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CERD is one of the UN's human rights treaty bodies. It monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial … Read more: Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: ExpertsContinue Reading

China is seeking not merely to resist but also dismantle a foundational idea of the post-Cold War order: the universality of human rights. Read more: China's New Strategy to Undermine Human Rights – Globely NewsContinue Reading

Children's literature selections honored for outstanding work addressing human rights issues and themes. Read more: 2023 Malka Penn Award Recognizes Beneath the Wide Silk Sky and The Tower of LifeContinue Reading

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a proposed rule that prohibits … Read more: HHS Issues New Proposed Rule to Strengthen Prohibitions Against Discrimination on the …Continue Reading

He also dismissed the idea that there were human rights abuses or a lack of freedom in the country. Carrasco penned an open letter to Atletico Madrid … Read more: Yannick Carrasco on Saudi Arabian human rights abuses – 'I've didn't see anything when I was there'Continue Reading

During 2022, the CHR followed the cases of 116 colleagues suffering human rights abuses as a consequence of their professional activities and … Read more: The Year in Brief | Committee on Human Rights: Annual Report 2022Continue Reading

Bai Tongdong, Dongfang Chair Professor of Philosophy at Fudan University, China gave the 15th Giri Deshingkar Memorial Lecture organised by the … Read more: When populist govts rise, they target constitutions, rule of laws & human rights – YouTubeContinue Reading

GENEVA (7 September 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has welcomed Wednesday's judgement by Mexico's top court that … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief welcomes Mexico ruling decriminalizing abortion | OHCHRContinue Reading

On the occasion of Belgrade Pride 2023, we wish to reaffirm our commitment to respecting, promoting and protecting human rights for all. Read more: Joint Statement in Support of Pride Values and the Protection and Promotion of Human …Continue Reading

The entire process was meant to harass and intimidate the human rights defender and to send a wider message to Palestinian civil society. On Thursday, … Read more: Israel Continues to Violate Rights of Palestinian-American Human Rights Defender Ubai Al-AboudiContinue Reading

Belgium midfielder Yannick Carrasco says he does not share the criticism of Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record. Read more: Carrasco dismisses criticism of human rights in Saudi Arabia after transfer to Al ShababContinue Reading

He has acted for many high-profile organisations in protest cases involving environmental issues, human rights, animal rights, and civil liberties … Read more: Hamish McCallum joins GCN – Garden Court North ChambersContinue Reading

A human-rights organization has told the Sixers that their intention to construct a Center City arena may be “inconsistent with international … Read more: Group calls Sixers plans for new arena 'inconsistent' with international human–rights lawContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights has accepted a case brought by sex workers against criminalization of their work, at a critical moment for sex … Read more: Europe: Pivotal Moment for Sex Worker Rights – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading