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AS a trained HIV physician, it has been inspiring to witness the steady development of effective treatments for HIV. The continual expansion of … Read more: Upholding human rights key to better public healthContinue Reading

The human rights group Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza – the first … Read more: Human rights group accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza – VOAContinue Reading

FILE – Rufat Safarov is a former prosecutor who heads the Defense Line human rights organization. He attributed his recent detention to being … Read more: Rights groups, Western governments urge Azerbaijan to release human rights defenderContinue Reading

The 10 corporations evaluated are all implicated in ongoing forest destruction and human rights violations worldwide, with only one company––Unilever– … Read more: Global Consumer Brands Lag on Deforestation, Human Rights Protections in 2024 Keep …Continue Reading

… -Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, have strongly criticised the arrest and remand of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, by the police. Read more: Atiku, Afenifere knock police as court remands human rights lawyer, FarotimiContinue Reading

The UN human rights chief on Thursday told a conference in the Ukrainian capital that in the face of Russia's continuing full-scale invasion, … Read more: World News in Brief: Human rights in Ukraine, multilateralism gets airborne, enforced …Continue Reading

UMGEAM. Renowned Music Artist, Human Rights Advocate, and Prolific Songwriter Darrell Kelley Deserves Recognition for Tireless Efforts and Outstanding … Read more: Renowned Music Artist, Human Rights Advocate, and Prolific – GlobeNewswireContinue Reading

Take It Back Movement civil society group to protest arrest of human rights lawyer across Nigeria on Dec. 10. Read more: Nigeria: Nationwide protests planned over arrest of human rights lawyer on Dec. 10Continue Reading

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani. Location. Geneva. Related. Press releases. Comment by … Read more: Afghanistan: Ban on women medical training must be repealed | OHCHRContinue Reading

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, the Council of Europe and Social Platform will co-host a roundtable event in Brussels, … Read more: Social Rights are Human Rights: The European Social Charter and the European Pillar of …Continue Reading

Human rights groups, both local and global, have been struggling to find new ways to protect those at risk from this violence. Conventional tactics … Read more: Strengthening Protection for Rights Defenders – Open Society FoundationsContinue Reading

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Rio Tinto agreed to fund the Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment in 2021 in response to a human rights complaint brought by local community members … Read more: Major environmental damage and human rights impacts to Bougainville communities …Continue Reading

News and Press Release in Arabic on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 5 Dec 2024 by OHCHR. Read more: OPT: In Gaza: Seven attacks on tent encampments in the past two weeks kill 34 Palestinians …Continue Reading