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This was the fourth edition of the De Sanctis Prize for Human Rights, which honours individuals and organisations that, through their work, uphold … Read more: The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe receives the De Sanctis Prize for Human RightsContinue Reading

We call on the authorities to respect and ensure the rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. All security forces must comply with the … Read more: UN Human Rights on X: "#Nepal: We are shocked by the killings and injury of protesters …Continue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); September 8, 2025: Dariush Bahrami, a man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Karaj Penitentiary. Read more: Dariush Bahrami Hanged for Drug Offences in Karaj – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); September 8, 2025: Mohammad Mir Baluchzehi, a Baluch man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in … Read more: Mohammad Mir Baluchzehi Hanged for Drug Offences in Manujan – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani · For more information and media requests, please contact: · Tag and Share. Read more: Nepal: Call for prompt, transparent investigation into killings of protesters | OHCHRContinue Reading

Ropes & Gray has a leading ESG, CSR and business and human rights compliance practice. We offer clients a comprehensive approach in these subject … Read more: In Case You Missed It: August 2025 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human …Continue Reading

Forces belonging to the Houthis, who control much of Yemen, raided several United Nations offices and detained at least 19 UN staff on August 31, … Read more: New Houthi Arrests of UN Staff | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Campaigning actions are on enforced disappearances; on the terrible human rights situation in Tunisia; and on imminent executions in Iran; as well as … Read more: July & August 2025 newsletter now available – Amnesty International UKContinue Reading

The weather was perfect and £420 was raised to help fund Amnesty's research, reports and campaigns about human rights abuses around the world. As … Read more: AmnesTea raises £420 – Minehead – Amnesty International UKContinue Reading

… Human Rights Council (HRC). Since the Council last renewed the mandate, the human rights situation in Russia has deteriorated even further … Read more: NGOs Letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN …Continue Reading

Human rights groups in Israel have long criticised prison conditions … The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), which was one of … Read more: Palestinian prisoners not being given adequate food, Israel's top court says – BBCContinue Reading

… human rights violations without retribution. In mid-August, I, along with another international activist, was beaten and robbed by armed Israeli … Read more: I was brutalized by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. It was only a fraction of what … – MondoweissContinue Reading

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called Friday on the US to immediately lift sanctions it has imposed on three prominent … Read more: UN human rights chief condemns US sanctions on Palestinian groups and calls for withdrawalContinue Reading

… human rights, cultural rights, environmental studies and small-scale fisheries governance. He is currently a Governance & Development lecturer at … Read more: Examining the influence of Ghanaian coastal communities' cultural practices on the cultural …Continue Reading