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It is widely acknowledged as the foundation of international human rights work, not just in legal settings but in wider civil society. But few know … Read more: The human right to science is 76 years old. It's a reminder for us all to be more curiousContinue Reading

The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission will present the 10th annual Human Rights Award at a ceremony tomorrow (Tuesday, December 10). Read more: Media Advisory: 2024 Human Rights Award Ceremony – News ReleasesContinue Reading

Pornchita began her journey as a human rights defender in 2019, at the age of 19, shortly after finishing her studies. UNDP Thailand … Read more: Administrator's Statement Human Rights Day – 10 December 2024Continue Reading

Note that Technology and Human Rights Fellowships are not funded. All fellowship terms are one academic year (September 1-June 30). Research Theme for … Read more: Carr Center Technology and Human Rights Fellowship 2025-2026 – Opportunity DeskContinue Reading

Deficit in human rights governance is widening. Ensuring the equal enjoyment of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) by all is an important … Read more: Written Message from H.E. Wang Yi Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central …Continue Reading

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the Indonesian government's update on the situation of Mary Jane Veloso and her possible return to … Read more: Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the positive developments on …Continue Reading

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has lodged a complaint at the National Human Rights Commission seeking its intervention in protecting the human … Read more: RSP seeks rights body's intervention in protecting Lamichhane's human rightsContinue Reading

Starting in December 2022, Azerbaijan blockaded the Lachin Corridor, the only road between Artsakh and Armenia, generating a massive human rights … Read more: Columbia's complicity in COP29: The greenwashing of human rights abusesContinue Reading

… human rights risks. “The most serious concern is the potential impact to the right to life from unstable structures, and landform collapses and … Read more: Panguna human rights report fuels Bougainville demands for Rio Tinto-funded mine clean-upContinue Reading

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Human Rights Office of the Spokesperson The Secretary of State Syria. Read more: The Syrian People Finally Have a Reason for Hope – United States Department of StateContinue Reading

On December 10, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations. This seismic recognition of the intrinsic right … Read more: A Human Rights Act Might Have Prevented Atrocities Like the Stolen Generation – Meg Webb MLCContinue Reading

The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group, reported that a plane believed to be carrying Assad "left … Read more: Bashar al-Assad given asylum in Moscow, Russian media say – BBC NewsContinue Reading

NANHRI recognizes the need for action to reverse these trends and safeguard the space for civil society actors. “Human Rights Defenders are the … Read more: Regional Dialogue To Strengthen Protections For Human Rights Defenders In AfricaContinue Reading

Interactive dialogue on the oral update by the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua 9 December 2024 Juan Carlos Arce … Read more: Nicaragua: Recent reforms to the Constitution are contrary to human rights treaties – OMCTContinue Reading