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UNAIDS must remain until new HIV infections are halted, until lifesaving HIV treatment reaches all who need it, and until the human rights of all … Read more: UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation: With the HIV response in crisis, UNAIDS must not be sunset in 2026Continue Reading

On September 18, a federal judge in Washington, DC issued a preliminary injunction blocking the removal of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, … Read more: US Judge Blocks Expulsion of Guatemalan Children – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

“For more than 60 years, the Human Rights Commission has stood as a vital institution in San Francisco—advancing equity, protecting rights, and … Read more: Mayor Lurie Announces Appointment of Mawuli Tugbenyoh As Human Rights Commission …Continue Reading

This workshop explores the role human rights can play to reduce two of the great global risks of the 2020s – climate change and great power war. Read more: Human Rights in War and the Climate CrisisContinue Reading

Geneva (UN Human Rights Council) 19 September 2025 (SPS) – Four United Nations Special Rapporteurs have sent a strongly worded written … Read more: 4 UN Special Rapporteurs denounce Moroccan persecution of Saharawi human rights defendersContinue Reading

Stop abusing boy violence , human trafficking, Human Rights Day concept. The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the … Read more: EVENT | "AI and Human Trafficking: threats, tools and legal frontiersContinue Reading

The opposition, civil society and media operate under severe restrictions on their rights to freedom of expression and association, alongside threats, … Read more: Rwanda: Authorities must immediately release Victoire Ingabire – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

GENEVA – A group of UN and regional human rights experts* today urged States to halt the repressive and punitive criminalisation of those seeking … Read more: UN and regional experts urge States to stop criminalizing civil society and protests | OHCHRContinue Reading

We strongly condemn the ongoing gross, systematic and widespread human rights violations, some of which may amount to crimes against humanity, and the … Read more: EU Statement – HRC60 – Interactive dialogue with the Group of Independent Experts on BelarusContinue Reading

By denying all grounds for dismissal, the court delivered a decisive win on core issues in international human rights litigation — ending decades of … Read more: Jenner & Block Team Named Litigators of the Week Runners-Up for Landmark Human Rights VictoryContinue Reading

Emphasizes victims' rights, including the right to truth and to compensation. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Advisor on Legal Affairs, Leanid Marozau: “ … Read more: UN experts published a report on the situation of human rights in BelarusContinue Reading

… of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body's work on human rights and labor. Read more: Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N. – The New York TimesContinue Reading

As part of Harvard Climate Action Week 2025, the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights convened a panel titled Human Resources: Indigenous Leadership … Read more: Indigenous Leadership on Protecting Water as a Fundamental Right | Harvard Kennedy SchoolContinue Reading

My name is Manal Alawal, I am a Sudanese woman human rights defender from the Kordofan region. The recent surge of violence in North, West… Read more: HRC has a moral and political responsibility to respond proportionately to the crisis in SudanContinue Reading