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Our business activities are guided by the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the core standards of the International Labor … Read more: Human rights | Aegon Group Corporate WebsiteContinue Reading

Natan Sharansky, a human rights activist and former political prisoner in the Soviet Union, is chairman of advisory boards of the Combat … Read more: Opinion | Israelis have a human right to self-defense. Now comes the test of who will support them.Continue Reading

Gavi champions universal access to vaccines and health care as a fundamental human right. Join us in our ambition to “leave no one behind” for a … Read more: Health equity and human rights – Gavi, the Vaccine AllianceContinue Reading

FILE – A vote tally to affirm the suspension of the Russian Federation from the United Nations Human Rights Council is displayed during a meeting of … Read more: Russia Seeks to Reclaim Seat on UN Rights Body – VOA NewsContinue Reading

Indeed, the erga omnes partes doctrine has the potential to transform what has long been the Achilles heel of international human rights law – the … Read more: In the Case Against Syria, a New Tool for Enforcing Human Rights – Just SecurityContinue Reading

Robert Wood, the US deputy ambassador to the UN, told the Security Council that Russia could have improved its human rights record since its … Read more: US says Russia 'unfit' to serve on UN human rights body – The NationalContinue Reading

Host Robin Young speaks with human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, … Read more: Human rights lawyer reflects on what ongoing conflict with Israel means for PalestiniansContinue Reading

While the politicization of human rights has alarmed more academics and nations, some Western countries and anti-China forces have not ceased … Read more: Anti-China forces politicize human rights council by attempting to deny China seat – Global TimesContinue Reading

The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and other human rights groups are calling on UN member states to vote against China's candidacy for the … Read more: ICT Urges UN Members to Vote Against China's Candidacy for Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

But as the public education arena grows increasingly polarized, and fraught with political tensions, championing human rights in the classroom has … Read more: Refusing to bend, the Human Rights Educator of the Year will retire earlyContinue Reading

During prior rounds of hostilities, Human Rights Watch documented serious violations of the laws of war by Israeli forces and by Palestinian armed … Read more: Israel/Palestine: Devastating Civilian Toll as Parties Flout Legal ObligationsContinue Reading

A deputy from Kazakhstan's lower chamber of Parliament, the Mazhilis, has made an outrageous proposal to punish women for provoking abuse by their … Read more: Punish the Victim, says Kazakhstan Parliamentarian | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

While Vietnam's human rights achievements have won high evaluation from the international community in the recent past, wrongful and inaccurate … Read more: OP-ED: Distortion of human rights situation no other than interventions in Vietnam's internal affairsContinue Reading

We learned that modern slavery describes some of the most serious violations of human rights, including human trafficking, forced labour, forced … Read more: Modern slavery in Australia: hidden in plain sight – The University of SydneyContinue Reading