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Commission on Human Rights Meeting- Meeting Cancelled. Date: September 24, 2024. Time: 5:30 p.m.. Address Information: 1. JOIN IN PERSON: Read more: Commission on Human Rights Meeting- Meeting Cancelled – County Of SonomaContinue Reading

Regarding civil liberties and political rights, the United Arab Emirates ranks among the lowest countries globally, with a Freedom House Index score … Read more: The N.B.A. Is Choosing Hoops Over Human Rights in Abu Dhabi – The New York TimesContinue Reading

Experts at a human rights symposium in Beijing on Tuesday called for stronger judicial protection of human rights, enhanced oversight of law … Read more: Reforms key to better protection of human rights – Chinadaily.com.cnContinue Reading

The program will feature panelists Jessica Simor, Melissa Anne Hornbein, Payam Akhavan, and Sophie Marjanac. In this webinar, climate rights … Read more: Event 10/3: Climate Litigation Virtual Summit – Human Rights at Home Blog – TypePadContinue Reading

Spain set to give great apes 'human' rights. Proposed legislation would ban experimentation and research if they would harm the animals. new. Read more: Spain set to give great apes 'human' rights – The TimesContinue Reading

“If these amendments are passed, they risk seriously eroding core human rights and protections of women and children, including girls, in Iraq,” the … Read more: Proposed amendments to Iraq's Personal Status Law risk eroding rights of women and childrenContinue Reading

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) recently spoke with Shiva Ameli-Rad, a leading advocate for teachers' rights in Iran, about the teachers' … Read more: Interview: The Ongoing Struggle of Iran's TeachersContinue Reading

… human rights monitoring and reporting systems and enhancing domestic capacities to protect and promote human rights. The training programme is … Read more: Enhancing Human Rights Protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina through Hate Speech TrainingContinue Reading

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation. Delivered by the UK's Permanent … Read more: UN Human Rights Council 57: UK Statement on the Russian Federation – GOV.UKContinue Reading

Governments participating in the 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) should fulfill their human rights obligations, … Read more: Governments Should Not Allow Azerbaijan to Undermine Human Rights, HRW Says Ahead …Continue Reading

According to a report by human rights group Amnesty International, 50,000 people were arrested and detained under martial law from 1972 to 1975. It … Read more: Cagayan de Oro youth sees value in recalling human rights abuses during Martial LawContinue Reading

… human rights abuses in the country. Speaking at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Abdulaziz Al Mansoori, Second Secretary of … Read more: Qatar voices concerns over Syrian human rights violations at a Geneva session – Doha NewsContinue Reading

… Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Soltani and Fagheh were arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence on 6 May and 22 May, respectively, in … Read more: Detention of two Kurdish civilians extended by one month – KHRNContinue Reading

The paper is published in the journal Human Rights Law Review. By underscoring the importance of corporate responsibility, the research signals a move … Read more: Study reveals shifting landscape of UN human rights discourse – Phys.orgContinue Reading