rights chief Volker Turk says Palestinians in the Gaza Strip face a “living nightmare”, urges ceasefire. Israel's Netanyahu again rejects … Read more: Israel-Gaza war updates: UN rights chief warns of Gaza 'living nightmare' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
UN human rights experts sounded the alarm on 19 October 2023, “There is an ongoing campaign by Israel resulting in crimes against humanity in Gaza. Read more: Ending Complicity in International Crimes: A Two-way Arms Embargo on Israel | ISHRContinue Reading
Volume 8, issue 3, September 2023. 13 articles in this issue. Editorial. Authors. Shirley Gatenio Gabel; Cathryne L. Schmitz. Read more: Journal of Human Rights and Social Work | Volume 8, issue 3 – SpringerLinkContinue Reading
… human rights”, she said. “I am demanding my country and other countries break diplomatic relations with Israel. I think this would send the right … Read more: Spain's Ione Belarra: Israel must end 'genocide' of Palestinians in Gaza – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
OP-ED. Every hour that passes is now a matter of life and death for Iranian journalist Narges Mohammadi, as the Nobel laureate, on a hunger strike … Read more: 'As human rights activists and journalists, we demand the immediate release of Narges … – Le MondeContinue Reading
Human rights are universal. This means that every person in the world has the same right to health, safety, food and water, to be free from … Read more: Sexual and Reproductive Rights are Human Rights – Action CanadaContinue Reading
Remarks at media briefing by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk following visit to Rafah, Egypt Masa' alkhayr, good evening, … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief visits Rafah border crossing with Gaza | OHCHRContinue Reading