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UN Human Rights Office updates database listing 158 companies involved in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, urging corporate accountability … Read more: UN Human Rights Office Updates Database of Businesses Involved in Israeli SettlementsContinue Reading

Israel and the U.S. have long protested the "disproportionate attention" given to Israel by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council. Civil society … Read more: More than 150 companies have ties to Israeli settlements, UN database shows – ReutersContinue Reading

The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission presents awards annually to Nova Scotians whose work advances human rights in the province. “Nova Scotia's … Read more: Call for Nominations for 2025 Human Rights Awards | Government of Nova Scotia News ReleasesContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Office has named the Spanish manufacturer Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) in its updated database of … Read more: Amnesty International on XContinue Reading

… human rights violations against Palestinians. “Microsoft's move sends a strong signal to all companies, including other Big Tech monoliths, that … Read more: Microsoft block Israel's military unit from using its technology – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Foreign ministry welcomes annual report of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. RAMALLAH, September 26, 2025 (WAFA) – The State of Palestine … Read more: Foreign ministry welcomes annual report of UN High Commissioner for Human RightsContinue Reading

The UN Human Rights Office issued an update to our database of businesses involved in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank,” said … Read more: OHCHR / ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS BUSINESSES DATABASE | UNifeed – UN MediaContinue Reading

Human Rights First is committed to nonviolence, transparency, and the rule of law. Our work is dedicated to ensuring that First Amendment and due … Read more: Presidential Memo Purporting to Counter Domestic Terrorism and Political Violence …Continue Reading

UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani on Friday expressed alarm at the fast-deteriorating human rights situation in South Sudan, … Read more: OHCHR / SOUTH SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS | UNifeed – UN MediaContinue Reading

… human rights Israeli attacks on Gaza continue (Photo by Abdalhkem Abu Riash). WASHINGTON. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on … Read more: 'War crime upon war crime' in Gaza, West Bank: UN human rights chief – Anadolu AjansıContinue Reading

Civil society groups say the database, mandated by the Human Rights Council in 2016, provides a vital tool to pressure companies to withdraw from … Read more: UN lists 150 firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements | Israel-Palestine conflict NewsContinue Reading

Police fired on and killed four people in Leh, the capital of India's Himalayan region of Ladakh, on September 24, 2025, after protests over … Read more: India: 4 Dead in Protests over Ladakh Statehood | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday condemned the imposition of sanctions and arrest warrants targeting judges and prosecutors … Read more: Sanctions against International Criminal Court 'appalling': UN human rights chiefContinue Reading

… in Switzerland, on Thursday called on all parties to improve global human rights governance at the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Read more: Chinese envoy calls for improving global human rights governance at UNHRC – China DailyContinue Reading