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The United States has sanctioned the United Nations's special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories over her criticism of … Read more: US sanctions UN human rights official over Israel criticism – The TelegraphContinue Reading

Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt … Read more: Secretary Marco Rubio on X: "Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council …Continue Reading

Since international law requires States to modify harmful gender stereotypes and eliminate wrongful gender stereotyping, States have an international … Read more: Sex/Gender Segregation: A Human Rights Violation, Not a ProtectionContinue Reading

The case began in 2012, when the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) granted precautionary measures to protect patients at the Federico … Read more: Inter-American Court To Hear Case on Human Rights Violations at Guatemala's Federico …Continue Reading

Human rights groups and lawyers have denounced an Israeli proposal to herd Gaza's population into large scale camps, built on top of the ruins of … Read more: Human rights lawyers denounce proposal to herd Gaza's population into large-scale campContinue Reading

The ICJ, together with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Libyan civil society, convened a side-event on “Unearthing the Truth: Mass … Read more: UN Human Rights Council struggles to fulfil its mandate in the midst of global attacks on …Continue Reading

Europe's top human rights court ruled unanimously on Wednesday that Russia was responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in … Read more: Europe's top rights court finds Russia responsible for downing of MH17, rights abuses in UkraineContinue Reading

… human rights abuses since its full-scale invasion of its neighbour in 2022. The court also ruled Russia was behind the downing of Malaysia … Read more: Top European court rules Russia violated international law in Ukraine – EuronewsContinue Reading

The US is imposing sanctions against a senior UN official focused on the human rights of Palestinians, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced … Read more: US imposing sanctions on senior UN official focused on Palestinian human rights – CNNContinue Reading

GENEVA — The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Jürg Lauber (Switzerland), has announced the appointment of Mr. Max du Plessis of … Read more: President of Human Rights Council appoints Max du Plessis of South Africa as member of …Continue Reading

The following quote can be attributed to Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch: “Senior Taliban leaders are now wanted men … Read more: Afghanistan: ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Senior Taliban Leaders | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

On 3 July 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) handed down its Advisory Opinion (AO) on the climate emergency and human … Read more: Inter-American Court of Human Rights reaffirms right to defend the environment | ISHRContinue Reading

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed deep concern over the killing of at least ten protesters in Kenya on Monday, amid reports that … Read more: UN rights office urges restraint in Kenya as fresh protests turn deadly – UN NewsContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission is taking action to make Australian workplaces safer for everyone. We have started formal inquiries, … Read more: The positive duty is making workplaces safer – Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading