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The first report by Ms. Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, has been published. Read more: First Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran's Human RightsContinue Reading

About 200 human rights defenders were murdered in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras between 2012 and 2023, according to a … Read more: Deadly Toll on Central American Human Rights Defenders Revealed – The Tico TimesContinue Reading

Amnesty International's “Write for Rights” campaign takes place annually around 10 December, which is Human Rights Day (marking the day when the … Read more: Human Rights Education toolkits for Write for Rights 2024 – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

The climate emergency is a human rights crisis that requires an urgent, unified, global response. It threatens the enjoyment of civil, political, … Read more: Ranking the Human Rights Due Diligence Reporting of Leading Electric Vehicle MakersContinue Reading

Its disclosures show a serious lack of transparency on human rights diligence in its battery supply chains. “Other low-scoring firms, such as Hyundai … Read more: Electric car industry rankings expose companies failing to protect human rights – New ReportContinue Reading

Human rights NGOs based in Israel today called on the international community to take action now to prevent Israel from forcibly transferring … Read more: Israeli NGOs warn international community it will be complicit if Israel forcibly transfers the …Continue Reading

… human rights clause. Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has called on other EU nations to respond urgently to the two countries' application for the … Read more: Spain, Ireland ask EU to halt trade deal with Israel over human rights abusesContinue Reading

… human rights and democratic principles…” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called on other members of the European Union to respond to … Read more: 'Human Rights' Violations – Spain Urges EU to Suspend Trade Deal with IsraelContinue Reading

Armenian officials explored how the lessons learned from the implementation of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights on mental health … Read more: Council of Europe strengthens collaboration with the National Assembly on human rights …Continue Reading

Ms Nolan concluded her intervention by stressing the importance of increased engagement between CINGOs, civil society and the ECSR for the protection … Read more: The President of ECSR meets the General Assembly of the Conference of NGO – Social RightsContinue Reading

The statement, delivered during a recent session, commended the Office of the High Commissioner for its update on human rights in the country, … Read more: Coalition of 45 countries raises concerns over human rights violations in EthiopiaContinue Reading

… human rights defenders under President Marcos Jr. Ana*, a 26-year-old … Speaking to civil society groups, young human rights defenders and … Read more: Filipino authorities are using Facebook to target young activists – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

The millions the state has budgeted to expose public school students to scripture has prompted four civil rights groups — Americans United for … Read more: Oklahoma Spends Millions on Bibles for Schools, Sparking Civil Rights InvestigationContinue Reading

U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Julie Turner and Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack visited … Read more: North Korea condemns US envoy's criticism of its human rights situationContinue Reading