Passion of the Present | Human Rights News

A report by a human rights group has exposed at least 10 false claims in Pakistan's submission to the UN Human Rights Council. Read more: Flights of Falsity: Ahead of crucial UN meet on human rights, Pakistan takes global body for a rideContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch says it has a database leaked from El Salvador's government that corroborates due process violations, prison overcrowding and … Read more: Leaked El Salvador data confirm abuses, Human Rights Watch says – Los Angeles TimesContinue Reading

MEXICO CITY (CN) — Mexico's mandatory pretrial detention system violates human rights, according to a ruling issued Friday by the Inter-American … Read more: Inter-American Court: Mexico's mandatory pretrial detention violates human rightsContinue Reading

Download logoThe new UN expert on human rights in Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, will arrive in Khartoum on 28 January for his first official visit to … Read more: Sudan: New United Nations (UN) human rights expert to make first official visitContinue Reading

President Xiomara Castro's government has not been decisive in fulfilling its international human rights obligations in its first year in office. Read more: Honduras: Xiomara Castro's government must firmly deliver on human rights agendaContinue Reading

Press Release – The Indian and Egyptian authorities must address the ongoing human rights and impunity crises in the two countries, … Read more: India/Egypt – Ongoing Human Rights Crisis in Both Countries Must Be AddressedContinue Reading

His murder occurred within a context of impunity and systematic human rights violations towards human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers in … Read more: Statement – Cameroon: Killing of human rights defender and journalist Martinez ZogoContinue Reading

Artificial intelligence can significantly impact human rights—both positively and negatively. Human rights impact assessments conceived … Read more: Assessing Impacts of AI on Human Rights: It's Not Solely About Privacy and NondiscriminationContinue Reading

“By nearly every feasible measurement, and in every area of human rights – economic, social and cultural, as much as civil and political – Myanmar … Read more: Myanmar mired ever deeper in crisis as human rights spiral backwards, warns TürkContinue Reading

Ms. Turner is currently serving as Director of the Office of East Asia and the Pacific in the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights … Read more: President Biden Nominates Julie Turner as Special Envoy for North Korea Human RightsContinue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Human Rights Campaign — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights … Read more: BREAKING: Human Rights Campaign Applauds FDA for Taking First Step Toward …Continue Reading

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi before the start of their meeting at Hyderabad … Read more: Amnesty Says India and Egypt Must End 'Unrelenting Assault on Human Rights'Continue Reading

The human rights issues around the 2022 World Cup dominated headlines in the run-up to the tournament. However, these slightly faded into the… Read more: The Qatar World Cup: The importance of human rights due diligence – LexologyContinue Reading

MURRAY – The Murray City Council voted 7-5 Thursday to approve changes to the city's Human Rights Commission ordinance. Read more: Murray City Council approves changes to human rights ordinance | NewsContinue Reading