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… in Egypt to deliver on enhancing human rights in supply chains, including for smallholder farmers in the cocoa sector, writes Neill Barston. Read more: Fairtrade International calls on COP27's world leaders to enhance human rightsContinue Reading

Author. Maithili Pai. Maithili leads ISHR's work on environmental human rights defenders and on improving civil society participation at the UN in New … Read more: UN expert calls for recognizing role of social movements in promoting development and …Continue Reading

'When FIFA granted Qatar the World Cup. They said it would be an agent for change, a motor for progress, but in the 12 years since there's not … Read more: Peter Tatchell discusses his human rights protest in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World CupContinue Reading

This latest act of protest has sparked a media storm amid calls for his release by top human rights defenders. Amnesty International Secretary-General … Read more: 'I'm very worried': Mother of jailed Egyptian activist on hunger strike wants action – France 24Continue Reading

Despite the Sisi regime's hostile attitude to dissent, many Egyptian and international organisations are using the climate summit to raise the … Read more: COP27: Activists land in Egypt highlight human rights issues – The New ArabContinue Reading

International human rights law prohibits propaganda for war, as well as advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement … Read more: Twitter and Elon Musk: why free speech absolutism threatens human rightsContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on World about Coordination and Protection and Human Rights; published on 5 Nov 2022 by OHCHR. Read more: UN Human Rights Chief Türk issues open letter to Twitter's Elon Musk – World | ReliefWebContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch spoke to 10 humanitarian workers at 5 international aid organizations working in and on Syria. They highlighted the water crisis, … Read more: Syria: Parties to Conflict Aggravate Cholera Epidemic | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Its Northern Ireland programme director Patrick Corrigan said they must “unambiguously stand against human rights abuses when they meet with Fifa”. He … Read more: Amnesty International urges IFA officials to raise human rights concerns at World Cup in QatarContinue Reading

Tunisia: Secretary General of the Doha based Arab Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI) H E Sultan bin Hassan Al Jamali said the … Read more: Cooperation between national institutions, civil society vital for human rights: Al JamaliContinue Reading

Human rights watch groups like Amnesty International, have already called on FIFA and Qatar to compensate the families of the migrant workers who died … Read more: FIFA is fun, but human rights violations aren't | Latest With Lin – The Daily Free PressContinue Reading

Two years ago today, former Tolo News TV presenter Yama Siawash was killed in a car bombing on November 7, 2020. Despite the high-profile nature … Read more: No Justice in Afghanistan for Slain Journalist 2 Years On | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

A Philippine delegation taking part in the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council has urged… Read more: Civil society groups to tackle PH human rights in UN review – Inquirer.netContinue Reading

Last month, Paris joined a set of French cities that were taking some action against Qatar's human rights record and environmental concerns when … Read more: World Cup 2022: Qatar's Human Rights Problem – THEWILL NEWS MEDIAContinue Reading