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Kurdish humanitarian aid worker Pakhshan Azizi, Kurdish dissident Verisheh Moradiand and human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi are the only … Read more: Protect the protest in Iran: Women human rights defenders and activists at risk of executionContinue Reading

On 3 March 2025, human rights defender Sazzadur Rahman, also known as Rakhal Raha, was sued under the Cyber Security Act of 2023 for allegedly … Read more: Escalating death threats and legal persecution against human rights defender Sazzadur RahmanContinue Reading

Human rights defenders have tasked the government with bringing all JAT operatives and other security agencies involved in beating up members of … Read more: Human rights defenders ask Gov't to punish JAT operatives – YouTubeContinue Reading

“Civil rights law impacts every aspect of legal practice. Now, more than ever, it is critical that the ABA CRSJ helps the legal profession to advance … Read more: ABA to host free two-day virtual civil rights boot camp – American Bar AssociationContinue Reading

Three human rights experts commissioned by the United Nations on Tuesday issued a report saying some security measures for the 2024 Paris Olympics … Read more: UN human rights experts criticise 'unneccessary' and 'unlawful' Olympic security – France 24Continue Reading

On February 20, 2025, the United Nations Human Rights Committee found that Albania violated the rights of three Roma children by failing to … Read more: UN Human Rights Committee Finds Albania Violated Roma Children's Rights by Denying …Continue Reading

Draft Agenda 15:00 Welcome by H.E. Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Ambassador to the United Nations in New York 15:10 Setting the scene/context by Amnesty … Read more: Championing human rights for all Afghan women and girls – EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading

And in making this comparison, the theologian explores important issues of social concern for U.S. and German cultures, as well as for human rights … Read more: Theologian: Church Must Take a Human Rights Approach to LGBTQ+ PeopleContinue Reading

An increasing number of authoritarian regimes are actively undermining the international human rights legal framework; alarmingly, the United States … Read more: PHR 2025-2028 Strategic Plan – Physicians for Human RightsContinue Reading

As consumer awareness of these human rights violations grows, brands and retailers face mounting pressure to ensure their supply chains are free from … Read more: How AI is Combatting Human Rights Abuses in Supply Chains – Total RetailContinue Reading

… human rights at this summer's UEFA Women's EURO 2025 tournament. The declaration outlines the responsibilities of each of the bodies involved and … Read more: UEFA Women's EURO 2025: Human rights declaration from key stakeholdersContinue Reading

Human rights groups denounce trials as further evidence of a crackdown on opposition by President Kais Saied. Read more: 'A mockery': Mass trial begins in Tunisia of political opponents | Human Rights NewsContinue Reading

UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading … Read more: UK Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture – GOV.UKContinue Reading

EUSR for Human Rights – Newsletter – February 2025 … EUSR for Human Rights – Newsletter – February 2025. 04.03.2025 Strategic … Read more: EUSR for Human Rights – Newsletter – February 2025 | EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading