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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments' human rights … Read more: Latin America's top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis – WTOPContinue Reading

We are standing up for our human rights. We will continue to fight—in courts, in detention centers, and on the frontlines—where the true, devastating … Read more: Human Rights First Condemns Passage of Reconciliation Bill: “A Big Ugly Betrayal”Continue Reading

The Human Rights Institute invites you to a co-sponsored event titled, "Global Sports, Human Rights Violations, and Available Remedies Under … Read more: Global Sports, Human Rights Violations, and Remedies: Case of UAE | Columbia Law SchoolContinue Reading

… Human Rights-Compliant Investigation Techniques in the Context of Counter-Terrorism for the Iraqi Law Enforcement and Intelligence Services in … Read more: Promoting Human Rights in Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Efforts: UNOCT and NSA Host a …Continue Reading

… Human Rights (the right to enter national territory). The European Court of Human Rights stopped short of accepting this argument, stating that … Read more: Is There a Duty to Repatriate in International Law? – EJIL: Talk!Continue Reading

By outsourcing border control to these North African nations, the EU has effectively enabled them to ignore human rights abuses to reduce migration. Read more: Beyond EU's Migration Pact and its Human Cost – The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy –Continue Reading

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory (…) Read more: Ethiopia: New draft law threatens to dismantle civil society – FIDHContinue Reading

… human rights modules. The Council of Europe was recognised as one of the Ministry of Interior's main international partners for its continued … Read more: POLICE PROFESSIONALS HONOUR CO-OPERATION WITH COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN …Continue Reading

Human rights organisations and international law experts were remarkably sanguine about the targeting of Israeli civilians. For the most part, no … Read more: When Israeli civilians die, human rights norms disappear – The Jewish ChronicleContinue Reading

On the Climate Advisory Opinion Request to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) – in … Read more: Defining Climate Justice in the African Human Rights System – VerfassungsblogContinue Reading

From the outset, human rights and the social dimension of sustainability did not hold obvious sway in the delivery of the international event despite … Read more: Limited Approach to Human Rights at Sea at Third UN Oceans ConferenceContinue Reading

Explore how war beneficiaries obstruct peace, impacting human rights and state policies in Kurdish regions. In-depth analysis of Saleh Muslim's … Read more: Saleh Muslim Says War Beneficiaries Block Peace Process and Human RightsContinue Reading

The United National Human Rights Council met in Geneva today, 2 July, to adopt the final report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt's … Read more: Egypt UN Rights Review Concluded: government persists with policy of denialContinue Reading

“These weapons risk causing persistent and long-term, serious harm to civilians, including children,” Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human … Read more: Adhering to bans on mines only in peace time will not work: UN rights chiefContinue Reading