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As part of ongoing efforts to support democratic dialogue and inclusive journalism in Fiji, a partnership between the UN Office of Human Rights … Read more: Reporting with Purpose: Fiji's Newsrooms Embrace Human Rights and Social CohesionContinue Reading

Civilian deaths in conflict surged by 40 per cent last year, according to new data released by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) with already … Read more: Civilian deaths in conflict are surging, warns UN human rights officeContinue Reading

Khandan, a prominent human rights advocate, and his wife, the renowned human rights lawyer and women's rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, have long … Read more: Translation of Letter from Reza Khandan to Iranian JudiciaryContinue Reading

Human Rights Activists, which also provided detailed casualty figures during the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, cross-checks local … Read more: Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 639 people, rights group says | The Times of IsraelContinue Reading

A podcast series organized by UN Human Rights and the UN System Staff College explores how economies and human rights can work hand in hand and … Read more: “Economies that work for all”: A podcast series on the Human Rights Economy | OHCHRContinue Reading

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood used a speech in Strasbourg to set out how the European Convention on Human Rights 'feels out of step with … Read more: Labour plan to stop foreign criminals exploiting human rights laws to avoid deportation … – Daily MailContinue Reading

Nada Al Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the Human Rights Council on Iran. Read more: Human Rights Council hears alarming updates on executions in Iran and global civic space …Continue Reading

According to the organisation, Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), at least 585 people have been killed and 1326 injured in Israeli attacks in … Read more: Human rights organisation: “600 dead in Israeli attacks in Iran” – Commonspace.euContinue Reading

Inability to extradite fugitives wanted for murder and child rape prompts MPs to call for reinterpretation of human rights. Read more: Deportation case tests Labour's appetite for ECHR reform – Financial TimesContinue Reading

Mechanism to suspend short-stay visa-free travel into the EU has been reformed to include human rights breaches, and Israel could be one of the … Read more: Exclusive: EU visa rule change set to target Israeli citizens – Euronews.comContinue Reading

The Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood, has called for reforms to how Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is applied in … Read more: Lord Chancellor backs ECHR reform, citing Article 8 immigration concernsContinue Reading

Health care is a human right. Denying transgender adolescents access to medically necessary care is discriminatory and punishes them simply for … Read more: U.S. v. Skrmetti Decision Is Setback for Human Rights of Transgender PeopleContinue Reading

By Allison Braden & Félix Maradiaga. What is financial repression? Félix Maradiaga on how autocratic regimes are using the global banking system, … Read more: Cash grab – Human Rights FoundationContinue Reading

Eleven human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (…) Read more: Thailand: Drop charges against women human rights defender Pimsiri Petchnamrob, end …Continue Reading