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Mohali: Punjab State Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the incidents of chlorine gas leak in Lalru and road cave-in on a … Read more: Explain Gas Leak, Road Cave-in, Says Pb Human Rights Panel | Chandigarh NewsContinue Reading

The Kenya Human Rights Organization, which advocates for equal rights, regardless of one's gender identity and sexual orientation, had made a similar … Read more: Kenyan LGBTQ groups seek representation in government human rights bodyContinue Reading

The regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko — seen here in Minsk, Belarus, on April 10, 2023 — is deliberately purging civil society of … Read more: State of Human Rights in Belarus 'Catastrophic,' UN Told – VOAContinue Reading

Civil society groups on Tuesday decried Burundi's decision to walk out of a review of its human rights record and voiced concerns about a … Read more: Rights group raise alarm after Burundi walkout from UN review – ReutersContinue Reading

According to residents, a man was killed in Wanaung (Yin Talai) village, Hpasawng Township, Karen State when the Military Council bombed the area … Read more: Airstrikes denounced Karenni Human Rights leader as a War CrimeContinue Reading

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and … Read more: Human Rights 75: Women and Girl's Right to Participate in Public and political lifeContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights decided unanimously that Russia is guilty of human rights violations due to use of facial-recognition to find a … Read more: ECJ hits Russia with human rights violations due to facial recognition use | Biometric UpdateContinue Reading

Agenda: S. No. 2242, H. Nos. 6589, 6588, 6587, 6586, 6585, 6584, 6583, 6582, 6581, 6580 and 6579 – Creation of Courts (By: Sen. C. Villar, Reps. Read more: Committee on Justice and Human Rights joint with Committee on Finance (July 5, 2023)Continue Reading

By Tsering Dhundup. DHARAMSHALA, July,4: During the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland from June 19 to July 14, … Read more: UNHRC criticizes China's human rights violations in Tibet – PhayulContinue Reading

“We are deeply concerned about the continued situation in Sudan because we see that a lot of human rights have been violated as a result of the war,” … Read more: Deeply concerned”: Catholic Bishops' Conference on Human Rights Violations in SudanContinue Reading

Paula Gaviria Betancur, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, said her first report provided an outline of her … Read more: Human Rights Council Hears that at the End of 2022, over 71 Million People Worldwide …Continue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council will hold an urgent session to address the desecration of the Holy Quran following an incident in Stockholm that … Read more: UN Human Rights Council To Debate On Desecration Of Holy Quran On Pakistan's RequestContinue Reading

A human rights group has said the UK Government should take legal action against the Irish Government for its “outrageous failings” on legacy, … Read more: NI human rights group calls for UK to take legal action against Irish Government over 'legacy'Continue Reading

Beirut, 8 November 2022 – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission … Read more: OHCHR and ESCWA hold a regional seminar on “The Contribution of Development to the …Continue Reading