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In honor of World Human Rights Day on December 10, we want to highlight some 2024 victories you helped make possible with your activism! Read more: Amnesty International's Human Rights Wins of 2024Continue Reading

Manama, Dec. 3 (BNA): Ambassador Dr. Arwa Hassan Al Sayed, Chief of Human Rights Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received a delegation … Read more: Human Rights Affairs Chief receives Pakistani Ombudsman delegationContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is extremely concerned about the escalation in hostilities in northwest Syria since 27 November, … Read more: Syria: Tragic escalation and hostilities | OHCHRContinue Reading

According to Marion Mutugi, a commissioner with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), the relationships between foreign soldiers and … Read more: After Years of Attempts Human Rights Groups hold the British Military and its Personnel AccountableContinue Reading

Every year, the Tennessee Human Rights Commission honors the work of Tennesseans who advocate for human rights in their communities. Read more: A Recommitment to Human Rights, Equality, and Unity – TN.govContinue Reading

The Human Rights Commission celebrates the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, reaffirming its commitment … Read more: Human Rights Commission Celebrates IDPWD – BernewsContinue Reading

“The Egyptian government must not seek to bypass its obligations under international human rights and refugee law with domestic legislation that would … Read more: Egypt: President al-Sisi must reject new asylum law which violates refugee rightsContinue Reading

Therefore, the home countries could regulate human rights violations in enterprises' outbound investments. However, in the domestic regulatory system … Read more: Home country regulates outbound investment to fulfill human rights obligations-taking China …Continue Reading

… Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), and Lawyers for Human Rights in Ethiopia (LHR)–so that they can freely operate. The respective organizations have … Read more: HRW demands Ethiopia immediately reverse suspension of 3 human rights organizationsContinue Reading

The central question of this article is, what will happen to the human rights of Afghan women and girls now that the Taliban are back in power? This … Read more: The Taliban and women's human rights in Afghanistan: the way forwardContinue Reading

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Venezuelan government violated the political rights of former opposition presidential … Read more: Human rights court rules against Venezuela in 2013 election case – ABC NewsContinue Reading

… Rights (IACHR) underscores the need to implement these commitments effectively, adopting a human rights-based approach and emphasizing climate justice Read more: REDESCA: Human Rights and Climate Justice in the COP29 AgreementsContinue Reading

A Kingdom's human rights atrocities. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East region and operates under an absolute … Read more: Power, control, and oppression: A Kingdom's human rights atrocities – Play the GameContinue Reading

I am a lawyer by training and I have spent most of my career working in human rights research and advocacy. In my current job as a senior researcher … Read more: Meet Katharina Rall, coordinator of the Human Rights, Economic development and …Continue Reading