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Source: ZMINA Human Rights Centre, citing Butkevych's father · Quote: "Ukrainian human rights activist, journalist, public figure and soldier Maksym … Read more: Soldier and human rights activist Maksym Butkevych released from Russian captivityContinue Reading

Ukrainian human rights activist and serviceman, Maksym Butkevych, is among the 95 prisoners of war who were returned to Ukraine on Oct. 18, … Read more: Human rights activist Maksym Butkevych among those returned in 190-person prisoner swapContinue Reading

Helen Darbishire, a respected European human rights activist and advocate for transparency and accountability, has been hailed as a “champion for … Read more: Leading European Human Rights Activist Helen Darbishire Dies – Balkan InsightContinue Reading

… human rights violations amount to crimes against humanity. The North Korean regime remains one of the worst human rights violators in the world … Read more: Joint Statement on Strengthening Cooperation to Improve Human Rights in North KoreaContinue Reading

WATCH: U.S. officials meet with Japanese and S. Korean diplomats to discuss human rights in N. Korea. 1 view · 2 minutes ago …more … Read more: U.S. officials meet with Japanese and S. Korean diplomats to discuss human rights in N. KoreaContinue Reading

Project background: The project is a five-year research project supported by the Global Campus of Human Rights and Right Livelihood partnership. The … Read more: Call for Application to recruit one temporary position as Project AssistantContinue Reading

The Foreign Secretary had been under pressure to take a tough line on a range of human rights issues with foreign minister Wang Yi when the pair met … Read more: Lammy raises human rights concerns in 'constructive' talks with China | The StandardContinue Reading

The International AIDS Society Lancet Commission on Health and Human Rights has formulated recommendations around key domains at the intersection … Read more: Health and human rights: a USC distinguished professor helps formulate international …Continue Reading

The protection of human rights by locally elected representatives was at the centre of the thematic debate held during the 47th session of the … Read more: News of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities – The Council of EuropeContinue Reading

Trafficking in human beings is a violation of fundamental rights and a serious form of organised crime. On 18 October, EU Anti-Trafficking Day, … Read more: A day to raise awareness about human trafficking in the EU – European CommissionContinue Reading

… human rights abuses should concern us all. We hope that escalating this issue to the UN level will finally inspire Amazon and Walmart to start … Read more: Oxfam Files Formal UN Complaint Against Amazon, Walmart's 'Systematic Human Rights Violations'Continue Reading

An arts project in Mexico gave new expression to human rights – visually and musically. The project which was a partnership between UN Human … Read more: The art of defending human rights | OHCHRContinue Reading

Human rights violations include repression of freedom of expression and marginalised Indigenous communities 1262 human rights defenders attacked. Read more: Indonesia: New Government must protect human rights and end impunityContinue Reading

18 October 2024 Yesterday, 17 October, Israeli security forces shot dead a 59-year-old Palestinian woman harvesting olives with her family and … Read more: UN Human Rights Office is appalled by the killing of Palestinian woman during the olive harvestContinue Reading