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… human rights organizations to halt its activities for one month, its spokesperson said. The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights — known … Read more: Tunisian court suspends prominent human rights groups as crackdown progressesContinue Reading

… Human Rights Award from Richard Gere … Berlin – This weekend, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) bestowed the 2025 Snow Lion Human Rights … Read more: Dr. Sophie Richardson and Geshe Lobsang Monlam receive International Campaign for …Continue Reading

This morning, the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan published a briefing paper on the serious and far-reaching … Read more: Afghanistan: Human rights impact of telecommunications shutdowns | OHCHRContinue Reading

Debates about a human rights act have been on the political agenda since 1973 when Gough Whitlam introduced the first version of a human rights bill … Read more: Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to NowContinue Reading

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Pakistan ratified in 2010, prohibits restrictions on freedom of expression on … Read more: Pakistan: Drop Charges Against Outspoken Journalist | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… Assembly 80th Session Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Mr. Nils Read more: UN General Assembly 3rd Committee: Interactive dialogue on human rights in BelarusContinue Reading

Chair,. The EU thanks the Special Rapporteur for her report that sheds light on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Russian Federation. We … Read more: UN General Assembly 3rd Committee: Interactive dialogue on human rights in the Russian … – EEASContinue Reading

Human rights violations threaten upcoming Tanzania elections · Abductions, torture and repression characterise the autocratic rule by the country's … Read more: Human rights violations threaten upcoming Tanzania elections – The ObserverContinue Reading

GREENFIELD — The Human Rights Commission is honoring Unhoused Community Committee member Larry Thomas with the 2025 Human Rights Award for his … Read more: Larry Thomas honored with Greenfield Human Rights AwardContinue Reading

… human rights in Belarus update, Ebola and mpox in Africa … Nada Al Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the 51st session of … Read more: World News in Brief: Funding cuts curb development, human rights in Belarus update, Ebola …Continue Reading

On August 15, 2025, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2487 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA”), … Read more: Illinois Department of Human Rights Eliminates Fact-Finding Conferences: What It Means for …Continue Reading

The Russian military's actions amount to two crimes against humanity, the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine's report states – firstly of “murder and of … Read more: Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission – UN NewsContinue Reading

This unprecedented pressure on civil society manifests itself in a range of ways: from the violent killing of human rights defenders and journalists … Read more: Defending Civic Space – Amnesty UKContinue Reading

On 17 October 2025, ahead of the 85th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, civil society organisations expressed … Read more: African NGO Forum: The deterioration of civic space affects HRDs | ISHRContinue Reading