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'Instead of leveraging U.S. power to advance human rights abroad, Biden hesitated to confront allies about their abuses. 'The administration … Read more: Campaigners slam Joe Biden as a hypocrite on human rights – Daily MailContinue Reading

Agroup of UN human rights experts is urging the U.S. Senate to block a bill that seeks to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) and people … Read more: UN Experts Slam US Bill Sanctioning ICC: 'Blatant Violation of Human Rights' – ScheerpostContinue Reading

They are the messengers of dignity, justice and peace,” said Mr. Türk. However, despite their invaluable work, human rights defenders face “ … Read more: 'Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,' says Türk – The European StingContinue Reading

The United States has banned imports from another tranche of companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs in China, … Read more: US bans imports from firms over human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs in ChinaContinue Reading

Civil rights leaders — including A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, and Arnold Aronson, the eventual founders of the Leadership Conference on Civil … Read more: “This Is a Time for Action”: On This MLK Day, We Honor Our 75-Year-Old Coalition's Legacy …Continue Reading

As an organization dedicated to advancing civil and human rights, we are supportive of the department exercising its authority to protect workers from … Read more: Civil Rights Comment on the Proposed Workplace Standard on Heat-Related Injury and IllnessContinue Reading

Cameroonian Alice Nkom thinks accusations she is funding terrorism are a ploy to stop her advocacy. Read more: Alice Nkom: The Cameroon lawyer risking everything to defend LGBT rights – BBCContinue Reading

“Her death sentence constitutes a serious violation of international human rights law.” Pakhshan Azizi was arrested in Tehran on 4 August 2023, by … Read more: UN experts: Death sentence against Pakhshan Azizi is a violation of international human rights lawContinue Reading

In December 2024, human rights defender Reza Khandan was arrested at his home and taken into custody at a police station in Tehran. His crime? Read more: The Price of Allyship: Reza Khandan & Women's Rights in IranContinue Reading

On 7 January 2025, people dressed in black and hooded detained Carlos Correa, a Venezuelan renowned human rights defender and director of the NGO … Read more: Venezuela: where is Carlos Correa? | ISHRContinue Reading

The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls has welcomed a ruling by a federal district court in the United States that … Read more: US: UN rights expert welcomes court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in educationContinue Reading

The Luxembourgish Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers has launched the publication “When posters speak out – Illustrating … Read more: Luxembourg launches publication: “When posters speak out – The Council of EuropeContinue Reading

O'Melveny has been named a recipient of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's “Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.” Read more: O'Melveny Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality …Continue Reading

Washington, DC—The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is pleased to announce the second edition of its Compendium of Progress and … Read more: IACHR publishes second compendium on progress and measures of compliance with …Continue Reading