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Briefing by Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian … Read more: Gaza: Human Rights Catastrophe – Security Council Briefing | United Nations – YouTubeContinue Reading

Washington, D.C. — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomes the recent commutation of the federal death penalty sentences of … Read more: IACHR welcomes commutation of 37 federal death penalty sentences in the United StatesContinue Reading

The UN Higher Commissioner for Human Rights questioned Israeli claims of Hamas operating from Gaza hospitals. Read more: UN human rights chief: Investigate Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Security forces arrested at least 38 Kurdish civilians and activists in the second half of December, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has … Read more: Security forces arrest at least 38 Kurdish civilians in second half of December – KHRNContinue Reading

The UN's top expert on human rights in Haiti on Friday condemned “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers by armed gangs … Read more: Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals – UN NewsContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday expressed concern over ongoing Israeli attacks on health care facilities in the Gaza Strip … Read more: 'A human rights catastrophe continues to unfold in Gaza': UN rights chief – Anadolu AjansıContinue Reading

OTTAWA — China is accusing Canada of hypocrisy for criticizing Beijing's human-rights record, pointing to issues faced by Indigenous Peoples. The … Read more: China slams Canada human–rights criticism as 'hypocritical farce of double standards'Continue Reading

QUETTA: A female human rights activist was shot dead by her brother in the Jail Road area of Zhob town, police… Read more: Human rights activist killed by her brother – Newspaper – DAWN.COMContinue Reading

Dear Editor: Following a contentious election, we are watching the fabric of our republic in grave danger of unraveling. The very thread it is made … Read more: Dear Editor: In support of human rights and dignity | Opinion | themountainmail.comContinue Reading

As the undersigned civil society organisations, we demand the current government and military leadership take the following measures: Protecting … Read more: Legal Paper: Human Rights Response After the Fall of the Syrian RegimeContinue Reading

… human rights and international humanitarian law. These detentions carried out without any legal basis, are compounded by serious abuses such as … Read more: 46 Organization Demand for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Syrian Detainees …Continue Reading

Over the past month, a new wave of mass arrests has swept across various cities in Kurdistan, with at least 51 Kurdish citizens detained by Iranian … Read more: – Kurdistan Human Rights Association (KMMK) e.V.Continue Reading

The Iranian regime continues to violate the civil, political, and social rights of Kurdish citizens through arrests and systematic discrimination. Read more: Reports – – Kurdistan Human Rights Association (KMMK) e.V.Continue Reading

It should be noted that Rahim Brien was sentenced to death for the murder of one of the government agents. Until the moment of setting the news of the … Read more: Execution of two citizens from Mahabad – Kurdistan Human Rights Association (KMMK) e.V.Continue Reading