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Human Rights Tribunal decision posted this week, Kirsten Olsen was ordered to pay Terry Wiebe the award as compensation for injury to Wiebe's dignity. Read more: B.C. human rights tribunal orders landlord to pay K to transgender tenant – Vancouver SunContinue Reading

A day after US President Trump announced America's withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Sa'ar … Read more: After US, Israel Halts Participation In UN Human Rights Council – NDTVContinue Reading

Urge President Trump to abandon his mass deportation campaign. Seeking safety is a human right! Read more: USA: Stop mass deportations – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Of the five victims, one has died. This incident raises major questions regarding human rights protection and the bilateral relationship between … Read more: UGM Expert: Malaysian Authorities' Shooting of Indonesian Migrants Violates Human RightsContinue Reading

Ropes & Gray has a leading ESG, CSR and business and human rights compliance practice. We offer clients a comprehensive approach in these subject … Read more: In Case You Missed It: January 2025 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human …Continue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Council should create an independent mandate to investigate abuses by all parties to the current conflict at the … Read more: UN Rights Council Should Address Impunity in DR CongoContinue Reading

… human rights in Tunisia. The UN Human Rights Council meeting on the human rights situation in Ukraine. © OHCHR. The UN Human Rights Council meeting … Read more: World News in Brief: US executive orders continue, killings in Sudan, breast cancer alert in …Continue Reading

The rights group called on the Philippines' authorities to amend their current legislation and to implement a suitable environment that allows human … Read more: Philippines urged to end the use of anti-terrorism laws against human rights activistsContinue Reading

According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), on 24th December 2024, Yérima Djoubaïrou Tchéboa, a political activist and government critic, was forcibly … Read more: Human rights organisation and others suspended by the authorities – Civicus MonitorContinue Reading

After the US withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council, Israel also decided to stop participating in it. Read more: Israel follows the US in withdrawing from the UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced on Wednesday that Israel would follow the US lead and leave the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Read more: Israel Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council, Following Trump's Lead – i24NEWSContinue Reading

In a joint statement to the European Commission, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) as well as 157 other civil society (…) Read more: The European Commission should not create further confusion and uncertainty through re … – FIDHContinue Reading

Introducing the report, Chantal Chambu Mwavita, Minister for Human Rights of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and head of the delegation, called … Read more: Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend … – ohchrContinue Reading

… human rights or following grossly unfair trials. … On 28 January 2025, the United Nation's Human Rights Council carried out its Universal Periodic … Read more: Egypt: Immediately release Badr Mohamed who has served his unjust protest-related sentenceContinue Reading