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News and Press Release in English on Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; … Read more: High Commissioner's Update to the Human Rights Council on Venezuela (13 December 2024)Continue Reading

'Reemphasizing' the status of the Human Rights Council as a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly, risking prejudicing the General Assembly … Read more: UNGA79: Third Committee adopts new resolution on working methods introduced by the Africa groupContinue Reading

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday reiterated the need for accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela and alleged … Read more: UN rights chief urges accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela – UN NewsContinue Reading

Businesses face urgent human rights challenges, from combating disinformation and forced labor to ensuring diversity and ethical practices. Read more: The Top Ten Human Rights Issues That Businesses Face In 2025 – ForbesContinue Reading

Jason M. Groth is the legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah (ACLU), where he helps protect the civil rights of Utahns through … Read more: Seven individuals, organizations in Salt Lake City awarded for their human rights effortsContinue Reading

In December, CAHR students on the MA in Applied Human Rights and the LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice completed their fieldwork … Read more: Our Human Rights Masters' students on placements in York, Cape Town and globallyContinue Reading

55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009. The approach to the NRPF conditions was incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998 read with … Read more: No Recourse to Public Funds and Article 3: Proving Systems Duty BreachesContinue Reading

News and Press Release in Arabic on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 13 Dec 2024 by OHCHR. Read more: OPT: Continued Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians including women and childrenContinue Reading

High Commissioner Volker Turk made the announcement on Friday at a meeting with the UN Human Rights Council, where he reiterated his concerns about … Read more: UN human rights office resumes activities in Venezuela despite Maduro clash – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

The Black Alliance for Peace just launched its North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley … Read more: A discussion with Ajamu Baraka on people(s)-centered human rights, a framework born of struggle …Continue Reading

International human rights treaties have been interpreted to include the right to a healthy environment (e.g.. Committee on the Rights of the Child, … Read more: Information Note to the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to – ohchrContinue Reading

The National Human Rights Commission has appealed to Nigerians to to support International Human Rights Day celebration with funds #HumanRights … Read more: NHRC Marks Int'l Human Rights Day, Appeals To Nigerians To Support Human Rights FundsContinue Reading

… human rights protections. Instead, the paper presents the saliency-materiality nexus as a practical, rights-based framework that helps investors … Read more: Commentary: The intersection of human rights and financial risks | Pensions & InvestmentsContinue Reading

Turning human rights upside down · A new era might could see authoritarian states like China and Iran hauling liberal democratic nations before the … Read more: Turning human rights upside down – FDDContinue Reading