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COVID Restrictions Leave Women and Girls Extremely Vulnerable. Last week, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in North Korea, … Read more: Women This Week: UN Report Examines Human Rights in North KoreaContinue Reading

We urge all Security Council members to support an open briefing in the coming months where we can discuss the DPRK's human rights violations and … Read more: Joint Statement at the UN Security Council Stakeout on the Human Rights Situation in the …Continue Reading

High Commissioner for Human Rights covered the run-up to a disputed presidential election on Aug. 9, 2020, and a crackdown on demonstrators and … Read more: Belarus rights abuses may amount to 'crime against humanity' – UN report | ReutersContinue Reading

“Health is a basic human right. It's a right that we all enjoy, owing to the comprehensive South African Bill of Rights preserved in our … Read more: Roll up your sleeve for the SANBS on Human Rights Day | Benoni City TimesContinue Reading

The Canadian Human Rights Commission discriminated against the rights of its own Black and employees of colour, says an internal review obtained … Read more: Human rights watchdog discriminated against its workers: report – YouTubeContinue Reading

He believes that the legacy fund should focus on rectifying these wrongs. Human rights bodies including HRW and Amnesty International sent a letter to … Read more: FIFA should use World Cup funds to compensate victims of Qatar human rights abusesContinue Reading

In honor of Women's History Month, the CWA Human Rights Department is hosting a special virtual event on Tuesday, March 21, at 7pm ET, … Read more: Sign Up for the Women's History Month Event Hosted by the CWA Human Rights DepartmentContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of arbitrarily detaining at least 2,400 Afghan refugees in “miserable” … Read more: Afghan refugees detained in 'prison conditions' in the UAE, says human rights groupContinue Reading

John Murray has pre-empted the “exceptional” memoir of Lana Estemirova, who was 15 when her mother – human rights activist and writer Natalia … Read more: John Murray pre-empts 'exceptional' memoir from daughter of murdered Chechen human …Continue Reading

A new report to the UN Human Rights Council outlines how violence is worsening health and humanitarian programmes. John Zarocostas reports from … Read more: “Impunity” enabling South Sudan human rights violations – The LancetContinue Reading

Russian forces in Ukraine faced fresh accusations of war crimes on Thursday as UN-appointed independent human rights investigators released the … Read more: Russia's energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probeContinue Reading

Tomorrow morning (17 March), Albania and the US will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “the situation of human rights in the Democratic … Read more: DPRK (North Korea): Arria-formula Meeting on the Human Rights Situation : What's In BlueContinue Reading

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against … Read more: Human Rights Council Discusses Ensuring a Safe, Inclusive and Empowering Digital … – OHCHRContinue Reading

The Canadian Human Rights Commission logo is seen in this undated handout. A union representing public service lawyers says the government has … Read more: Government finds discrimination at Canadian Human Rights Commission, union says – Delta OptimistContinue Reading