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Yasmen Almashan, founding member of the Caesar Families Association and part of the Free Syria's Disappeared coalition, addresses the Human Rights … Read more: Syrians' hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hearsContinue Reading

The school brings together academia, civil society, and human rights defenders from Moldova, the EU neighbourhood, and the eastern enlargement … Read more: Apply for European Cross-Regional Spring School on Climate Justice and Human Rights in MoldovaContinue Reading

At the 58th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk delivered an update on the global state … Read more: “Build peace around human rights”: HC Volker Türk's global update | OHCHRContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Bulgaria violated the European Convention on Human Rights by denying a journalist access … Read more: ECHR rules Bulgaria violated human rights by denying journalist access to acquittal judgment – NewsContinue Reading

In 2023, the EU remained steadfast in its commitment to upholding and promoting human rights and democracy across the globe. Read more: 2023 Human Rights and Democracy in the World Annual Report – EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading

Kurdish humanitarian aid worker Pakhshan Azizi, Kurdish dissident Verisheh Moradiand and human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi are the only … Read more: Protect the protest in Iran: Women human rights defenders and activists at risk of executionContinue Reading

On 3 March 2025, human rights defender Sazzadur Rahman, also known as Rakhal Raha, was sued under the Cyber Security Act of 2023 for allegedly … Read more: Escalating death threats and legal persecution against human rights defender Sazzadur RahmanContinue Reading

Human rights defenders have tasked the government with bringing all JAT operatives and other security agencies involved in beating up members of … Read more: Human rights defenders ask Gov't to punish JAT operatives – YouTubeContinue Reading

“Civil rights law impacts every aspect of legal practice. Now, more than ever, it is critical that the ABA CRSJ helps the legal profession to advance … Read more: ABA to host free two-day virtual civil rights boot camp – American Bar AssociationContinue Reading

Three human rights experts commissioned by the United Nations on Tuesday issued a report saying some security measures for the 2024 Paris Olympics … Read more: UN human rights experts criticise 'unneccessary' and 'unlawful' Olympic security – France 24Continue Reading

On February 20, 2025, the United Nations Human Rights Committee found that Albania violated the rights of three Roma children by failing to … Read more: UN Human Rights Committee Finds Albania Violated Roma Children's Rights by Denying …Continue Reading

Draft Agenda 15:00 Welcome by H.E. Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Ambassador to the United Nations in New York 15:10 Setting the scene/context by Amnesty … Read more: Championing human rights for all Afghan women and girls – EEAS – European UnionContinue Reading

And in making this comparison, the theologian explores important issues of social concern for U.S. and German cultures, as well as for human rights … Read more: Theologian: Church Must Take a Human Rights Approach to LGBTQ+ PeopleContinue Reading

An increasing number of authoritarian regimes are actively undermining the international human rights legal framework; alarmingly, the United States … Read more: PHR 2025-2028 Strategic Plan – Physicians for Human RightsContinue Reading