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The Human Rights Commission is seeking a pool of up to 15 volunteers to sit on a tribunal panel from which members are drawn to adjudicate on … Read more: Volunteers sought to sit on human rights tribunal panel – The Royal GazetteContinue Reading

Chandan Kumar, a labor-rights activist in Pune, Maharashtra, who helped conduct the study, said government officials were denying reality. “This … Read more: Why Politicians Ignore Abuses in India's Sugar Industry: They Run It – The New York TimesContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on World and 13 other countries about Protection and Human Rights; published on 11 Oct 2024 by UN HRC. Read more: Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Seventh Regular Session after Adopting 37 … – ReliefWebContinue Reading

… Human Rights in Adjudicating Global Sports Disputes … This event is organized by the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School and cosponsored by HLS … Read more: The Rights of Athletes and Players: The Role of the European Court of Human Rights in …Continue Reading

SULF's commitment to academic freedom and human rights issues is deeply rooted in our trade union solidarity, and we will continue to work to support … Read more: Reply: SULF supports human rights but does not take a stand on specific conflictsContinue Reading

Thailand has succeeded in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, for a three-year term starting on Jan 1, 2025. Read more: Thailand elected to UN Human Rights Council – Bangkok PostContinue Reading

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy and a human rights advocate, has died. WBZ-TV's Lisa Hughes reports. Read more: Ethel Kennedy dies at 96, leaves legacy as champion of human rights – YouTubeContinue Reading

News about human rights education, skills training, and new opportunities for volunteer engagement and leadership development. Read more: SPARK! Human rights education and training – Amnesty International CanadaContinue Reading

… and Security by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) during the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference this wee. Read more: Dialogue and partnership across religious and belief communities vital to strengthen human …Continue Reading

As the country's national human rights institution, the CHR reiterates its call for the Philippine government to further strengthen its efforts in … Read more: Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the execution of a Filipino in Saudi ArabiaContinue Reading

We call on states to hold competitive elections so only truly committed states are elected to the UN Human Rights Council". Background. CIVICUS called … Read more: Saudi Arabia's failure to win seat on UN Human Rights Council demonstrates disregard for …Continue Reading

The failure to release significant human rights defenders highlights the ongoing risks to civil society and the need for comprehensive legal … Read more: Prominent human rights defenders remain in prison after several royal pardons – IFEXContinue Reading

The organizations reiterated that technical capacity is not enough and urged States to call for the effective investigation of human rights abuses and … Read more: #HRC57: Technical capacity is not enough for a rights-based transitional justice in Yemen | ISHRContinue Reading

Despite its troubling human rights record, the United Nations General Assembly reelected the State of Qatar to the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on … Read more: Despite Poor Human Rights Record, Qatar Secures Seat on the UN Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading