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“Human Rights Watch concludes that Israeli authorities have over the past year intentionally inflicted on the Palestinian population in Gaza “ … Read more: Human Rights Watch Finds Israel Guilty of Extermination and 'Acts of Genocide'Continue Reading

The Day commemorates the anniversary of the day the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This … Read more: Human Rights Day 2025 – SDG Knowledge HubContinue Reading

Amnesty International has documented, through interviews with members of the National Civil Police (PNC), victims and their families, human rights … Read more: El Salvador: A thousand days into the state of emergency. "Security" at the expense of human rights.Continue Reading

… Human Rights of Older Persons. After depositing its instrument of accession on December 16, 2024, Belize became the 12th State Party to this treaty. Read more: IACHR welcomes Belize's accession to the Inter-American Convention on the Human Rights …Continue Reading

… human rights, and the rule of law. The letter highlights a growing climate of political instability and concerns over corruption, judicial … Read more: Reps. Grijalva and Casar Raise Concerns Over Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of …Continue Reading

The ruling could open the way for El Salvador to decriminalize abortion. It could also set a significant international human rights law precedent … Read more: Justice for Beatriz: Inter-American Court of Human Rights says abortion is a human rightContinue Reading

MEPs condemn the illegal occupation of Crimea and denounce severe human rights violations · Grave concern over the Kyrgyzstan government's attacks on … Read more: Human rights breaches in Crimea, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan – The European StingContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Syrian Arab Republic about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Protection and Human Rights and more; published on … Read more: Syria: Experts advocate for sovereignty, democratic reconstruction and respect for human rightsContinue Reading

News and Press Release in Arabic on Syrian Arab Republic about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 20 Dec … Read more: Syria: Missing persons and other human rights concerns [EN/AR] – Syrian Arab RepublicContinue Reading

Cecilia M. Bailliet is the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity. 20 December 2024. Read more: International Solidarity Map for Peace and Human Rights – the United NationsContinue Reading

If a tea seller or a street vendor in Mumbai had drafted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, they might have looked … Read more: Need human rights research? Talk to the Global South | Opinion – Eco-BusinessContinue Reading

A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report confirms that Israel is pursuing extermination and genocide in its war on Gaza, specifically zeroing in on the … Read more: Germany finds Human Rights Watch report on Israeli acts of genocide in Gaza 'shocking'Continue Reading

Helen Joyce on sex, gender identity and human rights. Helen Joyce is Director of Advocacy at Sex Matters. These are edited versions of Helen's talks … Read more: Helen Joyce on sex, gender identity and human rightsContinue Reading

GENEVA (20 December 2024) – The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee has concluded its 32nd session, held since 16 December the Human Rights … Read more: Human Rights Council Advisory Committee concludes its 32nd session | OHCHRContinue Reading