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THE Philippines and the European Union have reaffirmed their dedication to uphold human rights during the Second Sub-Committee Meeting on Good … Read more: PH, EU reaffirm to uphold human rights – The Manila TimesContinue Reading

Kyiv, Ukraine – The head of the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), a Kyiv-based human rights organisation that was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace … Read more: Nobel prize will give us 'strength', says Ukraine NGO head – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The peace prize has gone to imprisoned Belarus activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Center for Civil … Read more: Nobel peace prize goes to human rights activists – Brighton JournalContinue Reading

Longtime on-air television personality and CP24 weather specialist Patricia Jaggernauth has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights … Read more: CP24 anchor Patricia Jaggernauth launches human rights complaint against Bell MediaContinue Reading

They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses, and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of … Read more: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Russian, Ukrainian human rights activists – Big ThinkContinue Reading

"Security forces are shooting at the protesters in Sanandaj and Saqqez," said the Iranian human rights group Hengaw. It said riot police were also … Read more: Iran Rights Group Says Security Forces Fire at Protesters in Kurdish Cities – USNews.comContinue Reading

By Emma Farge. GENEVA (Reuters) -A U.N. human rights body comfortably passed a motion on Friday to appoint a new independent expert on alleged … Read more: UN Body Votes to Establish Russia Human Rights Investigator, Moscow ProtestsContinue Reading

"The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this year to longstanding partners of the Council of Europe – Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human … Read more: Secretary General statement on awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to human rights activists in …Continue Reading

This week, the UN Human Rights Council did something unprecedented. It focussed its attention on two permanent members of the UN Security Council: … Read more: Why Russia but not China faces human rights action – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Human rights groups welcome two-year extension of UN mission, which Caracas condemns as 'designed for interventionism'. Read more: UN renews mandate for human rights mission in Venezuela – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Today, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three champions of human rights in Europe: the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), … Read more: Administrator Power Applauds Nobel Peace Prize's Recognition of Champions for Human RightsContinue Reading

But while the Egyptian government has not made meaningful changes to strengthen human rights or hold human rights violators accountable, the Biden … Read more: Biden's Democracy Gap: How U.S. Policy Helps Underwrite Egypt's Human Rights CrisisContinue Reading

… Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) at the 51st Human Rights Council session. … and abuses of international human rights and humanitarian law, … Read more: Welcoming Renewal of the Mandate for the International Commission of Human Rights …Continue Reading

Watchdogs for civil liberty in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are honoured … By awarding the prize to those who defend human rights at home, … Read more: The Nobel Peace prize recognises human–rights groups that spoke truth to PutinismContinue Reading