UN calls for integration of human rights in corporate governance frameworks – Jurist.org
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights stated Friday that states and businesses must ensure that their corporate governance standards … Read MoreContinue Reading
Thailand extends jail term of human rights lawyer to 34 years for offending monarchy
Arnon, a 42-year-old human rights lawyer, has been in prison since 2023 on convictions linked to the protests and his social media posts. Read MoreContinue Reading
Evacuees from Russia-occupied city where residents ate weeds arrive in Ukraine – BBC
The oldest evacuee was 94 years old, while the youngest was one, according to Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman. One evacuee … Read MoreContinue Reading
‘Plantation tourism’: court victory signals hope in Jamaica’s fight to keep beaches public | The
When the Australian human rights lawyer Eva Buzo emerged from the sea on to the shores of One Man Beach in Montego Bay on Sunday after her … Read MoreContinue Reading
ICJP issues legal letter to World Travel Market over promotion of Israeli state agency linked …
Human rights due diligence: Confirmation of whether WTM has undertaken appropriate human rights due diligence concerning the JDA and … Read MoreContinue Reading
Ukrainian human rights officials reach occupied city – Sky News
Residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky have begun gathering at evacuation points, with buses due to take people either to … Read MoreContinue Reading
Lectio Magistralis: Frontline Realities of Protecting Human Rights at Sea. Albokhari …
Albokhari, Bekavac and Others’ to a gathering of the International Law Association (Malta), Fellows, staff of the University of Malta, and Directors … Read MoreContinue Reading
ALERT. Serious concerns raised to Finland for Ali Albokhari’s health, safety and wellbeing in …
ALERT. Chief Mate Ali Abokhari’s health and wellbeing in a Turkish jail has been identified as dangerously fragile.Helsinki / London / Ankara. Read MoreContinue Reading
New US Sanctions Target Rwanda’s Abusive Role in Eastern Congo
Click to expand Image A member of the M23 looks on during an enrollment of civilians, police officers, and former members of the Congolese armed forces who have been recruited in Goma on February 23, 2025. © 2025 Michel Lunanga/AFP via Getty Images The United States Treasury announced new sanctions thisContinue Reading
“They Killed Us”
Click to expand Image Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov of Russia during the award ceremony for the Nobel Peace prize on December 10, 2021, in Oslo, Norway. © 2021 Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images When I woke up this morning to the news that Novaya Gazeta is closing itsContinue Reading
Houthis’ Taiz siege may be war crime of starvation, HRW says | US-Israel war on Iran News
Human Rights Watch says Houthis are depriving civilians in the besieged Yemeni city of food, water and medicine. Read MoreContinue Reading
Bolivia Takes a Decisive Step Against Torture: UATC welcomes… | OMCT
Bolivia Takes a Decisive Step Against Torture: UATC welcomes the Approval of the Bill by the Human Rights Commission and Calls for Its Adoption by … Read MoreContinue Reading
China urges US to stop interfering in internal affairs under guise of human rights: spokesman
China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises, the spokesman said. Read MoreContinue Reading
Activist in DR Congo Faces Military Trial
More than three months have passed since plainclothes security officers arrested pro-democracy activist Clovis Kakule Mutsuva on July 18 in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Mutsuva, 32, is awaiting trial before a military court on several charges. Click to expand Image Clovis Kakule Mutsuva. © PrivateContinue Reading
NHRC flags human rights concerns over parading of three persons in south Kolkata
NHRC flags human rights concerns over police parading three youths naked during incident reconstruction in south Kolkata. Read MoreContinue Reading