Nicaragua orders closure of Red Cross in continuing crackdown – Al Jazeera
Human rights organisations have accused Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega of stifling dissent [Maynor Valenzuela/Reuters]. Read more: Nicaragua orders closure of Red Cross in continuing crackdown – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Border Network for Human Rights hosts community events in Candelaria, Presidio
SOUTH PRESIDIO COUNTY — The Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) has had a busy spring hosting its own events and working with the Consulado de … Read more: Border Network for Human Rights hosts community events in Candelaria, PresidioContinue Reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: New laws in Republika Srpska threaten… | OMCT
JOINT STATEMENT Human rights organisations, including OMCT and FIDH in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights … Read more: Bosnia and Herzegovina: New laws in Republika Srpska threaten… | OMCTContinue Reading
JOURNALISTS BEING UNLAWFULLY SPIED ON, COURT HEARS – Liberty Human Rights
Human rights organisation Liberty is back in court this week to challenge mass surveillance powers used by state bodies to spy on the UK … Read more: JOURNALISTS BEING UNLAWFULLY SPIED ON, COURT HEARS – Liberty Human RightsContinue Reading
Prison guards torture civilian to death in Tehran
Prison guards at the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary killed prisoner Saman Darvishi under torture on 8 May, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network … Read more: Prison guards torture civilian to death in TehranContinue Reading
UN Human Rights Chief: Executions in Iran Must Stop
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk called on the authorities in Iran to “halt all executions” and “abolish the death penalty,” in a statement on … Read more: UN Human Rights Chief: Executions in Iran Must StopContinue Reading
Promoting greater gender equality in sport: Council of Europe and European Union launch …
Human Rights Democracy Rule of Law … The event was opened by Marja Ruotanen, Director General of Democracy and Human Dignity, Council of Europe, … Read more: Promoting greater gender equality in sport: Council of Europe and European Union launch …Continue Reading
ZOOM IN – HUMAN RIGHTS – Olympic World Library
In 1996, the practice of sport as a human right was included in the Olympic Charter, and the IOC Code of Ethics, published in 1999, includes respect … Read more: ZOOM IN – HUMAN RIGHTS – Olympic World LibraryContinue Reading
Iran Appointed Leadership Role at U.N. Human Rights Council | National Review
Iran was appointed to a leadership role within the U.N. Human Rights Council today, as one of the country's diplomats was tapped to lead the … Read more: Iran Appointed Leadership Role at U.N. Human Rights Council | National ReviewContinue Reading
Race and European human rights law – CRASSH
'Imagining racial equality in human rights through positive obligations'. Mehrdad Payandeh (Bucerius Law School and member of UN Committee on … Read more: Race and European human rights law – CRASSHContinue Reading
Abortion Victimises Fathers And Violates Their Human Rights! – Scoop NZ
Fathers have an inalienable right to protect their children. Our abortion law cruelly silences and rejects fathers, violating their human rights. Read more: Abortion Victimises Fathers And Violates Their Human Rights! – Scoop NZContinue Reading
Let's focus on who abuses Palestinian human rights – JNS.org
Roughly 98% of Palestinians in the disputed territories are ruled by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Palestinian human-rights advocates, NGOs, … Read more: Let's focus on who abuses Palestinian human rights – JNS.orgContinue Reading
News: Ethiopian rights commission says “concerning” human rights abuses in Amhara …
Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said “concerning” human rights abuses are being committed in the Amhara regional state … Read more: News: Ethiopian rights commission says “concerning” human rights abuses in Amhara …Continue Reading
This organization trains students to cover human rights and freedoms in Africa
Over this period, fellows identify human rights-related issues affecting Africa and submit pitches to the program's editorial team for review. Read more: This organization trains students to cover human rights and freedoms in AfricaContinue Reading
MEET A CIVIL RIGHTS HERO – Westfair Communications
“My early involvement in the struggle against “Jim Crow,” the American apartheid, has been the foundation and fuel for my civil and human rights work, … Read more: MEET A CIVIL RIGHTS HERO – Westfair CommunicationsContinue Reading
