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José Manuel Albares spoke on Wednesday at the first session of the Human Rights Council since Spain's entry. Read more: Albares makes his debut at the UN Human Rights Council – The Diplomat in SpainContinue Reading

Amnesty International have today welcomed the Scottish Government's agreement to review the human rights checks conducted by Scottish Enterprise, … Read more: Scotland: Amnesty welcomes review of Scottish Enterprise human rights checksContinue Reading

In recent years, 'Foreign agent' laws have been introduced in various countries, violating international human rights law and threatening to … Read more: Spread of 'foreign agent' laws in Eastern Europe pose increasing threats to civil societyContinue Reading

Failure to call out Russia's aggression against Ukraine jeopardizes efforts to hold accountable those suspected of human rights violations and crimes … Read more: Analysis: U.S.-Drafted UN Resolutions Will Harm Both Human Rights and Peace in UkraineContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, 25th February, 2025 (WAM) — The UAE's Permanent Committee for Human Rights (PCHR), in collaboration with the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic … Read more: UAE's Permanent Committee for Human Rights organises seminar on Universal Declaration …Continue Reading

Tunisian authorities have slammed the UN's criticisms, saying that Tunis 'does not need to emphasise its keenness to protect human rights'. Read more: Tunisia says 'astonished' at UN criticism of human rights record – The New ArabContinue Reading

Impunity fuelled widespread sexual violence, ethnic-based conflicts, extrajudicial killings and economic predation. To address the gross human rights … Read more: Report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (A/HRC/58/27) (Advance …Continue Reading

A collaboration with international human rights organization Access Now, the award recognizes and celebrates outstanding leadership from organizations … Read more: Privacy Commissioner announces winners of first Privacy and Human Rights AwardsContinue Reading

… rights under Bangladesh's constitutional framework and international human rights framework. Instead, these proposed ordinances rely on undefined … Read more: Joint Statement on Emerging Digital Laws in BangladeshContinue Reading

DAWN asks International Criminal Court to investigate collusion in Israel's genocide US-based human rights group DAWN (Democracy for the Arab … Read more: US human rights group formally refers Biden, Blinken, Austin to ICC – skwawkboxContinue Reading

Scotland: Amnesty warns Scottish government to review human rights checks on arms sales · Grants to arms companies seemingly waived through on a … Read more: Scotland: Amnesty warns Scottish government to review human rights checks on arms salesContinue Reading

The Russian human rights activists surveyed Kyiv (including the site of the March 2022 massacre in Bucha), Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Chernihiv, … Read more: Russian human rights activists conduct first monitoring mission in Ukraine – MeduzaContinue Reading

Trump revokes Biden-era policy, prompted by Israel's Gaza war, restricting US arms sales over human rights concerns. Read more: US scraps order linking arms sales to international law – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

As Korea shows, addressing human rights abuses is about not just morality but ensuring long-term geopolitical stability. Read more: US foreign policy overlooks human rights as national security – Asia TimesContinue Reading