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As regards the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms, my Office has provided background information on children and armed conflict for 17 thematic … Read more: Presentation of the Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for …Continue Reading

… Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the … Read more: UN experts concerned over the use of “rebuttable presumption” and reversal of burden of … – ohchrContinue Reading

The Illinois Department of Human Rights reminded cities state law requires access to public spaces in a non-discriminatory manner. Read more: Illinois warns cities that removing unhoused people may violate rights – Axios ChicagoContinue Reading

This is a war crime. The report also describes some violations of human rights law committed by Ukrainian authorities against persons they accused of … Read more: Ukraine: Enforced disappearances committed by Russian authorities amount to crimes … – ohchrContinue Reading

In a perverse misuse of this tool, the new executive order instead targets the very advocates – human rights defenders, witnesses and victims, NGOs, … Read more: Questions and Answers: U.S. Sanctions on the International Criminal CourtContinue Reading

State violence and impunity are human rights issues in Mexico. Discover the victims' pursuit of justice, the role of UN Human Rights, … Read more: Seeking justice for state violence in Mexico | OHCHRContinue Reading

On 19 March 2025, the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) delivered a statement at the 58th session of the United Nations (UN) (…) Read more: North Korea: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council – FIDHContinue Reading

The Trump administration is slashing the State Department's annual human rights report — cutting sections about the rights of women, the disabled, … Read more: Trump drastically cutting back annual human rights report – POLITICOContinue Reading

Liberty has called the injunction “a threat to freedom of expression on campus.” Human rights organisation Liberty has accused Cambridge University of … Read more: Cambridge University 'attempting to silence students and academics', Liberty says in protest …Continue Reading

Accountability must be ensured for all human rights violations and abuses, committed mainly by the Myanmar military, but also by other armed actors. Read more: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar | EEASContinue Reading

March 3, 2025, Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School Are human rights movements able to rise to the challenge of the … Read more: The Ceaseless Fight for a More Decent World – YouTubeContinue Reading

Nistru River”, funded by DG-ECHO. The comprehensive assessment aims to determine whether the most vulnerable refugee groups have experienced any … Read more: The human right to equality and non-discrimination: the experience of refugees from Ukraine …Continue Reading

GENEVA – Palestinians face serious risk of mass ethnic cleansing as Israel advances its long-held plan to take Palestinian lands and evacuate them … Read more: 'Tragedy foretold and stain on our collective humanity': Special Rapporteur warns of mass … – ohchrContinue Reading

On 17 March 2025, the Office of Georgia's Prosecutor General issued a statement, confirming that human rights organisations 'Human Rights House … Read more: Prosecutor's Office freezes bank accounts of five human rights and civil society organisationsContinue Reading