Passion of the Present | Human Rights News

We'll be hearing from bereaved families, human rights lawyers and campaigners to discuss this report and the ongoing need for a Hillsborough Law. Read more: Webinar: "All or Nothing": A report on the Hillsborough Law Family Listening Day. | InquestContinue Reading

” The restructuring would gut the U.S. government's capacity to promote human rights, democracy, civil society and refugee protection across the globe … Read more: Human Rights First Condemns Secretary Rubio's Plan to Drastically Reorganize the State …Continue Reading

… Human Rights Watch said today … Human Rights Watch said today. The Huthis' arbitrary arrests of humanitarian workers have a direct impact on … Read more: Yemen: A year on, Huthis must free UN, civil society staff – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

And let us strive to be one human family, rich in diversity, united in solidarity, and equal in dignity and human rights. Official observances. For … Read more: Answer Hate with Humanity, Choose Discussion over Division, Secretary-General Urges in …Continue Reading

Human rights and peace can be advanced and protected by more actors than those in government, by civil society and through various rights movements. Read more: Intersectional Solidarity: We Are All the United NationsContinue Reading

… is a guiding document for companies that invest in, create, and use AI to ensure that their AI systems protect and promote civil rights so … Read more: The Innovation Framework: A Civil Rights Approach to AIContinue Reading

For the first time in its history, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting addressing the human rights situation in North … Read more: UN General Assembly holds first-ever high-level meeting on North Korean human rights as …Continue Reading

The Honduran Congress is about to pass a law that would ease the granting of environmental licenses with no consideration to human rights in the … Read more: Honduras: Environmental bill threatens human rights – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Human rights groups have previously said the UK should not finalise a free trade agreement without legal commitments on human rights improvements, … Read more: UK-Gulf trade deal worth £1.6bn lacks human rights provisions, groups warn – The GuardianContinue Reading

What's unfolding in the Palestinian village of Ras al-Ayn is more than a land dispute – according to human rights groups, it is the systematic … Read more: 'Daylight robbery of land – sanctioned by Israeli authorities': Inside 'terrorised' West Bank villageContinue Reading

The Trump administration's abrupt suspension of U.S. foreign aid is placing millions of lives and human rights at risk across the globe. Read more: Amnesty International warns of devastating consequences as abrupt U.S. Foreign Aid cuts …Continue Reading

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with BayCare Health System ( … Read more: HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with a Florida Health …Continue Reading

Student activism is the lifeblood of human rights struggles, and universities should champion it, not crush it. Universities exist to foster critical … Read more: Right to freedom of expression must not be stifled by contentious definition of antisemitism …Continue Reading

The signatories say: "This is not only about our common humanity and all human rights; this is about our moral fitness as the writers of our time, … Read more: Ian McEwan and Zadie Smith among hundreds of cultural figures denouncing Gaza 'genocide'Continue Reading