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“Human rights are universal and interdependent. This new research report highlights the complex interplay between international and domestic human … Read more: The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has released a … – Maynooth UniversityContinue Reading

The Council decided to extend, for a period of three years, the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons … Read more: Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Ninth Regular Session after Adopting 25 … – ohchrContinue Reading

NEW YORK (June 6, 2025) —A significant milestone from last week's Oslo Freedom Forum: The Human Rights Foundation's (HRF) introduction of “vibe … Read more: HRF explains: AI “vibe coding” for human rightsContinue Reading

Guatemala: The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) and other human rights organisations and associations standing … Read more: Guatemala: 39 human rights organisations express solidarity with Ramón CadenaContinue Reading

This report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Climate Change examines human rights implications across the renewable energy lifecycle, … Read more: Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical MineralsContinue Reading

… human rights, uphold the dignity of every individual, and invest in reconciliation and peace. Let the memory of Srebrenica strengthen our resolve … Read more: Message on the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide …Continue Reading

… Human Rights Council, in partnership with the Qatar Debate Centre and the Geneva Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. In his … Read more: Bahrain participates in Human Rights Council side event on girls' educationContinue Reading

Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) expressed concern at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' announcement that certain … Read more: UN Funding Crisis Threatens Work of Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

Co-organised by Right Livelihood and Amnesty International Germany, the event drew hundreds eager to hear from one of Palestine's most persistent … Read more: “See us as human beings”: Issa Amro brings standing ovation, full house to BerlinContinue Reading

Judges say Taliban officials have 'severely deprived' girls and women of human rights, including education. Malnutrition threatens future Afghan … Read more: ICC issues warrants for Taliban leaders over alleged persecution of women – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

7 July 2025 (IDN) — Intimidated by the United States, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has been a hapless spectator while the genocide … Read more: Unable To Move On Gaza, UN's Human Rights Body Revives Its Bullying Of Sri LankaContinue Reading

Three years after the inquest into the police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker began, the Northern Territory coroner has handed down 32 … Read more: 'Our people die as a result of inaction': Human Rights Commissioner on Kumanjayi WalkerContinue Reading

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT 7 July 2025. Flavia Bustreo, Revati Phalkey, Rajat Khosla, and Kate Gilmore. It has been 30 years since the landmark … Read more: Are Women's Rights Human Rights Once and for All?Continue Reading

Can human rights foster economies that promote equitable and sustainable societies? A Human Rights Economy does precisely that, by putting people … Read more: UNSSC: Economies that work – for all – United Nations Western Europe – UNRIC.orgContinue Reading