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… rights chief. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has described the situation in the Gaza Strip and in the occupied West Bank as … Read more: Updates: Israel kills dozens in Gaza as Trump says he 'thinks' deal close – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Africa Civil Society Organizations' Joint Statement during the commemoration of International Safe Abortion Day (ISAD) – 28th September 2025 We, … Read more: AFRICA: ISAD 2025 JOINT CSO STATEMENT – Center for Reproductive RightsContinue Reading

Comments. 17. Add a comment… 4:13. Go to channel · We went to court to see how migrants use human rights to stay in the UK. Sky News New 34K views. Read more: Prime minister faces demands to scrap two-child benefit cap, ahead of Labour conferenceContinue Reading

Sky News has been to an immigration court appeal to see how the European Convention on Human Rights is being used in legal arguments by migrants … Read more: Inside the courts where migrants appeal removal from Britain – amid clamour to leave ECHRContinue Reading

The right are increasingly calling for the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights – with even some high profile Labour … Read more: Do human rights laws really prevent deportation in the UK? – YouTubeContinue Reading

The Open Society Foundations, established by the philanthropist Geroge Soros, support a range of civil and human rights activist groups, including … Read more: US: Trump Targets Opponents in Sweeping Memorandum – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… human rights office. “We call on businesses to take appropriate action to address the adverse human rights impacts of their activities.” The list … Read more: 68 firms added to UN blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlementsContinue Reading

The United Nations call on companies to "take appropriate action to address the adverse human rights impacts" of their activities. Read more: UN identifies 158 firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West BankContinue Reading

… human rights through their business ties to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. … human rights office. “We call on businesses to take … Read more: UN blacklists another 68 firms over alleged role in Israeli settlement rights abusesContinue Reading

In response to the Government's plan to introduce digital ID cards, Javier Ruiz Diaz, Amnesty International UK's Technology and Human Rights Lead, … Read more: UK: 'Serious concern' ID card scheme will put people's vital information at riskContinue Reading

UN Human Rights Office updates database listing 158 companies involved in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, urging corporate accountability … Read more: UN Human Rights Office Updates Database of Businesses Involved in Israeli SettlementsContinue Reading

Israel and the U.S. have long protested the "disproportionate attention" given to Israel by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council. Civil society … Read more: More than 150 companies have ties to Israeli settlements, UN database shows – ReutersContinue Reading

The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission presents awards annually to Nova Scotians whose work advances human rights in the province. “Nova Scotia's … Read more: Call for Nominations for 2025 Human Rights Awards | Government of Nova Scotia News ReleasesContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Office has named the Spanish manufacturer Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) in its updated database of … Read more: Amnesty International on XContinue Reading