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This week, more than 400 rights defenders from over 100 countries are meeting in Bogotá for the International Federation for Human Rights' (FIDH) 42nd … Read more: Bogotá hosts international human rights congress amid surging Latin American crimeContinue Reading

The EU is gravely concerned by reprisals and continued persecution of dissidents, human rights defenders, journalists, media workers and lawyers in … Read more: EU Statement – UN General Assembly 3rd Committee: Interactive dialogue on human rights in IranContinue Reading

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran set up by the United Nations said on Thursday that human rights … Read more: UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in IranContinue Reading

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that dozens of agents raided the three-storey home of Mohammad-Amin Farrokhi, a citizen from … Read more: Four more Kurdish citizens arrested amid wave of arrests – KHRNContinue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights has issued a groundbreaking judgment that reshapes climate responsibility. In Greenpeace Nordic and Others v … Read more: European Court of Human Rights sets key climate precedent in Norway oil caseContinue Reading

Classified U.S. report finds backlog of 'hundreds' of possible Israeli human rights violations, according to officials, further complicating a … Read more: Classified U.S. report finds backlog of 'hundreds' of possible Israeli human rights violationsContinue Reading

Richard Bennett, the Special Rapporteur monitoring human rights in Afghanistan – who serves independently under a mandate of the Human Rights Council … Read more: 'Normalising' Taliban rule would betray Afghan women, warns UN expert – UN NewsContinue Reading

We are a long-established London-based law firm focusing on protecting and advancing human rights. We are recruiting for an immigration solicitor … Read more: Job ad: Immigration Solicitor, Birnberg Peirce Solicitors – Free MovementContinue Reading

This report on evidence-based initiatives to prevent and respond to crime by children is a supplement to the 2024 landmark Help Way Earlier! Read more: Evidence-based approaches to child justice | Australian Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading

Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan highlighted escalating armed clashes, political detentions, and … Read more: South Sudan at risk of return to war, UN investigators warn – UN NewsContinue Reading

Visa systems in Europe's Schengen represent a obstacle course for human rights defenders, preventing many from participating in key … Read more: Europe: Human rights defenders excluded by discriminatory Schengen visa systemContinue Reading

The Human Rights Division of MINUSCA, Agbetse said, plays a vital role in supporting civil society organisations, safeguarding civic space, promoting … Read more: UN expert calls for strengthened MINUSCA mandate to support peacebuilding in the Central …Continue Reading

… rights. It safeguards the constitutional and human rights of survivors of sexual violence to access quality abortion care, while protecting them … Read more: Malawi: Landmark High Court ruling affirms rights of sexual violence survivorsContinue Reading

Even before the number of dead had more than doubled, the United Nations Human Rights office had said it was "horrified" by the police operation. Read more: At least 132 killed in Rio police raid, officials say – BBCContinue Reading