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Nigeria was not snubbed in the 2024 UN Human Rights Council election, as some reports have claimed, says Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the … Read more: Nigeria not snubbed in UN Human Rights Council election – Presidency – Vanguard NewsContinue Reading

… the United Nations General Assembly elected 18 members to the Human Rights Council for the 2025-2027 term. The members elected to the Council are. Read more: Bayo Onanuga on X: "STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT NIGERIA AND THE 2024 UN …Continue Reading

The United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted on Friday a new resolution concerning Yemen and the human rights violations across the … Read more: UN adopts resolution supporting human rights investigations in Yemen – Shia WavesContinue Reading

Tribute to G.N. Saibaba's fight for human rights by students and professors, highlighting his fortitude and ideals. Read more: Students, professors pay tribute to G.N. Saibaba's fortitude, ideals, fight for human rightsContinue Reading

Amid circulating reports that Nigeria was “snubbed” in the 2024 United Nations Human Rights Council elections, Presidency on Sunday clarified. Read more: Nigeria not snubbed in UN Human Rights Council elections, Presidency clarifiesContinue Reading

The presidency has slammed naysayers who alleged that Nigeria lost out in the recent United Nations Human Rights Council elections. Read more: Nigeria not snubbed during UN Human Rights Council polls — PresidencyContinue Reading

The Nigerian government has clarified that Nigeria was not a candidate in the 2024 cycle of UN Human Rights Council Elections, refuting claims … Read more: Nigeria Clarifies Non-Candidacy In UN Human Rights Council PollsContinue Reading

… human rights laws. And this, whatever is said by critics on Right and Left, must mean leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. Some try to … Read more: When we cannot even expel foreign criminals, it's time to leave the ECHR – The TelegraphContinue Reading

Ukraine's human rights ombudsman urged international organisations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were … Read more: Ukraine's human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of POWs – Daily PioneerContinue Reading

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