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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka should improve human rights and strengthen institutions to tackle the humanitarian challenges that have sprung from its worst … Read more: UN presses Sri Lanka to advance human rights – The News InternationalContinue Reading

The Human Rights Campaign PAC (HRC PAC) endorsed Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine for reelection. HRC PAC is committed to engaging our … Read more: Human Rights Campaign Endorses Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine for ReelectionContinue Reading

Students are invited to submit a video identifying an important human-rights issue within Irish society, and provide a discussion on the effectiveness … Read more: Law Society video contest to highlight human–rights issuesContinue Reading

Pillay, 80, is a former UN high commissioner for human rights who began her formidable career as a South African lawyer, facing a maze of … Read more: Born Under Apartheid, Navi Pillay Has Climbed to Global Heights in Promoting Human–Rights LawContinue Reading

Acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif said that just over 200 days since Russia invaded its neighbor, throughout Ukraine, "the … Read more: UN Human Rights Council to consider situation in Ukraine – UkrinformContinue Reading

UN Human Rights Council – 51st session Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan (. Read more: Oral statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of … – FIDHContinue Reading

Business and Human Rights … Menu Chevron Right Icon … As Vietnam's tourism industry expands, the Australian Human Rights Commission and the … Read more: Responsible Business Conduct and the Tourism Industry in VietnamContinue Reading

Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada al-Nashif highlighted the growing desperation of millions of people trapped in a never-ending … Read more: Alarming Rise in Human Rights Violations, Violence Worldwide – Voice of AmericaContinue Reading

“We expect our closest partners to commit to protecting and promoting human rights. This includes upholding the rights of LGBTIQ+ persons, including … Read more: European Commissioner Dalli expects Belgrade to focus on human rightsContinue Reading

A UN expert on Monday said that human rights had deteriorated under the Taliban, describing a “descent towards authoritarianism” and calling for … Read more: UN human rights expert decries 'descent towards authoritarianism' in AfghanistanContinue Reading

Human rights activists on Monday accused the Egyptian government — the host for November's annual United Nations climate conference — of including … Read more: Human Rights Watch slams Egypt's crackdown on green groups in runup to COP27Continue Reading

Earlier this month a long-awaited UN report accused China of "serious human rights violations" against Uyghurs and other mainly Muslim minorities … Read more: China Covid lockdowns leave residents short of food and essential items – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Human rights and environmental groups told HRW they remain wary of public … civil society in Egypt,” said one activist, now living in exile. Read more: British-Egyptian hunger striker Alaa Abd El-Fattah says he may die in prison – The GuardianContinue Reading

Facing the 48-page UN report's allegation of human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese ambassador to the UN, Chen Xu, … Read more: How human rights discourse is used as an agenda-advancing tool – CGTNContinue Reading