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Research by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) indicates that mandatory hijab enforcement has, in fact, morphed in insidious ways. Key points:. Read more: Iran's New Tactics to Crush Hijab Resistance: Business Raids and SurveillanceContinue Reading

Belgium's Federal Institute for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights (FIRM) has issued a clear warning that the country's rule of law is. Read more: Belgium's rule of law under pressure, warns national human rights bodyContinue Reading

The push to limit scope of CSDDD raises concerns for human rights and environmental protection. European parliament. Photo Credit: Laura Zulian … Read more: Lawmakers move to weaken Europe's corporate sustainability due diligence directiveContinue Reading

The two African Union (AU) human rights organs examined the status of implementation of the Complementarity Roadmap for 2023-2025, adopted during the … Read more: COMMUNIQUÉ: Second Retreat between the African Commission on Human and Peoples …Continue Reading

Michael O'Flaherty published letters raising concerns over the treatment of transgender people and policing protests in the UK. Read more: European human rights watchdog triggers row with Government over warningsContinue Reading

Between 2024 and 2025, Human Rights Watch documented cattle ranching in two locations in Pará: the Cachoeira Seca Indigenous territory, the ancestral … Read more: Tainted: JBS and the EU's Exposure to Human Rights Violations and Illegal Deforestation in …Continue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Institute has selected a record 24 Global Student Fellows who'll be joining a leading international development or … Read more: Record number of students selected for human rights fellowshipsContinue Reading

In two letters published on Tuesday, the European Council Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concerns around UK human rights, … Read more: EU commissioner raises alarm over UK human rights – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

In response to the attack suffered on October 13 by Venezuelan human rights defender and asylum seeker Yendri Velásquez, along with another … Read more: Colombia: Attack on Venezuelan Human Rights Defender CondemnedContinue Reading

We partner with the private sector, governments, and civil society to strengthen human rights due diligence, grievance mechanisms, and remediation … Read more: Business & Human Rights Associate – The Remedy ProjectContinue Reading

Front Line Defenders (FLD), an international human rights organization that protects human rights defenders at risk, will monitor the proceedings from … Read more: International human rights organizations to monitor sentencing of Indigenous land defendersContinue Reading

Qatar's court of appeal reversed Rowhani's baseless conviction on September 30, 2025, court documents reviewed by Human Rights Watch show. Rowhani was … Read more: Qatar: Baha'i Dignitary Acquitted | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… Rights Council are producing guidance for social media platforms on developing a human rights-based approach to content moderation. With the human … Read more: Governing Online Speech: Human Rights Law, Security, and the New LawmakersContinue Reading

On 14 October, Estonia was elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2026–2028 period, the second time … Read more: Estonia elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2026–2028 term | VälisministeeriumContinue Reading