Upholding human rights key to better public health
AS a trained HIV physician, it has been inspiring to witness the steady development of effective treatments for HIV. The continual expansion of … Read more: Upholding human rights key to better public healthContinue Reading
Human rights group accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza – VOA
The human rights group Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza – the first … Read more: Human rights group accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza – VOAContinue Reading
Rights groups, Western governments urge Azerbaijan to release human rights defender
FILE – Rufat Safarov is a former prosecutor who heads the Defense Line human rights organization. He attributed his recent detention to being … Read more: Rights groups, Western governments urge Azerbaijan to release human rights defenderContinue Reading
Global Consumer Brands Lag on Deforestation, Human Rights Protections in 2024 Keep …
The 10 corporations evaluated are all implicated in ongoing forest destruction and human rights violations worldwide, with only one company––Unilever– … Read more: Global Consumer Brands Lag on Deforestation, Human Rights Protections in 2024 Keep …Continue Reading
Atiku, Afenifere knock police as court remands human rights lawyer, Farotimi
… -Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, have strongly criticised the arrest and remand of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, by the police. Read more: Atiku, Afenifere knock police as court remands human rights lawyer, FarotimiContinue Reading
World News in Brief: Human rights in Ukraine, multilateralism gets airborne, enforced …
The UN human rights chief on Thursday told a conference in the Ukrainian capital that in the face of Russia's continuing full-scale invasion, … Read more: World News in Brief: Human rights in Ukraine, multilateralism gets airborne, enforced …Continue Reading
Renowned Music Artist, Human Rights Advocate, and Prolific – GlobeNewswire
UMGEAM. Renowned Music Artist, Human Rights Advocate, and Prolific Songwriter Darrell Kelley Deserves Recognition for Tireless Efforts and Outstanding … Read more: Renowned Music Artist, Human Rights Advocate, and Prolific – GlobeNewswireContinue Reading
Nigeria: Nationwide protests planned over arrest of human rights lawyer on Dec. 10
Take It Back Movement civil society group to protest arrest of human rights lawyer across Nigeria on Dec. 10. Read more: Nigeria: Nationwide protests planned over arrest of human rights lawyer on Dec. 10Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Ban on women medical training must be repealed | OHCHR
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani. Location. Geneva. Related. Press releases. Comment by … Read more: Afghanistan: Ban on women medical training must be repealed | OHCHRContinue Reading
Social Rights are Human Rights: The European Social Charter and the European Pillar of …
On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, the Council of Europe and Social Platform will co-host a roundtable event in Brussels, … Read more: Social Rights are Human Rights: The European Social Charter and the European Pillar of …Continue Reading
Strengthening Protection for Rights Defenders – Open Society Foundations
Human rights groups, both local and global, have been struggling to find new ways to protect those at risk from this violence. Conventional tactics … Read more: Strengthening Protection for Rights Defenders – Open Society FoundationsContinue Reading
Major environmental damage and human rights impacts to Bougainville communities …
Rio Tinto agreed to fund the Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment in 2021 in response to a human rights complaint brought by local community members … Read more: Major environmental damage and human rights impacts to Bougainville communities …Continue Reading
OPT: In Gaza: Seven attacks on tent encampments in the past two weeks kill 34 Palestinians …
News and Press Release in Arabic on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 5 Dec 2024 by OHCHR. Read more: OPT: In Gaza: Seven attacks on tent encampments in the past two weeks kill 34 Palestinians …Continue Reading
135 killed in football stadium crush, Guinea rights groups say – BBC
Human rights groups in Guinea say they believe more than 135 football fans were killed in a crush at a stadium on Sunday, most of them children. Read more: 135 killed in football stadium crush, Guinea rights groups say – BBCContinue Reading