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This is a dark day for women's rights, and for all human rights,” said Neuer. “One of the world's most patriarchal and misogynistic regimes now … Read more: Outrage as Saudi Arabia Chairs U.N. Women's Rights Commission – UN WatchContinue Reading

The judgment concerned multiple violations of the European Convention of Human Rights stemming from the Russian Federation's occupation of Crimea from … Read more: Crimea: Russia must release Ukrainian political prisoners and respect human rights, says …Continue Reading

Drawing on data from the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, Newsweek has created this map to show countries on the Human Rights Watchlist. Read more: Map Shows Countries on Human Rights Watchlist as US Added – NewsweekContinue Reading

ID with Special Rapporteur on the right to food (Cont'd). SPEAKERS: Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council … Read more: 25th Meeting – 58th Session of Human Rights Council – UN Web TVContinue Reading

As a result, many activists and human rights defenders find it necessary to speak up for and stand up with marginalised communities and individuals to … Read more: Call for pitches – Unyielding: Personal essays from women human rights defendersContinue Reading

Rabat – President of the Moroccan Human Rights Council (CNDH), Amina Bouayach, has been elected President of the Global Alliance of National Human … Read more: Morocco's Amina Bouayach Elected President of Global Human Rights AllianceContinue Reading

Human Rights First welcomes the reported arrest of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on an International Criminal Court arrest warrant … Read more: Human Rights First Welcomes Arrest of Former Philippines President on International WarrantContinue Reading

Over 360 human rights organizations and activists, including the International Federation for Human Rights and eleven of its member groups, urged … Read more: Human rights groups urge EU to reject proposed Omnibus Directive – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

The Castlemilk Housing and Human Rights Lived Experience Board has now presented its case for 'access to affordable food' to the United Nation's … Read more: Locals of Glasgow suburb take fight to secure supermarket for their area to the UN – Daily MailContinue Reading

The Office for Civil Rights today sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not … Read more: U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under …Continue Reading

The United States has been added to an international watchlist of a global civil rights non-profit that monitors countries which are undergoing … Read more: US added to international civil liberties watchlist for 'serious decline' in civic freedom – LBCContinue Reading

A Human Rights Commission report was released on Tuesday, revealing every level of government failed to consider or protect human rights. Read more: Major human rights report drops bombshell on Australia's response to Covid – Daily MailContinue Reading

Claiming the U.S. was “once a global champion for democracy and human rights,” CIVICUS said Trump's attempts to remake the federal government in his … Read more: US added to human rights watchlist for 'narrowing' freedom and now ranks near Serbia and CongoContinue Reading

Members of the Castlemilk Housing and Human Rights Lived Experience Board presented their case to a UN Committee in Geneva, arguing that a lack of … Read more: Glasgow Castlemilk residents take supermarket plea to the United Nations 'for basic human right'Continue Reading