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Uzbekistan: International human rights organizations call on President Mirziyoyev to veto “undesirable” foreigners law. Published: Jul 9, 2024 Reading … Read more: veto “undesirable” foreigners law – People in NeedContinue Reading

Follow news related to the UN's independent human rights experts on X @UN_SPExperts. Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel. See … Read more: UN experts declare famine has spread throughout Gaza strip | OHCHRContinue Reading

On July 8, 2024, Brest Regional Court announced the verdict in the case of human rights defender Olga Karach, head of the International Center for … Read more: Peace Activist Olga Karach Was Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Due to Her Human Rights ActivitiesContinue Reading

GLOBAL ARMS TRADE: 'By halting the supply of weapons, states can help prevent human rights violations'. Interviews 09 July 2024. Read more: By halting the supply of weapons, states can help prevent human rights violations – CivicusContinue Reading

During the review, the Mauritian delegation highlighted that Mauritius is fully committed to the promotion and protection of human rights as … Read more: Mauritius UPR: Expand the mandate of the National Human Rights Commission | ISHRContinue Reading

Amnesty International reports that the growing incursion of technology into more areas of public life has troubling implications impacting women … Read more: Briefing: Gender and Human Rights in the Digital Age | Amnesty International USAContinue Reading

The United Nations' high commissioner for human rights, Volker Turk, says his office is following up on reports of a mass grave discovered near … Read more: VOA 60: UN human rights chief investigates report of mass grave near Libya-Tunisia border …Continue Reading

Prize winners will get a paid trip to Strasbourg and their entries will be exhibited at the Council of Europe's headquarters. The photos and videos … Read more: Two more weeks to enter the Council of Europe´s photo and video competition for young Europeans!Continue Reading

In 2018 the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Egypt's “crackdown against civil society organisations, human rights defenders, … Read more: Amnesty International urges Egypt to lift travel bans imposed on humans rights lawyersContinue Reading

Manama, July 9 (BNA): Mohammed Khalid Al Hazza, the Acting Attorney-General, Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Chief, met with Mazen Shaqoura, … Read more: SIU Chief meets High Commissioner for Human Rights MENA representativeContinue Reading

Geneva – July 9, 2024. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States have underlined the critical importance of technical cooperation and … Read more: GCC Underlines Importance of Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building in Human Rights FieldContinue Reading

Sarajevo, July 9, 2024. HE Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater, … Read more: Minister of State for International Cooperation Meets Minister of Human Rights and …Continue Reading

The senior government lawyer now advising Sir Keir Starmer made his career pushing legal boundaries and holding companies and states to account in … Read more: Human rights lawyer, Israel critic: Meet England's new attorney-general – Financial TimesContinue Reading

Media freedom, human rights and journalists' groups urge European governments and policy makers to ensure media freedoms and fundamental rights … Read more: EU must do more to prioritise protecting media freedom and human rights in Türkiye – IFEXContinue Reading