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Linklaters has been awarded the Human Rights Award 2022 (Outstanding Achievements) from the Thai Ministry of Justice. Read more: Linklaters becomes the first international law firm to receive Human Rights Award from …Continue Reading

Costa Rica was elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the Human Rights Council. The country obtained 134 votes out of 192 possible for … Read more: Costa Rica Given Seat on Human Rights Council : – Tico TimesContinue Reading

A supplemental submission has been filed before the Human Rights Council. Read more: United Nations: Japan in the Dock for Violating Unification Church's Human RightsContinue Reading

Human Rights First calls on the Biden administration to uphold refugee law and ensure all asylum-seekers, regardless of their nationality or pre- … Read more: Human Rights First Welcomes Safe Pathway for Venezuelans, Expresses Grave Concerns …Continue Reading

The membership for the UN Humans Rights Council is based on equitable geographical distribution, and seats are allotted as follows among regional … Read more: Maldives wins a seat at the UN Human Rights Council – Raajje.mvContinue Reading

COM – Kyrgyzstan is among 14 countries elected by the UN General Assembly on October 11 in New York to serve a new term on the Human Rights … Read more: Kyrgyzstan elected to serve new term on UN Human Rights Council in 2023-2025Continue Reading

In the midst of this darkness, however, Myanmar civil society is a shining light and inspiration. Activists, human rights defenders, aid workers, … Read more: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thomas H …Continue Reading

“In Bosnia and Herzegovina, human rights and fundamental freedoms are the foundation of the constitutional set-up, while numerous international … Read more: Bosnia Unveils LGBT Rights Strategy | Balkan InsightContinue Reading

Israel 'protecting' Mexican human rights abuser. Thomas Zeron is a former domestic intelligence chief in Mexico, who is hiding out in Israel. Read more: Israel 'protecting' Mexican human rights abuser – Middle East MonitorContinue Reading

Thus, although legitimacy requires states to prioritize universal respect for basic human rights, sovereign states today generally fail to do so … Read more: Saving Migrants' Basic Human Rights from Sovereign Rule – – Political Science NowContinue Reading

The most appropriate definition of freedom is 'supremacy of human rights everywhere', and the essence of the Constitution and theme of all … Read more: Those tolerating human rights violations are equally culpable: Jagdeep DhankharContinue Reading

Addressing the 30th Foundation Day celebration of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Vice President said that every citizen should work … Read more: Human rights quintessential for flourishing of democracy: Vice President | MintContinue Reading

Undemocratic regimes resort to calling universal human rights a product of hegemonic eurocentrism or Western neo-colonialism (Photo: Andres Musta). Read more: Times are so bad, we need to create a 'Human Rights League' – EUobserverContinue Reading

Six of them, namely Afghanistan, Algeria, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, Venezuela and Vietnam, were in the 'Unqualified' category because of “poor human rights … Read more: Germany Reelected to Infamous 'U.N. Human Rights Council' – The Berlin SpectatorContinue Reading