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A Ukrainian human rights lawyer who shared last year's Nobel Peace Prize is calling for more international investigative and legal help to deal … Read more: Nobel laureate wants more to help probe Russian war crimes – ABC NewsContinue Reading

Recommendations for the Biden Administration to Uphold Refugee Law at Home. Two years since President Biden took office, his administration has … Read more: LEADING BY EXAMPLE, HONORING COMMITMENTS: – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

Earlier this month, I visited an unmarked grave for those who died in Mexico's US-backed war on asylum seekers. Read more: Letter from a mass grave in Mexico | Human Rights – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The letter urges Hyundai Motor Company to use an “independent third-party review of the alignment between Hyundai's human and labor rights … Read more: Activist financial group urges Hyundai to complete human rights assessmentContinue Reading

Bogotá, Jan 25 (EFE).- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will arrive in Venezuela on Friday for talks on human rights issues with … Read more: 11264135 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit VenezuelaSearch | EPAContinue Reading

A Moscow court on Wednesday (25 January) ordered the closure of Russia's oldest human rights organisation, the Moscow Helsinki Group, … Read more: Russia shuts down oldest rights group – EURACTIV.comContinue Reading

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. Read more: UN council to examine Pakistan's human rights record on Jan 30 – DawnContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Colombia about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 25 Jan 2023 by … Read more: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk concludes official visit to ColombiaContinue Reading

Respect the rights of all athletes to be treated without any … xenophobia and related intolerance of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Read more: Statement on solidarity with Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and Belarus, and the status …Continue Reading

Russia's oldest human rights organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group, was liquidated on Wednesday after a court ruled it did not have the correct … Read more: Russia's oldest human rights organization shut down by court – The Globe and MailContinue Reading

Human rights trial against Russia over downing of flight MH17 to go ahead. Judges rule Russia eligible for trial for alleged war crimes in Ukraine … Read more: Human rights trial against Russia over downing of flight MH17 to go ahead – The GuardianContinue Reading

A court in Russia has ordered the country's oldest human rights organisation to be closed down. The Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) was founded in … Read more: Moscow Helsinki Group: Russia's oldest human rights organisation told to close – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has announced plans to engage closely with the Northern Ireland Youth Assembly over the … Read more: Northern Ireland human rights watchdog to engage with youth body | Irish Legal NewsContinue Reading

A court in the Russian capital ordered the closure of the Moscow Helsinki Group, one of Russia's most prominent and respected human rights … Read more: Court Orders Closure of Russia's Oldest Human Rights Group – The Moscow TimesContinue Reading