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Syrian authorities detained Amer Matar, a prominent journalist and human rights activist, at a border crossing with Lebanon. Read more: Arrest and Release of Syrian Journalist Sparks Controversy Over Human Rights MuseumContinue Reading

BVB has therefore enshrined the protection of the human rights of its stakeholders in its sustainability strategy. Borussia Dortmund is bound by … Read more: Responsibility | Human rights in the value chain – BVB.deContinue Reading

The human rights situation has been steadily deteriorating. Russian authorities have pursued a deliberate strategy to wipe out dissent through … Read more: The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Russia – Ārlietu ministrijaContinue Reading

That stigmatizing theory denied children needed support and isolated families. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump and Health and Human … Read more: Protecting Disability Rights Means Rebuking Harmful Autism Myths | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

A traditional approach to nuclear weapons tends to focus on State security matters and does not lend itself easily to a human rights lens. Read more: Human rights & nuclear regimes: lessons from the Marshall Islands – Just SecurityContinue Reading

On September 19, within the framework of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council, an interactive dialogue was held with Karinna Moskalenko … Read more: Two UN events addressed the human rights situation in Belarus – Sviatlana TsikhanouskayaContinue Reading

The IAM Human Rights Department kicked off their 2025 convention in Atlanta with a reminder of how struggle leads to progress. Read more: IAM Opens 2025 Human Rights Conference on Mission to Break Barriers – IAM UnionContinue Reading

… Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. At dawn on 25 September, border forces opened fire at close range without warning on a group of kolbars … Read more: Iran border forces kill one kolbar, wound another – KHRN – Kurdistan Human Rights NetworkContinue Reading

Access to justice as a gateway for human rights achievements … Brazil's reliance on individualized litigation to access social security benefits may … Read more: Access to justice as a gateway for human rights achievements | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading

Disabled experts from the United Nations have told the UK government to carry out a “comprehensive” assessment of the human rights impact of its … Read more: UN calls for human rights assessment of government's benefit cuts bill and mental health reformsContinue Reading

What is the Moscow Mechanism? The Moscow Mechanism is an OSCE instrument for investigating the implementation of OSCE human rights commitments in the … Read more: OSCE report finds clear indications of human rights violations against Ukrainian soldiers …Continue Reading

… Human Rights Law, War Cr. … OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Ul. Miodowa 10. 00-251 Warsaw. Poland. Office: +48 22 … Read more: Moscow Mechanism experts present report on Ukraine to OSCE Permanent CouncilContinue Reading

Stephen Colbert sweetly paid tribute to his mother after being named a Ripple of Hope Award laureate by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights … Read more: Stephen Colbert joins former presidents in receiving major honor after CBS cancellationContinue Reading

On September 21, 2025, in a rare and unexpected move, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi used his power under the constitution to reject a … Read more: Egypt's Parliament Should Open New Era of Consultation | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading