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In her annual report to the Human Rights Council on safety in education, the expert will urge all actors to prioritise safety of learning environments … Read more: Special Rapporteur calls for prioritising safety as fundamental element for ensuring right to educationContinue Reading

On January 21, 2025, Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran-HRM) hosted a conference commemorating the first anniversary of the “No to Execution … Read more: Human Rights Advocates Call for Action Against Iran's Execution Crisis – NCRIContinue Reading

Six Iranian political prisoners are facing imminent execution following a grossly unfair trial, raising serious concerns about human rights … Read more: Human Rights Violations in Iran: Urgent Appeal for Six Men Facing ExecutionContinue Reading

Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Roadside trailers in The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South … Read more: Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier | UN NewsContinue Reading

The Canadian Human Rights Commission is Canadas national human rights institution. The Commission helps ensure that everyone in Canada is treated … Read more: Newsroom – Canadian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

A 2024 Human Rights Watch report released last week describes the five Central Asian republics as an environment under law-breaking and … Read more: VOA Uzbek: Human rights conditions have worsened across Central Asia, HRW saysContinue Reading

GENEVA – The human rights record of Egypt will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working … Read more: Egypt's human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review – ohchrContinue Reading

Upon his return to Washington on Monday, United States President Donald Trump immediately set to fulfilling many of his campaign promises, … Read more: Trump's Orders Threaten Rights – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… Rights (REDESCA) and the Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) … Read more: REDESCA and SRFOE Urge the Guarantee of the Right to Access Information Regarding …Continue Reading

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) is one of the organs of the African Union (AU) as set out by The African Charter. Read more: Press release on the forced displacement of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in …Continue Reading

A woman who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband won an appeal in Europe's top human rights … Read more: French woman who stopped having sex with husband wins ruling at European courtContinue Reading

Trump's new anti-trans executive order is 'human rights violation'. Trump's first act in office is part of the global far-right's war on so-called ' … Read more: Trump: New anti-trans executive order attacks all rights | openDemocracyContinue Reading

Maung Sawyeddollah, a Rohingya human rights activist has filed a whistleblower complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), … Read more: Rohingya activist ask for Meta investigation over Myanmar violence – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages … Read more: Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and …Continue Reading