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A U.N. human rights expert says that a specialized international force is needed to help fight gang violence in Haiti and that an embargo on … Read more: UN human rights official says arms embargo and deployment of special force needed for HaitiContinue Reading

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said the Illegal Migration Bill, which would see the law changed so that people who come to Britain by … Read more: Watchdog 'seriously concerned' about Illegal Migration Bill's impact on human rightsContinue Reading

Izyum is in the Kharkiv oblast, where Ukraine borders Russia. Its importance as a railway hub made it a key focus for the invading army. Within days … Read more: Bombed Out and Occupied – Human Rights FirstContinue Reading

In 2011, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the UNGP, which spell out governments' obligation to protect their citizens, companies' responsibility to … Read more: Protecting human rights: clear guidance is a piece of the puzzle – Politics of Poverty – Oxfam AmericaContinue Reading

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the … Read more: Protest victims commemorated amid security threats in KurdistanContinue Reading

Tatyna Kotlyar, 72, is the head of the “For Human Rights” movement from Obninsk, Central Russia. On 28 June, a magistrates court in Obninsk found her … Read more: Russia: Migrants' rights defender Tatyana Kotlyar convicted solely for her human rights workContinue Reading

Given that, first, the President of the Human Rights Council has announced in his meeting with the Iranian delegation in Geneva that if the Special … Read more: Confidential Documents Expose Regime's Efforts to Derail UN Fact-finding Mission – NCRIContinue Reading

Several nations and human rights organizations have alleged that Venezuela has been the site of several serious crimes against humanity, with reports … Read more: ICC panel gives go-ahead to resume Venezuela human rights investigation – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

STU Moot Court is heading to Geneva, Switzerland, where two recent graduates will compete in the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court … Read more: STU Moot Court Headed to the Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court CompetitionContinue Reading

The Human Rights Commission attracted an unusually large audience — including several council members and Mayor James R. Knight Jr. — for its … Read more: Human Rights Commission promotes Raychel Fort Farmer to executive directorContinue Reading

Summary. 53rd regular session of the Human Rights Council (19 June – 14 July 2023) ; Description. ITEM 3. – ID with SR on trafficking (Cont'd). – IE on … Read more: 16th Meeting – 53rd Regular Session of Human Rights Council – UN Web TVContinue Reading

Human rights campaigners have been waiting for weeks for a response from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over proceedings against … Read more: International Criminal Court green-lights investigation into human rights violations in VenezuelaContinue Reading

President Biden's red-carpet treatment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is just another nail in the coffin of U.S. human rights policy. Read more: Sure, the US cares about human rights — when it benefits us | The HillContinue Reading

“Gradually, I feel that my sorrow over Wawan's death has been transformed into the struggle to uphold law and human rights, an agenda that Wawan … Read more: Indonesian rights abuse compensation plan fans fears of impunity – Al JazeeraContinue Reading