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New York (United Nations), 11 June 2025 (SPS) – Sahrawi human rights defenders delivered compelling testimonies before the UN Special Committee on … Read more: UN/C-24: Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders document "serious abuses" by Moroccan …Continue Reading

The Trump administration is obligated to respect, protect, and fulfill the human rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly – not … Read more: President Trump's Promise to Meet Protests with “Very Heavy Force” Escalates Human …Continue Reading

While the UN Human Rights Office provides support to the Expert Mechanism, the experts serve in their individual capacity and are independent from any … Read more: Belgium: Independent UN body finds systemic racism against Africans and people of African descentContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Office faces a dire financial crisis with a shortfall of at least $60 million this year due to funding cuts from … Read more: UN rights chief warns of million funding shortfall | ReutersContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will address the opening session and present his annual report. Over four weeks, the council will … Read more: UN Human Rights Council to open 59th session in Geneva with focus on global crisesContinue Reading

A coalition of national Latino and civil rights leaders held a virtual press conference to condemn the recent immigration raids in Los Angeles and … Read more: National Latino and Civil Rights Groups Denounce Federal Overreach in Los Angeles RaidsContinue Reading

Asked about the recent protests in Los Angeles, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, “Human rights are part and parcel of any … Read more: OHCHR / TURK PRESSER | UNifeed – UN MediaContinue Reading

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's selfishness, personal quests for power, and a belief that force could trump compromise have undercut both … Read more: Human Rights in Turkey Today – Middle East ForumContinue Reading

This course is designed to equip municipal leaders, local human rights commissions, civil society organizations, and community advocates with … Read more: Implementing International Human Rights Law at the Local LevelContinue Reading

We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. About. Contact · COVID-19 information · Human Rights Awards … Business and Human Rights … Read more: Commission marks 50 years of Australia's Racial Discrimination ActContinue Reading

New group's initial members include Human Rights Law Centre, Law Council of Australia. Read more: Human Rights As We Age Network launches to keep older people safeContinue Reading

A UN human rights panel says the deal "fails to guarantee" the rights of Chagossians. Read more: Scrap Chagos Islands deal and agree new one, UN panel urges UK – BBCContinue Reading

… human rights issues, the possibility of cooperation in these areas, and capacity building in the areas of justice and human rights. Read more: delegation from European Parliament; French human rights activists visits NE, Syria – ANHAContinue Reading

… human rights, said in a statement. The report said Israel has damaged or destroyed more than 90 percent of the school and university buildings in … Read more: Israel guilty of 'extermination' in attacks on schools, mosques: UN – Al JazeeraContinue Reading