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News and Press Release in English on Iran (Islamic Republic of) about Gender and Protection and Human Rights; published on 18 Mar 2025 by UN HRC. Read more: Special Rapporteur on Iran presents first report to UN Human Rights Council – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Council-appointed experts pointed to grave violations of fundamental rights in Iran, linked to popular protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in … Read more: Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, VenezuelaContinue Reading

As stressed by the Human Rights Council, impunity “creates an enabling environment for perpetrators, violates victims' right to an effective remedy … Read more: Joint CSO letter to HRC members calling for the renewal of the SR mandate and the …Continue Reading

The closure of the US Agency for International Development on February 3 has had a massive impact on the missions of journalists and dozens of … Read more: US aid freeze hampers work of human rights activists in Iran – Le MondeContinue Reading

On March 8, United States federal immigration agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist at Columbia University, for potential deportation … Read more: The Hypocrisy of the Human Rights Industrial ComplexContinue Reading

The Taliban government in Afghanistan continues to face challenges. Human rights and their policies toward women and girls has attracted … Read more: Recent developments in Afghanistan – The House of Commons LibraryContinue Reading

… human rights violations and crimes against humanity. Also, in January 2024 the International Court of Justice found that in Gaza there was a … Read more: DAWN Joins 70+ Organizations Urging Maersk Shareholders to Demand Human Rights …Continue Reading

Enforced disappearances are prohibited by both our Constitution and international human rights standards.” ICE's online detainee locator ostensibly … Read more: Lawyers say ICE 'disappeared' 48 New Mexico residents: 'Serious human rights violation'Continue Reading

… right to self-determination,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said. “Israel must immediately and completely cease all settlement … Read more: Israel ramps up settlement and annexation in West Bank with dire human rights consequencesContinue Reading

Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, Venezuela. Marta Valiñas, Chair of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the … Read more: Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, Venezuela – UN NewsContinue Reading

… Human Rights Impact Programs for the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute at the University of Connecticut. His other books include … Read more: Human Rights Expert James Waller to Offer 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture, Genocide …Continue Reading

News and Press Release in Arabic on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 18 Mar 2025 by OHCHR. Read more: UN Human Rights Office – OPT: Annexation, violence, and forced displacement must stop …Continue Reading

Planted in fertile soil, the seed of this project grew into an established human rights organization licensed in the Middle East and the European … Read more: Syria: Legal and Human Rights Implications of Printing Official Documents in TürkiyeContinue Reading

The human rights situation in Venezuela remains grave. Over seven months have passed since the presidential election, and the Venezuelan authorities … Read more: UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement for the Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela – GOV.UKContinue Reading