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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today (November 12) appealed for the protection of human rights defenders. Read more: UN sec-gen urges Cambodia to protect human rights defenders – Khmer TimesContinue Reading

Fulton County Jail is understaffed amid cases of malnourishment, lice and scabies among some inmates, according to Fulton records obtained by the … Read more: Human rights group says Fulton inmates suffer from lice, malnourishmentContinue Reading

INTERNATIONAL human rights treaty bodies, such as the UN Human Rights Committee, are important spaces where civil and constructive dialogues can … Read more: CHR issues statement on intl covenant on civil rights | The Manila TimesContinue Reading

UN member states have urged India to take a tougher stand on sexual violence and religious discrimination as they raised New Delhi's human rights … Read more: India urged to improve its human rights record at the UN | United Nations News | Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The request called for the session "to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect … Read more: Countries Request U.N. Human Rights Debate on Iran – Document – USNews.comContinue Reading

Möschel, Mathias 1. Abstract. This article provides the first in-depth analysis of the European Court of Human Rights' treatment of the jura novit … Read more: Jura Novit Curia and the European Court of Human Rights – EJILContinue Reading

The political, security, human rights and humanitarian situation in Myanmar is “sliding ever deeper into catastrophe”, the UN chief continued, … Read more: ASEAN States 'well-placed' to advance human rights, freedoms and a strong global economyContinue Reading

US President Joe Biden raised the issue of human rights in a meeting on Friday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi during the COP27 climate … Read more: COP27: Biden arrives in Egypt, talks human rights with Sisi – The New ArabContinue Reading

Marija Trajković is a woman human rights defender and the coordinator of the SOS telephone for women and children victims of domestic violence in the … Read more: Woman human rights defender Ljiljana Nešić, Marija Trajkovic and the Citizens' Association …Continue Reading

“We believe the message 'human rights for all' is universal and not a political call, but something everyone can support,” Jakob Jensen, the Danish … Read more: FIFA Bans 'Human Rights For All' Danish World Cup Practice Jerseys – Front Office SportsContinue Reading

The Irish government should commit to bringing the UK government to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) if it presses on with controversial … Read more: Ireland urged to take UK to European Court of Human Rights over Troubles billContinue Reading

'We have today got a message from FIFA that the training shirts our players were to train in, where it would say 'human rights for all' at the … Read more: FIFA block Denmark from wearing kit with 'human rights for all' message at World CupContinue Reading

Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the U.N. Human Rights Council on … Read more: Countries request U.N. human rights debate on Iran – document | ReutersContinue Reading

Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the UN Human Rights Council on the … Read more: Germany, Iceland Call For UN Human Rights Meeting On IranContinue Reading