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Gill Furniss, a Labour MP who took part in the same visit, said she had held “full and frank discussions with political leaders on their human rights … Read more: We used Qatar World Cup trips to raise human rights issues, insist MPs – The TimesContinue Reading

The 13 ISSB members voted to suggest four new areas to tackle: biodiversity, human capital, human rights, and connectivity between financial and … Read more: Global ESG Rulemaker to Prioritize Biodiversity, Human Rights – Bloomberg TaxContinue Reading

The Deputy Prime Minister, who has previously backed remaining in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), said: 'Nothing is off the table … Read more: Dominic Raab won't rule out leaving Europe's human rights treaty despite previously wanting to keepContinue Reading

How athletes perceive their human rights is, at last, getting attention, says Nikki Dryden, Olympian and Associate at the Australian Human Rights … Read more: Human rights and sport goes far deeper than the World Cup and Qatar | UNSW NewsroomContinue Reading

Headache for Rishi Sunak as 67 Tory MPs vote for Boris Johnson-backed push to IGNORE European human rights law and resume sending Channel arrivals … Read more: Boris Johnson backs Tory push to IGNORE ECHR and resume Rwanda deal – Daily MailContinue Reading

Similarly, Secretary Blinken's call for “international human rights monitors” to access conflict areas comes in the backdrop of the Ethiopian … Read more: News: Abiy, Blinken discuss urgent need for withdrawal of Eritrean forces, US wants access …Continue Reading

Following advocacy by Human Rights First and partner organizations urging the United States to impose Global Magnitsky sanctions against perpetrators … Read more: Human Rights First Welcomes New U.S. Sanctions Targeting Human Rights Abuses and CorruptionContinue Reading

Councillors have called for a clear policy on human rights investments after no agreement was reached earlier this year. Read more: Advisors appointed by pension fund to develop human rights policy – Liverpool EchoContinue Reading

NomoGaia's HRIA tool outlines a process for systematically identifying, predicting and responding to the potential human rights impacts of … Read more: NomoGaia's Human Rights Impact Assessment toolsContinue Reading

The Strategic Framework on Human Rights was only approved in September 2022, two-and-a-half years after Prince Al Hussein and Rachel Davis produced a … Read more: Mlambo-Ngcuka appointed IOC Advisory Committee on Human Rights chairContinue Reading

Representatives from FIFPRO, International Olympic Committee, Football Supporters Europe, Centre for Sport & Human Rights, Swiss Department of … Read more: Safe working environments for players in focus at ICoCA general assembly – FIFProContinue Reading

Azizpour was also denied the right to legal counsel. … A reliable local source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that “the Intelligence … Read more: Iran tortures Kurdish athlete to make forced confessionsContinue Reading

Wednesday's ECOSOC vote is not the first time U.N. member states vote to remove a country over human rights abuses. More recently, the General … Read more: United Nations Expels Iran From Women's Commission Over Human Rights AbusesContinue Reading

Download logoUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said today he was appalled by attacks against civilians by armed elements amid a … Read more: South Sudan: United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief urges end to violence in Upper Nile StateContinue Reading