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November 20, 2024 – Today, the Southern Border Communities Coalition took its fight for dignity and human rights to the U.S. Supreme Court by … Read more: Southern Border Communities Coalition Files Supreme Court Amicus in Barnes v. Felix to …Continue Reading

The continued judicial harassment of Khurram Parvez is a calculated assault on civil society and dissent in Kashmir. We, the undersigned human rights … Read more: India: Three years of arbitrary detention of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram ParvezContinue Reading

The research argues that the new human right to free internet access should include protection from government censorship, surveillance and misuse, … Read more: New research sets out how to make free internet access a human rightContinue Reading

It marks a "shocking and devastating development" in the war, says Human Rights Watch. Read more: Ukraine-Russia war: US criticised for sending landmines to Kyiv – BBCContinue Reading

Vancouver B.C. – BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) is launching the second phase of its free online educational sessions on … Read more: Human Rights Commissioner expands systemic discrimination education with new, action …Continue Reading

Join Law and Society Adjunct Professor Allison Smith for a presentation on 2SLGBTQIA+ human rights in Canada. Celebrating the launch of Allison's … Read more: Rainbow Rights: 2SLGBTQIA+ Human Rights in Canada – Acadia UniversityContinue Reading

The right to privacy (Article 17 ICCPR; Article 16 CRC). Specific human rights principles applying to children. In addition to the above rights and … Read more: Proposed Social Media Ban for Under-16s in AustraliaContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Haiti about Protection and Human Rights; published on 20 Nov 2024 by OHCHR. Read more: Haiti: UN Human Rights chief urges end to intensifying violence in Port-au-PrinceContinue Reading

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is honoring the life and legacy of one of its founding members. Read more: Who is Odessa Woolfolk? Meet the recipient of this year's Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights AwardContinue Reading

The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) approved five draft resolutions addressing the human rights situations in the Democratic … Read more: Third Committee Approves 5 Draft Resolutions, Including Texts Addressing Human Rights …Continue Reading

Doha, November 20 (QNA) – HE Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah, who serves as Chairperson of Qatar's National Human Rights Committee and President … Read more: NHRC Chairman Says Integration of Human Rights a Condition for a Sustainable FutureContinue Reading

Human rights are a guiding compass so that every person, no matter who we are or where we come from, can live a life with dignity and freedom, … Read more: Our Strategic Plan – Human Rights Law CentreContinue Reading

We celebrate the recent ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Perez Lucas et al. v. Guatemala case, which was litigated by … Read more: CERJ and RFK Human Rights Celebrate Historical Victory in the Case of Enforced …Continue Reading

The Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioners Office has complaints regarding the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the … Read more: Biggest complaint Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner's Office has is against work of …Continue Reading