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Human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (Lead Sponsors: Spain, Germany): Civil society hopes that language on gender equality, the specific … Read more: Key issues on the agenda of the General Assembly's 80th session's Third Committee | ISHRContinue Reading

By submitting your information, you agree to receive updates, news and promotional materials from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights in accordance with … Read more: Advocacy, Education, and Healing: How My Journey Shapes My CapstoneContinue Reading

Nordic countries urge China at UNHRC session to stop human rights abuses in Tibet, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong amid rising international pressure. Read more: Nordic Countries Raise Concerns Over Human Rights in China at UNHRC SessionContinue Reading

This statement was delivered by Jassim Ibrahim Al Malki, Third Secretary at the Department of Human Rights, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during … Read more: Qatar Emphasizes Importance of Sustained Technical Assistance to Help Human Rights in SomaliaContinue Reading

In a fiery exchange at the 60th UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, India lambasted Pakistan for its "hypocrisy" on human rights, … Read more: India Blasts Pakistan's “Hypocrisy” at UN: “Don't Lecture Us On Human Rights” – YouTubeContinue Reading

A comedy festival in Saudi Arabia featuring high-profile American performers is drawing intense criticism from human rights advocates who say the … Read more: American comedians at Saudi festival draw backlash from human rights groups – CNNContinue Reading

Ropes & Gray has a leading ESG, CSR and business and human rights compliance practice. We offer clients a comprehensive approach in these subject … Read more: In Case You Missed It: September 2025 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human …Continue Reading

… human rights and a further act of cruelty against the people of Gaza … This disgraceful assault is not only an egregious violation of the human rights … Read more: Israel's Illegal Interception of the Gaza Aid Flotilla Is an Affront to Human DecencyContinue Reading

The criminalisation case of Syrian-born, Finnish citizen and Chief Mate Ali Albokhari sentenced to a 30-year prison term for allegedly being part … Read more: Ali Albokhari. A Wife's Testimony in her Fight for Justice. | Human Rights at SeaContinue Reading

Legal compliance risk can be managed in a way that is straightforward, but a human rights or modern slavery problem would create severe risk for … Read more: The Anti-Corruption Report Quotes Yousuf Aftab on Compliance Risks and Human RightsContinue Reading

The findings come at a time when the EU is considering drastically weakening environmental and human rights protections, with the European Parliament … Read more: EU: New research suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights and environmental …Continue Reading

Between 2010 and 2024, successive Conservative governments made various half-baked or half-hearted attempts to reform the Human Rights Act 1998 … Read more: The Future of Human Rights Law Reform – Policy ExchangeContinue Reading

01 Oct Symposium on Advisory Opinion AO-32/25 on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights: The Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities. Read more: Symposium on Advisory Opinion AO-32/25 on the Climate Emergency and Human RightsContinue Reading

In these circumstances, Kazakhstan has clearly defined its long-term development priorities: the rule of law, the protection of human rights, the … Read more: Maulen Ashimbayev: “Kazakhstan has decisively and irreversibly embarked on the path of …Continue Reading