Sixth Committee (Legal): 43rd & 44th Meetings (AM & PM) | UN Press
Due-process considerations are important — especially in the context of criminal law — and the right to a fair trial is a key element of human-rights … Read more: Sixth Committee (Legal): 43rd & 44th Meetings (AM & PM) | UN PressContinue Reading
Iran executions surge 75 percent in 2022: Human rights group | Al Arabiya English
It was the highest number since 2015 and well above the figure of 333 in 2021, the report by Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based … Read more: Iran executions surge 75 percent in 2022: Human rights group | Al Arabiya EnglishContinue Reading
Group tasks journalists on gender inequality, human rights violation reportage
Media practitioners have again been tasked to take up their role as watchdog by beaming searchlights on human rights and gender-based violence … Read more: Group tasks journalists on gender inequality, human rights violation reportageContinue Reading
United Nations names independent expert on human rights for Haiti. He's a familiar face
By profession, he is a lawyer specializing in humanitarian, human-rights and refugee law. He has a special focus on the establishment and maintenance … Read more: United Nations names independent expert on human rights for Haiti. He's a familiar faceContinue Reading
Human Rights Commissioner troubled by end of mask mandates in healthcare settings
On April 12, 2023, B.C.'s Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender released the following statement on the recent announcement that universal … Read more: Human Rights Commissioner troubled by end of mask mandates in healthcare settingsContinue Reading
Why is Colombia so deadly for human rights activists? – Al Jazeera
Nearly half of all rights activists killed last year were from Colombia. Read more: Why is Colombia so deadly for human rights activists? – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
Palestine condemns Israeli institutions' systematic attacks on human rights Special …
The Foreign Ministry affirmed that it will defend human rights … attack on the Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian … Read more: Palestine condemns Israeli institutions' systematic attacks on human rights Special …Continue Reading
End of health-care mask mandates puts vulnerable at risk: BC human rights commissioner
'As mask restrictions have been lifted, I have repeatedly expressed concerns about the human rights implications of these policy decisions' Read more: End of health-care mask mandates puts vulnerable at risk: BC human rights commissionerContinue Reading
BIS Amends EAR To Include Human Rights Protection As A Basis For Adding Entities To … – Mondaq
On March 28th, BIS issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to confirm that protecting human rights worldwide is a … Read more: BIS Amends EAR To Include Human Rights Protection As A Basis For Adding Entities To … – MondaqContinue Reading
Human rights commissioner opposes end of mask mandate in B.C. health-care settings
B.C.'s human rights commissioner says the province's decision to end mask mandates in health-care settings is putting vulnerable people at a … Read more: Human rights commissioner opposes end of mask mandate in B.C. health-care settingsContinue Reading
Seven New Fellows Will Work in Human Rights – Yale Law School
Recipients of 2022-23 Bernstein and Robina International Human Rights Fellowships, clockwise from top left: Kyra Blas '23, Simon Engler '23, … Read more: Seven New Fellows Will Work in Human Rights – Yale Law SchoolContinue Reading
ALICA WALLACE: Human rights of women hampered by misinformation from church leaders
Human rights are universal and inalienable; indivisible; interdependent and interrelated. All people are entitled to human rights, and all human … Read more: ALICA WALLACE: Human rights of women hampered by misinformation from church leadersContinue Reading
UN Special Rapporteurs say UK approach to unaccompanied child migrants breaches … – JURIST
… child migrants breaches international human rights obligations … core obligations under international human rights law” over its approach to … Read more: UN Special Rapporteurs say UK approach to unaccompanied child migrants breaches … – JURISTContinue Reading
Stronger laws needed to protect privacy and prevent data harvesting
… the Human Rights Law Centre is calling on the Federal Government to embrace bold proposed reforms to better protect people's right to privacy. Read more: Stronger laws needed to protect privacy and prevent data harvestingContinue Reading
Human rights commissioner opposes end of mask mandate in B.C. health-care settings – Nelson Star
Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender says the move is a violation of vulnerable peoples' rights to equal participation in their communities. “ … Read more: Human rights commissioner opposes end of mask mandate in B.C. health-care settings – Nelson StarContinue Reading