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This World Mental Health Day, a British human rights lawyer is launching an ambitious campaign to reshape attitudes, policies, and access to … Read more: Trainee Human Rights Lawyer from Watford Launches Global Mental Health CampaignContinue Reading

Bulgaria and Albania win backing in General Assembly vote for two Eastern European seats available on UN body. The results of the Human Rights Council … Read more: Russia fails in bid to return to UN's Human Rights Council – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Russia failed its bid to return to the United Nations' top human rights body, with rivals Bulgaria and Albania winning considerably more votes at … Read more: Russia fails UN human rights bid – YouTubeContinue Reading

Today, Human Rights Watch published a milestone report on Rwanda. It is important to me, personally, and in my capacity at Africa.com, … Read more: Exposing Human Rights Abuses in Rwanda – Africa.comContinue Reading

The United Nations General Assembly elected China to the Human Rights Council in an uncontested vote on Tuesday and denied Russia a seat in the wake … Read more: China elected to UN Human Rights Council as Russia's bid is rejectedContinue Reading

Human rights are one of the major innovations of the 20th century. Their emergence after World War II and global uptake promised a new world of… Read more: We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age | WZBContinue Reading

Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council Michèle Taylor will lead the delegation, which includes Special Assistant to the President for Democracy and … Read more: U.S. Delegation to the Human Rights Committee on the International Covenant on Civil and …Continue Reading

These include human rights, peace, freedom, poverty fighting and diversity. Previous winners have included Maria Joao Pires, Patti Smith, and Igor … Read more: Human Rights Prize Awarded to Latvian Violinist – Ludwig Van DailyContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Ukraine about Gender and Protection and Human Rights; published on 9 Oct 2023 by OHCHR and UN HRC. Read more: Ukraine human rights update: Interactive Dialogue on OHCHR report on Ukraine – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Pakistan on Monday led a moment of silence at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to commemorate the lives of people killed in … Read more: Pakistan leads moment of silence for 'occupied Palestine and elsewhere' at UN Human …Continue Reading

Russia was competing against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the Geneva-based human rights council representing the East European regional group … Read more: Russia fails to win back seat on human rights council after UN vote – The GuardianContinue Reading

Any move to re-admit Vladimir Putin's Russia into the United Nationals Human Rights Council would represent a “nail in the coffin” for the … Read more: Putin's desperate fight to rejoin UN Human Rights Council dismantled in four words | WorldContinue Reading

… human right, emphasizing the need for a human-rights based approach in addressing mental health issues. The announcement was made by Poonam … Read more: WHO proclaims mental health as a fundamental human right on World Mental Health DayContinue Reading

UN Document in Arabic on Ukraine about Protection and Human Rights; published on 1 Sep 2023 by UN HRC. Read more: Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and …Continue Reading