ENNHRI welcomes the accreditation request of the Swedish Institute for Human Rights
ENNHRI welcomes this important step for the institution and towards further strengthening the human rights framework in Sweden. Just over a year after … Read more: ENNHRI welcomes the accreditation request of the Swedish Institute for Human RightsContinue Reading
Human rights institution fines those rejecting 'single tenants' – Hürriyet Daily News
A human rights institution has made a landmark decision by fining a real estate agent and landlords who rejected renting their apartment to a … Read more: Human rights institution fines those rejecting 'single tenants' – Hürriyet Daily NewsContinue Reading
CWA panel casts climate change as human rights crisis – Yahoo News
Apr. 14—United Nations Human Rights Officer Ben Schachter labeled lack of action on climate change as the "grossest human rights violation" facing … Read more: CWA panel casts climate change as human rights crisis – Yahoo NewsContinue Reading
Human rights groups raise alarm over UN Cybercrime Treaty • The Register
And what has emerged so far contemplates [PDF] more than 30 new cybercrime offenses, with few concessions to free speech or human rights. Read more: Human rights groups raise alarm over UN Cybercrime Treaty • The RegisterContinue Reading
CWA panel casts climate change as human rights crisis – Boulder Daily Camera
United Nations Human Rights Officer Ben Schachter labeled lack of action on climate change as the "grossest human rights violation" facing … Read more: CWA panel casts climate change as human rights crisis – Boulder Daily CameraContinue Reading
Should Internet Access Be Declared A Basic Human Right? – OpEd – Eurasia Review
The United Nations defines human rights as “rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, … Read more: Should Internet Access Be Declared A Basic Human Right? – OpEd – Eurasia ReviewContinue Reading
Human rights commision: abuse, torture at migrant detention centers – Mexico News Daily
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission has published 54 reports detailing abuses by immigration officials and private security personnel at … Read more: Human rights commision: abuse, torture at migrant detention centers – Mexico News DailyContinue Reading
CAIR Welcomes Congressional Letter Urging Biden Admin to Better Ensure Human … – YubaNet
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2023 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy … Read more: CAIR Welcomes Congressional Letter Urging Biden Admin to Better Ensure Human … – YubaNetContinue Reading
Human rights advocate says voice 'lets our mob speak' – Neos Kosmos
A human rights advocate says she wants every Australian to understand that the heart of the voice proposal will empower Indigenous people to have … Read more: Human rights advocate says voice 'lets our mob speak' – Neos KosmosContinue Reading
Rights watch | Irish Legal News
A Chinese court has sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers to jail terms of more than a decade each, a relative and rights groups say, … Read more: Rights watch | Irish Legal NewsContinue Reading
Nike urged to do more to prevent human rights abuses from occurring in its supply chain
Human rights shareholder activism. Nike is not alone in receiving ESG-related proposals from activist shareholders. Between 2016 and 2022 activist … Read more: Nike urged to do more to prevent human rights abuses from occurring in its supply chainContinue Reading
Detention and judicial harassment of human rights defender Yasir Mirghani
On 11 April 2023, the Sudanese police arrested and detained human rights defender Yasir Mirghani on corruption charges. The charges are allegedly … Read more: Detention and judicial harassment of human rights defender Yasir MirghaniContinue Reading
Commission welcomes banning of spit hoods by AFP
A decision by the Australian Federal Police to end the use of spit hoods has been welcomed by the Australian Human Rights Commission. Read more: Commission welcomes banning of spit hoods by AFPContinue Reading
The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party: Rep. Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi …
… on sentencing of human rights lawyers by Chinese Communist Party … where they discussed exercising the right of free speech in China. Read more: The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party: Rep. Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi …Continue Reading
Analysis of human rights violations in the occupied Crimea | UACRISIS.ORG
Since the occupation of Crimea in 2014, Russia has been systematically violating human rights on the peninsula | Uacrisis.org. Read more: Analysis of human rights violations in the occupied Crimea | UACRISIS.ORGContinue Reading