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Evolution of business and human rights through Disclosure and Regulation: the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) perspective and due … Read more: Demystifying the Role of Due Diligence and Regulation in Human Rights – Webinar RecapContinue Reading

The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) of Azerbaijan has been granted new powers in Azerbaijan, Trend reports. Read more: Changes to law "On the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan" approvedContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) was established in 2006 by the UN General Assembly. In 2005, Secretary-General Kofi Annan had called … Read more: The UN Human Rights Council is broken – GIS ReportsContinue Reading

The NHRC has observed that "in most of the matters relating to violation of human rights due to continued violence in the state of Manipur, … Read more: Ensure violence ends in Manipur: Human rights panel to state government – India TodayContinue Reading

One of the most disappointing human rights debacles in the last few years was the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. Read more: Telos 203 (Summer 2023): The Manifold Foundations of Human RightsContinue Reading

The National Civil Rights Museum announced the 2023 Freedom Award honorees: Stacey Abrams, Kerry Kennedy and Clayborne Carson. Read more: Freedom Awards 2023: National Civil Rights Museum names honoreesContinue Reading

25 July 2023 Human Rights. Nearly a year after at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were killed in a blast at a Russian-controlled … Read more: Ukraine: UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killingsContinue Reading

Analysis in English on Nigeria about Protection and Human Rights; published on 21 Jul 2023 by HRW. Read more: Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Nigeria – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Crackdown on protest organisers, journalists, political opposition and human rights activists. Recently signed 'Patriotic Act' includes loss of … Read more: Zimbabwe: Upcoming election to take place against backdrop of 'brutal' human rights crackdownsContinue Reading

Any internet shutdown constitutes a human rights violation. But in many instances, governments use internet shutdowns to cover up grave violations … Read more: Weaponizing internet shutdowns to evade accountability for rights violationsContinue Reading

Dear Leader Schumer,. On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 240 national organizations committed … Read more: Leadership Conference Letter Urging Swift Confirmation of Executive and Judicial NomineesContinue Reading

Bangladesh should focus on human rights related issues to secure GSP+ facilities, the EU envoy says. Read more: EU expresses concern over human rights, press freedom situation – Prothom Alo EnglishContinue Reading

Human rights defenders (HRDs) are active in every part of the world and play an essential role in promoting and protecting human rights … Read more: Canada doubles resettlement spaces for human rights defenders – Yahoo FinanceContinue Reading

UN HIGH Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk attends a meeting of the Human Rights Council, in Geneva, earlier this year. Read more: UNHRC fails in addressing human rights – opinion – The Jerusalem PostContinue Reading