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The undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn the continued repression by Egyptian authorities against human rights. Read more: Escalating Repression Against Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Hoda AbdelmonemContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Côte d'Ivoire about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 28 Nov 2024 … Read more: Countering terrorism and human rights expert to visit Côte d'Ivoire – ReliefWebContinue Reading

The UN defines human rights defenders as those who “promote and […] strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms … Read more: Human rights organizations call on international community to protect abortion rights defendersContinue Reading

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) represented by Rigbe Gebrehawaria, Commissioner for Women, Children, Older Persons and Disability … Read more: Workshop: Withdrawal of Reservations to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and …Continue Reading

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to halt attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, adding that those … Read more: UN rights office urges Russia to cease attacks on Ukraine's energy grid as winter sets inContinue Reading

In Cambodia, Human Rights Watch has documented systematic harassment and targeting of critics in the political opposition and civil society, including … Read more: Thailand: Cambodian Refugees Forcibly Returned – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

'It's A Matter Of Time', Human Rights Activist Concerned Over Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire. No views · 1 minute ago #ChannelsTv #newsupdate #news Read more: 'It's A Matter Of Time', Human Rights Activist Concerned Over Israel-Hezbollah CeasefireContinue Reading

Yesterday, a regional Human Rights Protection Centre was opened in Chernivtsi city by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro … Read more: UNHCR supports Human Rights Centres opening across the country through its partnership …Continue Reading

Human rights are universally acknowledged as fundamental principles that safeguard human dignity, freedom, and equality. Read more: The Politicization of Human Rights Must End – Modern DiplomacyContinue Reading

South Africa's Int Relations Minister Ronald Lamola, says “it can't be anti-Semitism" to raise issues of Israeli human rights violations. Read more: 'Not Antisemitism' to Address Israel's Human Rights Violations – LamolaContinue Reading

Following years of deliberations and public campaigning by human rights groups such as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the pension fund's pension … Read more: Clwyd Pension Fund to exclude assets complicit in Israeli human rights violationsContinue Reading

Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Morgan on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Canadian company Barrick Gold of committing human rights … Read more: Ontario judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Canada company of human rights abuses in TanzaniaContinue Reading

The Committee of Ministers has received five communications from National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) under Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the … Read more: NHRIs submit communications on cases to be examined by the Committee of Ministers at its …Continue Reading

On international Women Human Rights Defenders Day, FIGO stands with partners and allies to support the launch a new set of guidelines for governments … Read more: FIGO joins the call to step up protection for abortion care providersContinue Reading