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The Council of the EU and the European Parliament must show strong leadership and avoid undermining precious human rights, environment and climate … Read more: EU: Catastrophic changes proposed to key sustainability laws would erode human rights …Continue Reading

The U.N. Human Rights Chief called for all violations to be investigated independently, a move which the European Union supported. Read more: Israel disregards human rights and Hamas broke international law, U.N. says – The Japan TimesContinue Reading

The report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) also accused Hamas of grave violations since October 7. “Hamas has … Read more: Israel shown 'unprecedented disregard for human rights' in Gaza: UN human rights chiefContinue Reading

What are human rights? Commissioners · Get involved · Submissions · Subscribe · Corporate info · Annual Reports · Jobs · The Universal Declaration of … Read more: Applications open: National Children's CommissionerContinue Reading

The Center for Health and Human Rights (CHHR) works to improve health through applied academic research that focuses on the nexus of health and … Read more: 2024 Annual Report: Center for Health and Human Rights – O'Neill InstituteContinue Reading

President Trump withdrew the United States from participating in the Human Rights Council in a decree issued on Feb. 5, 2025. The Geneva-based … Read more: US Absence at the Human Rights Council Looms Large – PassBlueContinue Reading

UN report accuses Israel of unprecedented human rights violations · Hamas breached international law, report finds · UN Rights chief calls for … Read more: Israel has shown 'unprecedented disregard for human rights' in Gaza, UN human rights chief saysContinue Reading

WORCESTER ― Members of the city's Human Rights Commission criticized the city manager Monday for refusing to approve official statements it wished to … Read more: “Disgusted”: Human Rights Commission says city manager muzzling it on hate speechContinue Reading

A bill removing protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from the state's civil rights act could be on Gov. Read more: Iowa Senate advances bill to end trans civil rights protection. Final vote may be ThursdayContinue Reading

170 civil society groups, human rights and environmental … The 2024 Danish Institute for Human Rights benchmark assesses the human rights … Read more: EU: Commission adopts new Omnibus package of proposals on EU rules; incl. "far-reaching …Continue Reading

As the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights, human rights play a critical role in fostering inclusive, accountable, and engaged … Read more: Leveraging Cooperation for Human Rights and SDGs in Conflict ZonesContinue Reading

GENEVA, Feb 26 (Kuna) — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned that the crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has … Read more: UN official warns of grave human rights violations in occupied PalestineContinue Reading

Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on conditions inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mr. Türk condemned the Hamas-led terror attacks … Read more: Human Rights Council: Gaza ceasefire must hold, Türk insists | UN NewsContinue Reading

The lecture, created to honor the values of advocacy, social justice, and human rights championed by Frederick Douglass, provided a timely and thought … Read more: Lecture Spotlights Migration, Human Rights – The University of La VerneContinue Reading