US sanctions Lanka military officer for human rights violations – Times of India
South Asia News: COLOMBO: The United States has imposed sanctions on yet another Sri Lankan military officer for human rights abuses in their … Read more: US sanctions Lanka military officer for human rights violations – Times of IndiaContinue Reading
Episode 1: A historic climate win at the UN Human Rights Committee | OpenGlobalRights
In September, for the first time a UN human rights body condemned a state for its inaction in the face of the climate emergency. Read more: Episode 1: A historic climate win at the UN Human Rights Committee | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading
Human Rights Day: UK's heartless and inhumane refugees-to-Rwanda plan contrasts …
I'm writing this piece in the run-up to International Human Rights Day, celebrated every December 10 to mark the anniversary of the Universal … Read more: Human Rights Day: UK's heartless and inhumane refugees-to-Rwanda plan contrasts …Continue Reading
Human Rights Day – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
AS we mark World Human Rights Day today, Dec 10, it is worth asking whether much has changed over the year past…. Read more: Human Rights Day – Newspaper – DAWN.COMContinue Reading
Guterres: Put human rights at the heart of efforts to reverse today's damaging trends
Today's “trying times” highlight the need for a recommitment to human rights, which are central to solving global problems, UN Secretary-General … Read more: Guterres: Put human rights at the heart of efforts to reverse today's damaging trendsContinue Reading
New UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemns 'war crimes' in Ukraine – The Interview
The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Austria's Volker Turk, granted a wide-ranging interview to FRANCE 24 from Geneva. Read more: New UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemns 'war crimes' in Ukraine – The InterviewContinue Reading
Ai Weiwei to sign blank sheets of paper with UV ink for Refugees International in London …
To mark Human Rights Day (10 December 2022), Ai Weiwei will take to Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park to sign sheets of A4 paper in UV ink. Read more: Ai Weiwei to sign blank sheets of paper with UV ink for Refugees International in London …Continue Reading
Write for Rights: World's biggest human rights event returns for Human Rights Day 2022
Activists across the globe will mark this year's Human Rights Day by taking part in the world's biggest human rights event: Amnesty … Read more: Write for Rights: World's biggest human rights event returns for Human Rights Day 2022Continue Reading
Statement – Argentina: Judicial harassment against human rights lawyer Nadia Schujman
The human rights lawyer Dr. Nadia Schujman has been suffering judicial persecution and a smear campaign due to her previous work as Director of … Read more: Statement – Argentina: Judicial harassment against human rights lawyer Nadia SchujmanContinue Reading
UConn's Dodd Human Rights Impact Campaign Raises $12.5 Million to Advance Human …
On the eve of International Human Rights Day, observed annually on Dec. 10, the UConn Foundation announced that its Dodd Human Rights Impact … Read more: UConn's Dodd Human Rights Impact Campaign Raises .5 Million to Advance Human …Continue Reading
UN human rights chief 'determined' to follow up with China on Xinjiang concerns – WHBL
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday he was determined to engage with Beijing over the findings of a report … Read more: UN human rights chief 'determined' to follow up with China on Xinjiang concerns – WHBLContinue Reading
Targeted sanctions in response to Iranian and Russian human rights violations and invasion …
The Australian Government is imposing Magnitsky-style sanctions on 13 individuals and two entities involved in egregious human rights violations … Read more: Targeted sanctions in response to Iranian and Russian human rights violations and invasion …Continue Reading
Tajikistan: UN Special Rapporteur's visit offers opportunity for reform and to release …
Imprisoned human rights defenders are subjected to extreme hardship and abuse in Tajikistan and kept in terrible conditions sometimes with minimal … Read more: Tajikistan: UN Special Rapporteur's visit offers opportunity for reform and to release …Continue Reading
Treasury Sanctions Over 40 Individuals and Entities Across Nine Countries Connected to …
“Corrupt actors and human rights abusers both rely on deficiencies in the international financial system to perpetrate their activities,” said Under … Read more: Treasury Sanctions Over 40 Individuals and Entities Across Nine Countries Connected to …Continue Reading
Ales Bialiatski, Belarusian human rights warrior – DW – 12/09/2022
This year's Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Ales Bialiatski will not be able to receive the award in person. The human rights activist and opponent of … Read more: Ales Bialiatski, Belarusian human rights warrior – DW – 12/09/2022Continue Reading