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Borrell also mentioned that during his two recent visits to Baku, European Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra raised the human rights … Read more: Human rights situation and peace process: 'Azerbaijan faces important choices,' Borrell …Continue Reading

The U.S. should develop a BRICS strategy recognizing the diverse reasons other countries want to join while centering human rights. Read more: With the Rise of BRICS, the U.S. Needs a Human Rights StrategyContinue Reading

Alexander Lapshin's experiences being detained and tortured for allegedly insulting an authoritarian strongman highlights the dangers faced by … Read more: Human rights advocate Alexander Lapshin: No place to go, but still fighting for global freedomContinue Reading

Human rights are universal. They are neither dated nor geographically circumscribed. They are non-negotiable. Read more: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights remains the compass of the (…) – France ONUContinue Reading

Statement by Alex Berelowitz, Second Secretary Human Rights at the General Debate of the UN Third Committee. Read more: Human rights go hand in hand with sustainable development: UK Statement at the UN Third …Continue Reading

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Human rights defenders play a vital role in democratic societies. States should recognize their important work, and protect them from attacks, … Read more: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)'s post – FacebookContinue Reading

European Court of Human Rights finds that Russian law on “foreign agents” (which previously gave rise to threatened arbitration) breaches human rights … Read more: European Court of Human Rights finds that Russian law on “foreign agents” (which …Continue Reading

… rights of detained unaccompanied minors in line with the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerns the detention conditions of six … Read more: ECHR rules Malta treatment of Bangladesh unaccompanied minors violated human rightsContinue Reading

The American Psychological Association claims to “prioritize human rights advocacy,” but if its leaders want to truly honor that commitment they … Read more: The American Psychological Association is abandoning its commitment to human rights by …Continue Reading

… human rights record. The regime's disdain for international human rights norms is not the recent result of Iran's transition from Islamic … Read more: What the US can do about human rights in Iran | Middle East InstituteContinue Reading

… the detention illegal and a violation of human rights. Vardanyan has been held by Azerbaijani authorities since. Read more: Human Rights Lawyer Calls Prolonged Detention of Artsakh Leaders a “Glaring Violation” of …Continue Reading

The transitional justice process could rely on human rights evidence, tools, and approaches to support an integrated understanding of the root causes … Read more: Reprioritizing Climate Action Through Human Rights Law – SDG Knowledge HubContinue Reading

The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, Michael O'Flaherty, has written to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) reporting on … Read more: European human rights commissioner reports on refugee “pushbacks” by Poland at Belarus borderContinue Reading