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Gender, Equity and Human Rights. ger_WEB_PIC. Situation Updates: The status of Afghan women remains one of the lowest in the world: … Read more: Gender, Equity and Human Rights – WHO EMROContinue Reading

During the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Guatemalan youth activist Nelly Monzón shared how young people are … Read more: “Young people are no longer silenced voices” | OHCHRContinue Reading

In April 2025, Charlotte Tobierre, whose father, Thomas, is a Windrush generation member, shared with Human Rights Watch a copy of a decision by the … Read more: UK: Ombudsman Finds Flaws in Windrush Compensation Scheme | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The recently released U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports showed reduced coverage of key issues and indications of bias in reporting on. Read more: The recently released U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports showed … – FacebookContinue Reading

WOLA's 2025 Human Rights Awards Month. Democracy is under serious threat across the Americas. From systematic repression in El Salvador to … Read more: WOLA's 2025 Human Rights Awards Month – Washington Office on Latin America | WOLAContinue Reading

The United States has refused to participate in the UN's human rights review process, undermining global accountability and evading international … Read more: Unprecedented: Trump has pulled the US out of its UN human rights review – The HillContinue Reading

… rights online, Human Rights Watch said today. The law, called the ECA Digital after its Portuguese initials, is intended to update the country's … Read more: Brazil Passes Landmark Law to Protect Children Online – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

ISHR analysis of revised 2026 budget proposal for UN80 reform points to disproportionate cuts to chronically-underfunded human rights pillar. Read more: UN80 Initiative: proposed budget cuts disproportionately hit the human rights pillar | ISHRContinue Reading

… human rights” anywhere in the world. These visa restrictions are in some ways more limited in scope and impact than the Global Magnitsky sanctions … Read more: U.S. VISA SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 7031(C) – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

Detention is further misused to silence human rights defenders. In our 2024 report Censorship by Detention, we documented 444 cases across 17 … Read more: OMCT concerned about pre-trial detention against human rights defenders, childrenContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); September 17, 2025: Reza Sarani, a Baluch man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Kashmar Prison. Read more: Reza Sarani Hanged for Drug Offences in Kashmar – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. About. Contact · COVID-19 information · Human Rights Awards · News · Media Contacts … Read more: Ms FJ, Mr FK, Mr FL and Ms FM v Cth (Department of Home Affairs) | Australian Human …Continue Reading

For nearly two years — since October 7, 2023 — grim accounts have seeped from the world's major human rights and humanitarian organizations. Read more: The Blogs: It's time to replace the human rights NGOs | Danielle HaasContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 15 judgments and/or decisions concerning Armenia, Austria, Malta and Russia. Read more: European Court of Human Rights: notification in writing of 15 judgments and/or decisionsContinue Reading