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UN experts have written to four global oil giants, including Shell, saying their recent asset sell-off in Nigeria may have breached human rights … Read more: UN experts say Shell Nigeria sale breaches human rights laws – Leigh DayContinue Reading

Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. Read more: EU: Over 260 European business scholars urge EU politicians to safeguard risk-based due …Continue Reading

“Despite the overreach by the federal government recently, the Maine Human Rights Act is still the law in Maine, which aims to protect LGBTQ+ students … Read more: Civil rights groups emphasize rights of trans, immigrant students as they return to schoolContinue Reading

Human Rights Impacts: how AI affects rights such as privacy, protection from discrimination, and access to effective remedies when rights are violated … Read more: Parliamentary Inquiry Launched on Human Rights and Artificial IntelligenceContinue Reading

The alarming rise of authoritarian practices by the Trump administration is central to the administration's goals to decimate human rights protections … Read more: Human Rights Crisis in the U.S.: A New Chapter | Amnesty International USAContinue Reading

Sir – I was horrified to learn that our local Gaza partner, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), has been added to a US sanctions list … Read more: Letters to the Editor, September 9th: Defending human rights, strong Irish women, and the …Continue Reading

Whistleblowers are vital to our democracy, by speaking up about human rights abuses, government wrongdoing and corporate misconduct. Read more: The Whistleblower Project turns 2! – Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

Gaza City residents told to 'leave now', while UN human rights chief condemns Israel for 'war crime upon war crime'. Read more: Netanyahu threatens Gaza residents as UN slams Israel over 'mass killing' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

In this publication, Technology and Human Rights Fellow Anna Romandash examines Russia's use of hybrid warfare against Ukraine, which blended … Read more: On the Digital Frontline with Russia: Hybrid Warfare, Ukraine, and Lessons Learned for the WestContinue Reading

The Dutch human rights monitor College voor de Rechten van de Mens has warned that it is becoming increasingly difficult for campaign groups and … Read more: Protest in NL is under threat, Dutch human rights body warns – DutchNews.nlContinue Reading

Political adviser Astri Menne Sjoner added: Human rights are at the heart of this election. Norway's Government Pension Fund has rightly once again … Read more: Norway election a defining moment for human rights–compliant investments – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

I also urge their backing for the right to self determination of the Palestinian people. OCR. UNITED UNITEDNATIONS NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS … Read more: UN Human Rights Council on Instagram: ""We are failing the people of #Gaza." "Where are …Continue Reading

These actions represent a grave violation of fundamental human rights — the right to life, the right to peaceful assembly, and the freedom of … Read more: #Nepal: We are shocked by the killings and injury of protesters today and urge a prompt and …Continue Reading

News and Press Release in English on World and 4 other countries about Protection and Human Rights; published on 8 Sep 2025 by OHCHR. Read more: HC Türk updates the Human Rights Council: “We need to safeguard eighty years of … – ReliefWebContinue Reading