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Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Thameen Al-Kheetan. Location. Geneva. Related. Press briefing notes. Read more: Israeli operations in Lebanon continue to kill civilians | OHCHRContinue Reading

… human rights abusers accountable,” said Adam Keith, Senior Director of Accountability at Human Rights First. “The U.S. government is turning its … Read more: Human Rights First and Transparency International U.S. Condemn U.S. Corruption …Continue Reading

Miryam Vargas Teutle is a Nahua indigenous communicator and woman human rights defender from the Choluteca region. She is a member of the Frente de … Read more: New intimidating messages against woman human rights defender Miryam Vargas TeutleContinue Reading

The Forum on the Participation of NGOs in ordinary sessions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, also known as the 'NGO Forum' … Read more: African Commission: Alert to the NGO Forum and the 83rd Ordinary Session | ISHRContinue Reading

Companies in the UK and Europe are entitled to a surprising range of human rights protections for everything from freedom of speech to privacy. Read more: PODCAST: Why companies have human rights, and how they can use themContinue Reading

Human rights did not emerge in a political or cultural vacuum; their origins in 20th-century legal frameworks and postcolonial power asymmetries … Read more: Examining Contemporary Human Dignity: How Human Rights Evolve and Reshape Health JusticeContinue Reading

… civil society organisations and human rights defenders; to set up a mechanism to receive and follow-up on complaints regarding civil society and human … Read more: Conference of International NGOs calls on Council of Europe and member states to act for …Continue Reading

Tennessee lawmakers consider a bill to dissolve the state's Human Rights Commission, amid allegations of a political effort to undermine the body. Read more: Tennessee Lawmakers Weigh Dissolving Human Rights Commission – Nashville BannerContinue Reading

Responding to media queries regarding the recently adopted Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution on the Occupied Palestinian Territories the … Read more: Statement by the Spokesperson Regarding the Recently Adopted Human Rights Council …Continue Reading

Lebanese journalists, media organizations, and civil society groups are facing the repeated use of criminal defamation charges and other vague … Read more: Lebanon: Journalists, Activist Summoned for Investigations | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

John Hird, of the NUFC Fans Against Sportswashing (NUFCFAS) group, said politicians from the region seeking to "palm off concerns about human rights … Read more: Newcastle City Council defends seeking Saudi investment – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The human rights court has already established that Russia was responsible for assassinating Litvinenko. In 2021, it ordered Russia to pay his widow € … Read more: Ukraine v Russia – by Joshua Rozenberg – A Lawyer Writes – SubstackContinue Reading

An EU human rights dialogue with Bhutan is scheduled later this month, just weeks after UN human rights experts issued a communication raising … Read more: EU should press Bhutan to free political prisoners – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Human rights organizations have documented extensive abuse, torture, and even murder of prisoners within El Salvador's prisons, with prisoners … Read more: Trump and Bukele Bond Over Human Rights Abuses in Oval Office Meeting – Rolling StoneContinue Reading