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Chris Welsford, managing director, Ayres Punchard; Paloma Muñoz Quick, global lead, financial services and human rights, BSR; Aine Clarke, … Read more: Human rights disclosure? Don't take companies' word for it – ESG ClarityContinue Reading

Shawan Jabarin, the head of legal-aid human rights group Al-Haq, told the three-member panel that Israel's decision to outlaw Palestinian rights … Read more: UN hearings probing alleged Israeli rights abuses open in Geneva | News – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

1, 2023, will ensure the more effective protection of human rights in Kazakhstan as citizens will be able to appeal directly to the court, … Read more: Constitutional Court in Kazakhstan to Ensure More Effective Protection of Human RightsContinue Reading

The host nation has been under the spotlight for more than 10 years over their controversial human rights record in the lead up to the FIFA World … Read more: FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar plagued by controversy over human rights recordContinue Reading

Irish ministers attending COP27 in Egypt have expressed concern about human rights abuses in the host country. Read more: Irish COP27 delegation concerned by human rights abuse in host nation EgyptContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Bangladesh about Climate Change and Environment and Protection and Human Rights; published on 7 Nov 2022 by … Read more: Bangladesh: UN expert to assess older persons' human rights during official visit [EN/BN]Continue Reading

Greece's conservative government has been harshly criticised by a European Parliament committee investigating spyware use by European Union … Read more: Greece's wiretapping scandal puts rights at risk: Human Rights Watch – TRT WorldContinue Reading

… Saman was not allowed to receive visits”, said one of the artist's relatives in an interview with the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Read more: Tehran: Kurdish rapper's fate remains unknown weeks after arrestContinue Reading

A Palestinian human rights group told a U.N. panel on Monday it had been subject to threats and "mafia methods" during a campaign of harassment … Read more: Palestinian rights group accuses Israel of 'mafia methods' as U.N. hearings open | ReutersContinue Reading

The US and some other Western countries introduced a draft decision at the UN Human Rights Council early in October for a debate next year on … Read more: Weaponizing human rights compounds US' shame: China Daily editorialContinue Reading

Global leaders are meeting at a pivotal conference in Egypt to discuss climate change, but human rights are overshadowing the beginning of the … Read more: Human rights case overshadows start of COP27 climate change summit in Egypt – YouTubeContinue Reading

… for the United Nations climate conference, activists called upon the host country to address its human rights record, NBC News reported. Read more: Equilibrium/Sustainability — Activists accuse COP27 host of human rights abuses | The HillContinue Reading

… 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