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Despite nearly a three-quarter century since the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the world continues to … Read more: Human rights violations pose threat to world peace: FM Çavuşoğlu | Daily SabahContinue Reading

When Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the former UN Human Rights Commission in 1946, she knew the importance of creating a standard of conduct for … Read more: Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on International Human Rights DayContinue Reading

The mother of Thanasis Nicolaou, the former guardsman found dead in 2005, protested outside the attorney-general's office on Saturday, … Read more: Thanasis' mother demands justice over son's death in Human Rights Day protestContinue Reading

Defending human rights and democracy has always been, and will continue to be, a priority for Canada – both here at home and around the world. Read more: Statement by the Prime Minister on Human Rights DayContinue Reading

Amid the doom and gloom of human rights work in the region, a few success stories this year give me hope. by Yamini Mishra, South Asia Regional … Read more: Op-ed: A flicker of hope for human rights in South Asia – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

South Asia News: COLOMBO: The United States has imposed sanctions on yet another Sri Lankan military officer for human rights abuses in their … Read more: US sanctions Lanka military officer for human rights violations – Times of IndiaContinue Reading

In September, for the first time a UN human rights body condemned a state for its inaction in the face of the climate emergency. Read more: Episode 1: A historic climate win at the UN Human Rights Committee | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading

I'm writing this piece in the run-up to International Human Rights Day, celebrated every December 10 to mark the anniversary of the Universal … Read more: Human Rights Day: UK's heartless and inhumane refugees-to-Rwanda plan contrasts …Continue Reading

AS we mark World Human Rights Day today, Dec 10, it is worth asking whether much has changed over the year past…. Read more: Human Rights Day – Newspaper – DAWN.COMContinue Reading

Today's “trying times” highlight the need for a recommitment to human rights, which are central to solving global problems, UN Secretary-General … Read more: Guterres: Put human rights at the heart of efforts to reverse today's damaging trendsContinue Reading

The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Austria's Volker Turk, granted a wide-ranging interview to FRANCE 24 from Geneva. Read more: New UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemns 'war crimes' in Ukraine – The InterviewContinue Reading

To mark Human Rights Day (10 December 2022), Ai Weiwei will take to Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park to sign sheets of A4 paper in UV ink. Read more: Ai Weiwei to sign blank sheets of paper with UV ink for Refugees International in London …Continue Reading

Activists across the globe will mark this year's Human Rights Day by taking part in the world's biggest human rights event: Amnesty … Read more: Write for Rights: World's biggest human rights event returns for Human Rights Day 2022Continue Reading

The human rights lawyer Dr. Nadia Schujman has been suffering judicial persecution and a smear campaign due to her previous work as Director of … Read more: Statement – Argentina: Judicial harassment against human rights lawyer Nadia SchujmanContinue Reading