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Thailand has vowed to promote collaborative work among human rights academics and work with civil society organisations during its three-year term … Read more: Vow to promote human rights for UNHRC term – Bangkok PostContinue Reading

A European human rights organization has just illustrated the impact of the presence of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (AEP) at the … Read more: Stockholm Center For Freedom Highlights Archons' OSCE Warning About Turkish and …Continue Reading

Dr. Anna von Rebay, founder of Ocean Vision Legal, brought a human rights perspective to the conversation. She argued that whaling undermines the … Read more: Uniting to End Whaling in Europe: A Recap – Sea Shepherd Conservation SocietyContinue Reading

The new school, run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is among hundreds of similar residential schools that have been established across Tibet by … Read more: Human rights take a new hit in Xi Jinping's Tibet – The Sunday Guardian LiveContinue Reading

Human rights conventions are international treaties that create legally binding obligations for state parties. Referred to, interchangeably, as treaty … Read more: Human Rights Conventions 1. Introduction – Brunel University Research ArchiveContinue Reading

Five African countries including Benin, Congo DRC, Gambia, Ethiopia, and Kenya have been voted in as new members of the United Nations Human Rights Read more: UN Human Rights Council snubs Nigeria, votes in Kenya, Benin, othersContinue Reading

Results from the Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment will be publicly released next month. abc.net.au/news/human-rights-abuses-found-at-rio-tinto/ … Read more: Landmark report uncovers human rights abuses at Rio Tinto gold mine in BougainvilleContinue Reading

He also affirmed his backing for all national and community initiatives that contribute to promoting human rights and guaranteeing civil and political … Read more: Sheikh Fahad Yousef tours Central Prison, highlights human rights efforts | arabtimesContinue Reading

TEHRAN – The Iranian representative at the UN High Council for Human Rights has described Israel's airstrike on the Iranian Red Crescent's … Read more: Iran's human rights chief decries Israeli airstrike on Syrian hospital as war crimeContinue Reading

India News: Pakistani police filed a case against human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch, accusing her of aiding separatist groups in Balochistan … Read more: Baloch human rights activist charged with terrorism – Times of IndiaContinue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Council has failed to adequately address the escalating human rights crisis in Afghanistan, according to the … Read more: Rights group criticizes UN Human Rights Council's response to Afghanistan crisis – Amu TVContinue Reading

Sports as a Human Right for All. At the core of the statement is the belief that sports should be accessible to everyone, regardless of gender … Read more: Trans, Gender-Diverse, and Intersex Inclusion in Sports is a Human Right – MambaOnlineContinue Reading

Renowned human rights defender and former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba passed away on Saturday following post-operative complications … Read more: Renowned human rights defender, former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba diesContinue Reading

A scholar, writer, and human rights activist, 58-year-old Saibaba had been admitted to NIMS, Hyderabad, for gall bladder and pancreas-related ailments … Read more: Human rights activist and professor GN Saibaba, acquitted after 10 years in jail, dies aged 58Continue Reading