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Ghader Kharamanfar, a 60-year-old Kurdish civil rights activist held without charge, has been denied medical treatment in Mahabad Prison despite … Read more: Detained Kurdish activist denied treatment despite serious health concerns – KHRNContinue Reading

Yao Jing, Chinese ambassador to Spain, said at the meeting that President Xi Jinping's important exposition on respecting and protecting human rights … Read more: Readers' meeting on book of Xi's discourses on human rights held in Madrid – XinhuaContinue Reading

Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates,I am here to brief the Council on my report on the situation of human rights in the … Read more: HC Türk updates Council on the human rights situation in Venezuela | OHCHRContinue Reading

Human rights defenders and media workers continue to shed light on violations, despite tremendous risks. Religious institutions, civil society and … Read more: HC Türk on Myanmar: “People yearn for a peaceful, inclusive and democratic future.” – ohchrContinue Reading

Labour practices and human rights. Subsea7 is dedicated to upholding human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human … Read more: Acting responsibly – Subsea 7Continue Reading

NAIROBI, Kenya (HORN OBSERVER) – Ahead of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) which is scheduled to decide on numerous draft … Read more: Amnesty Calls UN Human Rights Council to Vote to Extend Special Rapporteur's Mandate for EritreaContinue Reading

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 240 national organizations to … Read more: The Leadership Conference's Center for Civil Rights and Technology Responds to SCOTUS …Continue Reading

… civil rights groups and the Information Commissioner's Office on its legality and privacy concerns. … human rights organisations. Additionally, we'll … Read more: Facial recognition turnstiles: Why supporters should be concernedContinue Reading

The UK's membership of the European Convention on Human Rights has never been under as much scrutiny as it is today. Senior Fellow Jonathan Thomas … Read more: The UK and the ECHR: stick, twist or bust? – Social Market Foundation.Continue Reading

Summary | UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. Read more: Civilians at risk from short-range drones in frontline areas of Ukraine, 24 February 2022Continue Reading

… Human Rights (OHCHR). WHEN: Monday, 30 June 2025 at 1000hrs – 1300hrs EAT (GMT+3) WHERE: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more: MEDIA ADVISORY: Commissioning of the Case Management System (CMS) for the African …Continue Reading

… human rights nonprofit named for his father, the Vladimir Herzog Institute. Vladimir Herzog was 38 years old at the time of his death in 1975 … Read more: Brazil announces compensation for dictatorship victim Vladimir Herzog – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

China's experience has not only broken the Western binary thinking about development and human rights, but also shown Global South countries that … Read more: China's human rights experience: A new path for global governance – CGTNContinue Reading

LGBTQ+ activists from around the world on Thursday gave a status report at the third annual Human Rights Summit in San Francisco. Read more: SF Human Rights Summit: Trans rights, AI future remain top concerns – YouTubeContinue Reading