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If a tea seller or a street vendor in Mumbai had drafted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, they might have looked … Read more: Need human rights research? Talk to the Global South | Opinion – Eco-BusinessContinue Reading

A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report confirms that Israel is pursuing extermination and genocide in its war on Gaza, specifically zeroing in on the … Read more: Germany finds Human Rights Watch report on Israeli acts of genocide in Gaza 'shocking'Continue Reading

Helen Joyce on sex, gender identity and human rights. Helen Joyce is Director of Advocacy at Sex Matters. These are edited versions of Helen's talks … Read more: Helen Joyce on sex, gender identity and human rightsContinue Reading

GENEVA (20 December 2024) – The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee has concluded its 32nd session, held since 16 December the Human Rights … Read more: Human Rights Council Advisory Committee concludes its 32nd session | OHCHRContinue Reading

The bombing raids followed a Houthi missile strike against Israel. The military said it targeted infrastructure in Hodeida, another port Salif, and … Read more: Israeli bombers pound Yemen and Gaza as Human Rights Watch accuses Tel Aviv of genocideContinue Reading

If you experience discrimination, you can address it directly or make a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission. Read more: About making a complaint – Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Posters urging for a ceasefire hang from the former Minneapolis police third precinct on March 1, 2024. Image by Chad Davis via Wikimedia Commons. Read more: Digital Ceasefire Initiative – Berkeley Human Rights CenterContinue Reading

Leaders from the European Union (EU) and the US issued a strong joint statement Thursday condemning the recent crackdown on opposition activists … Read more: EU and US leaders condemn human rights violations in Georgia as UK sanctions officialsContinue Reading

In a resolution passed with 434 votes in favour, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) highlighted alleged rights violations in Azerbaijan … Read more: European Parliament condemns Azerbaijan human rights breaches – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

Analysis in English on Sudan about Food and Nutrition, Gender and more; published on 20 Dec 2024 by OHCHR. Read more: Under siege: the situation of human rights in El Fasher, North Darfur since May 2024Continue Reading

6555 likes, 1128 comments – cnn on December 18, 2024: "Iran's most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, … Read more: Iran's most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Narges …Continue Reading

The Department of State is today imposing sanctions on four entities that have transported Iranian oil and identifying six vessels as their … Read more: Sanctioning Iran's Oil Trade, Support for Proxies and Partners, and Violations of Human RightsContinue Reading

Drug dealers, murderers and sexual offenders routinely cite European conventions to avoid deportation – here are just a few of them. Read more: The foreign criminals using human rights to stay in Britain – The TelegraphContinue Reading

Date/Time: Tuesday 11 February 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 CETVenue: Room XX, Palais des Nations, GenevaThe 2025 Intersessional Meeting is the seventh in … Read more: Seventh Intersessional Meeting on human rights and the 2030 Agenda – 11 February 2025Continue Reading