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As the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights, human rights play a critical role in fostering inclusive, accountable, and engaged … Read more: Leveraging Cooperation for Human Rights and SDGs in Conflict ZonesContinue Reading

GENEVA, Feb 26 (Kuna) — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned that the crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has … Read more: UN official warns of grave human rights violations in occupied PalestineContinue Reading

Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on conditions inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mr. Türk condemned the Hamas-led terror attacks … Read more: Human Rights Council: Gaza ceasefire must hold, Türk insists | UN NewsContinue Reading

The lecture, created to honor the values of advocacy, social justice, and human rights championed by Frederick Douglass, provided a timely and thought … Read more: Lecture Spotlights Migration, Human Rights – The University of La VerneContinue Reading

GENEVA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Wednesday voiced opposition to proposals for … Read more: UN human rights chief opposes annexation, forced transfers in Palestinian territories-XinhuaContinue Reading

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