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Israel has clear obligations under international humanitarian law. It must treat civilians humanely, with respect for their inherent dignity. Read more: UN Human Rights Palestine on XContinue Reading

Judith Maroy is a Congolese journalist and human rights defender from Bukavu, in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more: Human rights defender story: Judith Maroy, from the Democratic Republic of the CongoContinue Reading

AbstractThe codification of the human rights of children in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) marked a pivotal shift from an era … Read more: 2 From 'children's rights' to the human rights of the child – Oxford AcademicContinue Reading

The African Union's continental human rights court, the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR), received a setback this past March … Read more: Renewed State Backlash Against the African Court: Tunisia is the Fifth State to Withdraw …Continue Reading

Reacting to the news of the enforced disappearance of Sudanese human rights defender and asylum seeker Mohammed Adam, known as “Tupac”, … Read more: Libya: Sudanese human rights defender disappeared and under imminent threat of forced returnContinue Reading

Shareholder Elizabeth Coonan was recently appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds to the Iowa Health and Human Services Human Rights Board. Read more: Governor Appoints and Senate Confirms Beth Coonan to Iowa Human Rights BoardContinue Reading

European court of Human Rights RSS feeds. follow us. Hidden. About. Who we are · Human Rights · Democracy · Rule of Law · European Convention on Human … Read more: Council of Europe brings young people together to discuss democracy, rights and diversityContinue Reading

In April, Human Rights Watch received credible reports of Wazalendo fighters beating and whipping men and women they accused of acting improperly. “ … Read more: DR Congo: Army-Backed Militias Abuse Civilians in South Kivu | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The participants and the team of the 5-day training of trainers "Human Rights and the Trauma-Informed Approach". organised by the Council of … Read more: Council of Europe strengthens competences on human rights and trauma-informed approachContinue Reading

FIFA experts share insights on human rights, gender equality, anti-discrimination and child protection in sport with Council of Europe representatives. Read more: Council of Europe Committee visits Home of FIFA as collaboration continuesContinue Reading

Columbia University violated federal civil rights law by "acting with deliberate indifference toward student-on-student harassment of Jewish … Read more: Trump admin finds Columbia violated Jewish students' civil rights – AxiosContinue Reading

COPENHAGEN. Nine EU states called for "a new and open-minded conversation about the interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights," … Read more: 9 EU states demand 'new, open-minded conversation' on European Convention on Human RightsContinue Reading

However, a judge has now ruled that the local authority had interfered with their human rights by trying to evict them from the land, after … Read more: Council wrong to evict travellers, judge rules – The TelegraphContinue Reading

Miyares and the OAG referred this investigation to the Departments of Education and Justice for “further enforcement under federal civil rights law.” … Read more: AG's investigation finds FCPS in violation of Virginia Human Rights Act – Fairfax TimesContinue Reading