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Throughout the 80th session of the GA's Third Committee, chairs of the ten human rights treaty bodies echoed overlapping concerns around the UN's … Read more: UN80: Treaty Bodies urge solution to ongoing UN liquidity crisis lest mandates become …Continue Reading

European Digital Rights (EDRi) is an association of civil and human rights organisations from across Europe. We defend your rights and freedoms in the … Read more: Commission's Digital Omnibus is a major rollback of EU digital protectionsContinue Reading

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomed 14 new organisations, on the occasion of its 42nd Congress, which took place in (…) Read more: FIDH joined by 14 new member organisations for a stronger federationContinue Reading

The horror of powerful long-range missiles combined with waves of drones increasingly being used by Russian forces was again painfully laid bare … Read more: Comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on deadly Ukraine attacksContinue Reading

THE Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have called on the government of El Salvador to protect three Salvadoran men deported by the United … Read more: Human Rights Commission demands El Salvador protection of 3 imprisoned deported menContinue Reading

BERLIN – The Government of Germany should not reverse its track record of promoting human rights-based development within German borders and … Read more: Germany: UN expert urges Government to show leadership in promoting rights-centred …Continue Reading

Ivania Cruz and Rudy Joya have applied for asylum in Spain, fleeing legal harassment in El Salvador stemming from their legitimate human rights work. Read more: UN experts concerned by weaponisation of Interpol red notices against human rights …Continue Reading

… human rights law as this didn't amount to indoctrination. The Court also ruled that the right to withdraw was not stigmatising. Northern Ireland … Read more: Supreme Court rules exclusively Christian RE in NI is 'indoctrination' – Humanists UKContinue Reading

The committee highlights the need to “move beyond framing sexual violence as the sole experience of conflict for women” which Human Rights Watch … Read more: What Escalating Conflict Means for Women and Girls | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The new Thai government should reverse the trend of past administrations and take concrete action to uphold human rights. Read more: Thailand: Rights Priorities for New Government – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling on El Salvador to protect the rights of three Salvadoran men deported by the United … Read more: Human rights commission calls on El Salvador to protect 3 deported men it imprisonedContinue Reading

According to research on CECOT conducted by the University of California, Berkeley's Human Rights Center, there are 48 punishment cells in the prison, … Read more: US-El Salvador deal disregards human rights – Le MondeContinue Reading

Get a deeper understanding of your rights with this collection of guidance materials, fact sheets, statistics and other resources on sex and … Read more: Your rights explained – sex and gender rights | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. Read more: PowerChina did not respond re Teesta River planContinue Reading