HRC candidates pledge action for human rights, civil society, defenders | ISHR
Candidates to the Human Rights Council shared their vision for action in favour of the global human rights system, civil society and defenders. Read more: HRC candidates pledge action for human rights, civil society, defenders | ISHRContinue Reading
Liz Truss shelves Bill of Rights plans amid controversy over devolution and human rights
The Prime Minister has put the plans, which critics said would undermine human rights in the UK and trample over the devolution settlement, … Read more: Liz Truss shelves Bill of Rights plans amid controversy over devolution and human rightsContinue Reading
Indonesian human rights group pushes for law change to put Myanmar junta on trial
If successful, the amendment will allow a foreign court to put the Myanmar junta on trial for its multiple human rights violations. Read more: Indonesian human rights group pushes for law change to put Myanmar junta on trialContinue Reading
Government scraps human rights reform hours after Jewish charity's warning
The human rights group René Cassin had used its 'Jewish beliefs, values and history' to caution against the proposed Bill of Rights. Read more: Government scraps human rights reform hours after Jewish charity's warningContinue Reading
Liz Truss suspends legislation to ban European Court of Human Rights overruling UK courts
The controversial legislation would have replaced the Human Rights Act first introduced by Tony Blair's Government and re-asserted the authority of … Read more: Liz Truss suspends legislation to ban European Court of Human Rights overruling UK courtsContinue Reading
ASU professor awarded fellowship at Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
This month, she joins a community of global human rights scholars, researchers, students and practitioners as a 2022–23 fellow with the Carr … Read more: ASU professor awarded fellowship at Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights PolicyContinue Reading
UK Lord questions trade deal with India citing its poor human rights record – Pakistan Today
He said the Amnesty International report noted how civil society at large, and journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders in particular, had … Read more: UK Lord questions trade deal with India citing its poor human rights record – Pakistan TodayContinue Reading
Scholar: OHCHR report on human rights in Xinjiang result of Western manipulation
Zhang Yonghe, Executive Director of the Human Rights Institute of the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, said the report was … Read more: Scholar: OHCHR report on human rights in Xinjiang result of Western manipulationContinue Reading
Human Rights Commissioner 'horrified' by emergency housing expose – 1News
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt wants to hear the stories of those in emergency housing as part of the commission's Housing Inquiry. Read more: Human Rights Commissioner 'horrified' by emergency housing expose – 1NewsContinue Reading
China must address Uyghur human rights issues cited in U.N. report – Nikkei Asia
The United Nations human rights watchdog has officially recognized abuses against the mostly Muslim Uyghur people in China's Xinjiang Autonomous … Read more: China must address Uyghur human rights issues cited in U.N. report – Nikkei AsiaContinue Reading
Autism and mental health – Mind
It can be difficult getting the right support, both for autism and for mental health … Advice on issues relating to equality and human rights, … Read more: Autism and mental health – MindContinue Reading
Three candidates shortlisted for the 2022 Václav Havel Prize – Newsroom
Václav Havel Human Rights Prize Strasbourg 6 September 2022 Diminuer la … civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, … Read more: Three candidates shortlisted for the 2022 Václav Havel Prize – NewsroomContinue Reading
Fine-Tuning Human Rights for Spiritual Well-Being | Psychology Today United Kingdom
On a cursory glance, linking human rights to spirituality benefits three right-holders: individuals, communities, and humanity as a whole. Human … Read more: Fine-Tuning Human Rights for Spiritual Well-Being | Psychology Today United KingdomContinue Reading
Woman human rights defender and lawyer Li Yuhan's health deteriorates under prolonged detention
Other human rights lawyers and defenders who attempted to observe the trial were blocked from entering the courthouse, which was guarded with heavy … Read more: Woman human rights defender and lawyer Li Yuhan's health deteriorates under prolonged detentionContinue Reading
North Korea labels U.N. human–rights monitor a 'puppet' of Washington – MarketWatch
U.N. special rapporteur on North Korean human rights Elizabeth Salmón says her first report will be presented to the General Assembly in late … Read more: North Korea labels U.N. human–rights monitor a 'puppet' of Washington – MarketWatchContinue Reading