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Help us protect human rights … Please give now. Your contribution will make a difference in the critical effort to achieve equal rights for all. Read more: Charting the Course: Q&A with Saru Jayaraman, One Fair Wage PresidentContinue Reading

Maksym Butkevych, Ukrainian human rights defender, former BBC journalist and soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has spoken about his health … Read more: Human rights defender and soldier Butkevych speaks about health and conditions in …Continue Reading

An animal rights group and a zoo in the state are sparring over the rights of five endangered African elephants. Read more: Should elephants have human rights? It's closer to happening than you might thinkContinue Reading

Examining Canada's national, sub-national, and intergovernmental mechanisms for the domestic implementation of our international human rights … Read more: In search of political will on human rights in Canada – MaytreeContinue Reading

As the human rights ecosystem faces shifting contexts, we must recognize these and other assets to navigate challenges and opportunities ahead. Indeed … Read more: Navigating Toward Hope: Learnings From Our 2023 Grantee SurveyContinue Reading

Nearly 300 frontline human rights activists and organizations share challenges, opportunities, and learnings from the last year. Read more: From the Front Lines: Grantee Partner Survey 2023 – The Fund for Global Human RightsContinue Reading

Human Rights & Democracy Media Center “SHAMS"/Palestine; Human Rights Sentinel; Human Security Collective; Humanity & Inclusion/Handicap International … Read more: Open call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel – Global WitnessContinue Reading

… human rights violations and whose revenues come chiefly from the extraction of natural gas. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this … Read more: Azerbaijan's climate leadership questioned over human rights, reliance on gasContinue Reading

Presenting her latest report to the UN General Assembly, Xanthaki recalled that sports associations have the responsibility to respect human rights, … Read more: States and sporting associations must act immediately to revise discriminatory policies and … – ohchrContinue Reading

At a side event co-organised by ISHR on the sidelines of the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in … Read more: ACHPR81: Celebrating 25 years of the UN Declaration on human rights defenders | ISHRContinue Reading

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