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… human rights obligations. In response to an “international push to delink the definition of men and women from their biological sex,” the report … Read more: UN Expert Report Calls on Governments to Prohibit “Gender Transition” for ChildrenContinue Reading

The award was presented at The Advocates' annual Human Rights Awards Dinner on June 24 and honors the firm's decades-long dedication to providing high … Read more: Stinson Receives 2025 Law Firm Pro Bono Award from The Advocates for Human RightsContinue Reading

“This will cause unprecedented damage to the right to protest and freedom of expression in the U.K.”. David Mead, professor of U.K. human rights law … Read more: Human rights groups decry Palestine Action ban as threat to free speechContinue Reading

Ahead of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) which is scheduled to decide on numerous draft resolutions between 4th and 7th July … Read more: Eritrea: Human Rights Council must vote to extend Special Rapporteur's mandateContinue Reading

robust legislation covering sexual violence, domestic abuse and modern slavery and human trafficking;; criminal offences covering female genital … Read more: UN Human Rights Council 59: UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special … – GOV.UKContinue Reading

The session concluded with a shared call to action: governments must use regulatory tools and procurement power to enforce human rights standards in … Read more: AI governance efforts centre on human rights | Digital Watch ObservatoryContinue Reading

… civil society groups such as Human Rights Watch say impunity is widespread. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need … Read more: Eritrea seeks to end mandate of UN expert investigating abuses, document shows | ReutersContinue Reading

They have failed us as European citizens and most of all they have failed the Palestinian people. OCR. LDH YES: HUMAN RIGHTS TS MATCH BAZA ÉNO NOT … Read more: The European Union confirmed Israel's breaches of human rights and international law, but …Continue Reading

Just days later, on 20 June, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned of a catastrophic surge in ongoing and escalating hostilities … Read more: Atrocity Alert No. 445: Sudan, Syria and EritreaContinue Reading

Roya Boroumand, director of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran, joins ABC News' Linsey Davis to detail how Iranian … Read more: Iranian human rights organization calls for end of strikes – YouTubeContinue Reading

24 June 2025. Delivered by: United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif. Madame Vice-President,. Excellencies,. Read more: Deputy High Commissioner addresses Human Rights Council on overcoming barriers … – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Human rights frameworks could underpin legal claims against stigmatising treatment of people who use drugs. Establishing a sound legal basis for the … Read more: Is drug-use stigma a breach of human rights law?: Insights from Australia – ScienceDirectContinue Reading

This side event to the 59th session of the Human Rights Council will launch the 2025 edition of the Geneva Rights and Climate Talks, and is part … Read more: Just Transition and Human Rights | Reducing Dependence on New Mineral Resource ExtractionContinue Reading

Drugs and Human Rights · Public … If you are talented and passionate about human rights then Amnesty International wants to hear from you. Read more: 2025 World Drug Day: UNODC and CND must take urgent action to end unlawful use of the …Continue Reading